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September 5, 2008 8:36:10 AM CDT


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  • March 2008
    • Early Rally Falls Flat, Recovers

      Early Rally Falls Flat, Recovers

      (Newser) - After an early rally, stocks fell after being hit with news on Ambac Financial's restructuring plan, but then regained some of the lost territory by the closing bell. Shares fell after Ambac said that instead of a bailout plan, it would raise money through a sell-off and restructuring, reports CNNMoney. The Dow ended up 41.19 to 12,254.99, the Nasdaq 12.53 to 2,272.81, and the S&P 6.95 to 1,333.7. More »

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      stock market   S&P 500   Nasdaq   Ambac   stagflation   Beige Book   Dow Industrial

  • February 2008
    • Court Scraps Agent Orange Suit

      Court Scraps Agent Orange Suit

      (Newser) - Vietnamese plaintiffs who say Agent Orange caused them serious health problems ran into a judicial dead end today. A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a civil lawsuit over use of the defoliant in the Vietnam War. The suit claimed that Dow Chemical and other companies violated a ban on poisonous weapons and were responsible for millions of cases of birth defects and cancer, Reuters reports. More »

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      cancer   Vietnam War   civil lawsuits   chemical warfare   Dow Industrial   dioxin

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