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First Marblehead Stock Surges After Financing Is Set New York Times - 47 minutes ago By BLOOMBERG NEWS The Goldman Sachs Group completed an investment in the First Marblehead Corporation, a student-loan finance company, and the lender’s chief executive resigned, setting off a 71 percent gain in its stock price on Monday. Student lender replaces its CEO Boston Globe First Marblehead brings back founder amid woe$ Boston Herald Bloomberg - Bizjournals.com - Forbes - Wall Street Journal all 50 news articles

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UPDATE 2-Lehman looking at asset management sale -sources Reuters - 1 hour ago By Megan Davies and Paritosh Bansal NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is considering options, such as selling all or part of its asset management unit, … Lehman Mulls Sale of Money Management Unit New York Times Lehman examines Neuberger Berman sell-off Financial Times Forbes - Wall Street Journal - Motley Fool - BloggingStocks all 102 news articles

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Forbes

American Consumer Satisfaction Slips, Portends Economic Woes CNNMoney.com - 4 hours ago The American Customer Satisfaction Index edged down in the second quarter despite big gains in online commerce, and the drop may signal more trouble ahead for the world economy. Apple and Google score high on customer satisfaction San Jose Mercury News Google still search leader in customer satisfaction Seattle Times Los Angeles Times - Forbes - Greenville News - TechSpot all 21 news articles

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Asian Stocks Decline to Two-Year Low on Credit-Loss Concern Bloomberg - 1 hour ago By Chen Shiyin and Masaki Kondo Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — Asian stocks fell, driving the region's benchmark index to a two-year low, on renewed concern credit-market turmoil will hurt profits at financial companies and curtail economic growth. Stocks Slump In Light Trading Washington Post Fear Mounts On Fannie And Freddie Forbes CNNMoney.com - Reuters - Bizjournals.com - Financial Times all 886 news articles

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The Standard

BOJ Says Economy Is `Sluggish,' Keeps Rate at 0.5% (Update1) Bloomberg - 1 hour ago By Mayumi Otsuma Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — The Bank of Japan said it became more pessimistic about the outlook for the economy and kept interest rates at the lowest level among industrial nations. HIGHLIGHTS-BOJ says economy sluggish on weak export growth Reuters BOJ cuts economy view as global slump spreads guardian.co.uk International Herald Tribune - AFP - Forbes - The Standard all 90 news articles

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AFP

Bank of Japan Keeps Rate at 0.5%, Says Economy Is `Sluggish' Bloomberg - 35 minutes ago By Mayumi Otsuma Aug. 19 (Bloomberg) — The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold, saying the economy has been “sluggish'' because of rising costs and weakening exports. Bank of Japan keep key interest rate steady International Herald Tribune BOJ cuts economy view as global slump spreads guardian.co.uk Reuters - AFP - RTT News - MarketWatch all 58 news articles

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Boston Globe

UPDATE 1-Lehman looking at asset management sale -sources Reuters - 42 minutes ago By Megan Davies and Paritosh Bansal NEW YORK, Aug 18 (Reuters) - US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc (LEH.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is considering options, such as selling all or part of its asset management unit, … Lehman examines Neuberger Berman sell-off Financial Times Lehman Mulls Sale of Money Management Unit New York Times Forbes - Wall Street Journal - MarketWatch - Bloomberg all 94 news articles

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BBC News

Venezuela Purchases Stakes in Lafarge, Holcim Units (Update2) Bloomberg - 1 hour ago By Daniel Cancel Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) — Venezuela reached an accord to buy majority stakes in the local units of Lafarge SA and Holcim Ltd. UPDATE 4-Venezuela to seize cement plants in takeover fight Reuters Chavez Cements Nationalization Drive Forbes Wall Street Journal - AFP - guardian.co.uk - International Herald Tribune all 149 news articles

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