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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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MARKETS

 Dow Falls 94, Snaps Streak 

Dow ends six-day run as energy stocks slump

ANALYSIS

Buffett's Railroad Buy
Is a (Smart) Bet on Coal

Growth in US economy will boost electricity demand

analysts' reactions

Dow at 10,000?
'Hold the Cheering'

It's decent news, but let's not get carried away

OPINION

 Twitter Is Just a Fad 

Social networking site has no long-term viability: Friedman

Apple Earnings Up 15% on iPhone, Mac Success

Firm sold 5.2 million iPhones last quarter

Paulson: BofA-Merrill Deal Saved US From 'Great Peril'

Actions saved nation from 'great peril,' he says

MARKETS

 Stocks Mixed; Dow Off 16 

Weak gains for Nasdaq, S&P cap week of losses

 For Investors, 
 Silver Trumps Gold 

Versatile metal gets better returns thanks to industrial buyers

MARKET Open

 Dow Boots GM, Citi; 
 Travelers, Cisco 
 Take Spots 

Overhauls drive firms
off Industrial Average,
says editor

BofA Raises $13.5B
With Share Sale

Bank takes big stride towards meeting 'stress test' condition

OPINION

Monopoly Cops May Find Google Too Popular to Bust

Google Has Good Product, But It's Also a Monopoly


 US Lends GM Another $2B  

Funds mean firm can keep working towards restructuring deadline

Hilton Sued for
Stealing Info
From Rival

Starwood claims purloined plans used to copy W luxury hotels

Senate Bill Seeks to Rescue Newspapers

Proposal would let titles apply for nonprofit status, save on taxes

MARKETS

 Banks Fall; Dow Slides 122 

But indices lock in first two-week winning streak in nearly a year

Plummeting Mortgage Rates Near Record Low

Rate for 30-year mortgage again below 5%

MARKETS

 Dow Up 54, Gains 9% for Week 

Merck surges on proposed merger

MARKETS

 Dow Up 240, Retakes 7K Mark 

Street hits 3-day winning streak

ANALYSIS

Madoff Case Likely to Sour Boomers on Stocks

Fraud is final straw after terrible performance, analysts say



RSS

Off the Grid a Michael Wolff Newser Column

Books Are Bad for You

14
Nov 23, 09 | 8:41 AM BY Michael Wolff

A few years ago, writing about the book business and how dumbed down and craven books had become—and pathetic, designed only to sell and then not selling—I wrote the line “books suck,” subjecting me to much middlebrow opprobrium. I’d like to revise that line: Books are evil. They’re pernicious. They represent themselves as being one thing, when they’re insidiously the opposite. Sarah Palin, for instance, did not write her... More »

The Health-Care Wars Have Just Begun

11
Nov 20, 09 | 8:32 AM BY Michael Wolff

My 84-year-old mother was full of venomous indignation at dinner last night over the great mammogram take-back. Bureaucrats, in her view,... More »

Sarah Palin Deserves Some More Attention

17
Nov 19, 09 | 10:14 AM BY Michael Wolff

This is a phenomenon that just keeps giving. Its very lack of explanation, and ensuing incredulity and apoplexy, propel it. There... More »

And We Thought We Hated Mammograms

8
Nov 18, 09 | 2:40 PM BY Caroline Miller

No one likes to get a mammogram. Still, it’s hard to find a woman anywhere who was pleased to hear the new ruling that... More »

China and the Obese: The President Meets His Greatest Problems

12
Nov 18, 09 | 8:43 AM BY Michael Wolff

For all sorts of obvious reasons, it seems like a greatly unacceptable and possibly discriminatory thing to say that the obese are a lot... More »

Rupert Murdoch’s Guy Gets It

7
Nov 17, 09 | 6:50 AM BY Michael Wolff

If Arthur Miller were at it again, he’d call the play Death of a PR Guy. Gary Ginsberg, Murdoch’s PR guy who got... More »

Obama's Secret Weapon: The Hug

4
Nov 16, 09 | 12:30 PM BY Lewis Grossberger

President Obama needs to get the hell out of China as fast as he can, rush back to America and start hugging Republicans. This will... More »

The President Wants You to Know He’s Too Dopey to Use Twitter

19
Nov 16, 09 | 8:01 AM BY Michael Wolff

“First of all, let me say that I have never used Twitter. I notice that young people—you know, they’re very busy with... More »

Does Warren Buffett Know What He’s Talking About?

10
Nov 13, 09 | 6:55 AM BY Michael Wolff

Nobody I know who is smart and rich (albeit much less rich than they used to be) thinks the economy is patched up and ready to roll—except,... More »

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