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Falling home prices: The silver lining
August 20, 2008Home prices continue to tumble across the country, making homes more affordable in most U.S. cities, according to a new report released Tuesday.
Stocks slide for 2nd day
August 20, 2008Stocks slumped Tuesday, falling for the second session in a row, as oil prices rose, retailers' earnings disappointed and reports showed falling homebuilding activity and rising inflation.
Millionaires in the making: The Rodrigueses
August 20, 2008John and Gina Rodrigues have always been good with numbers. John is a software engineer who manages a team at Microsoft, and Gina spent years processing mortgages at Wells Fargo and Countrywide Home Loans. But the numbers they are especially good at are the kind with dollar signs in front of them.
Hewlett-Packard beats expectations
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Riding the money train
August 20, 2008High energy prices have started to put a dent in corporate profits. But surprisingly, one industry that relies heavily on oil has not been hurt: the railroads. Most of the nation's top railroad companies have chugged along with strong sales and earnings increases in 2008, their results stoked by rising demand for transporting food and coal.
Oil up on expected drop in gas supply
August 20, 2008Oil prices bounced back Tuesday as the dollar weakened and investors worried that a predicted fall in gasoline supplies could cause refineries to step up crude use.
Wall Street, meet small street
August 20, 2008Storm-tossed financial firms are throwing their treasures overboard just to stay afloat.
Sallie Mae spent $640K lobbying Uncle Sam
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Home building at 17-year low
August 20, 2008Home building fell sharply in July to a 17-year low, according to government readings released Tuesday that offered fresh signs that the battered real estate market has yet to hit bottom.
What every investor should know
August 20, 2008I'm retiring and will soon be headed to Oxford University to begin my second act. So this will be my last column for Money. At a time like this, it's only natural to look back at one's career. So I've been reviewing my articles of the past 23 years to see where I've been right and where I've been wrong - and why.
