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investment stories: 65 news summaries

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Four in 10
US Kids Can
Balance Books

First national test
reveals exposure
to economic ideas

Aug 8, 07 9:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new national test reveals that four in 10 U.S. high school students can grasp economic concepts like tariffs, banking and investment—a result that one expert says is “not discouraging.” Results showed that three in five students can point to factors that increase national debt while... More »

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education • inflation • race • high school • economics • unemployment • investment • racial inequality • student

Bear Stearns Axes Prez Over Fund Fiasco

Subprime woes reach executive suite after hedge funds implode

Aug 6, 07 5:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bear Stearns has fired its No. 2 and once-likely successor as CEO in the wake of  the collapse of two company hedge funds worth more than $1B, reports the Wall Street Journal. Warren Spector, the most high-profile casualty to date in the subprime-mortage crisis rocking Wall Street, is a mortgage... More »

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housing market • subprime mortgages • Bear Stearns • hedge fund • houses • investment • Warren Spector • James Cayne

Subprime Woes Rock  Another Bear Stearns Fund

Withdrawals blocked, rumors swirl as market slips further

Aug 1, 07 5:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bear Stearns has blocked withdrawals from a mortgage investment fund amid Wall Street jitters over the crisis in high-risk subprime mortgages, the Wall Street Journal reports. Two Bear Stearns hedge funds heavily invested in subprime mortgages collapsed in June, and now another fund, which has only a tiny fraction of... More »

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subprime mortgages • Bear Stearns • mortgage • hedge fund • investment • American Home Mortgage

US Economy Surpasses Forecasts

Second-quarter growth rate higher than expected

Jul 27, 07 12:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sumbrime-lending and housing-market woes didn't hold back the rest of the economy in the second quarter, as overall growth exceeded expectations and hit a 3.4% projected annual rate, the government said today. Economists pointed to the expanding global economy, which drives demand for exports, as well as greater business... More »

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globalization • housing market • economic growth • subprime mortgages • global economy • US economy • GDP • investment

Hong Kong Poised to Become Asia's Big Apple

Port city turning into financial capital

Jun 30, 07 7:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hong Kong is in decline as Asia's premier shipping hub, but the dip in dockyard activity is nothing to fret over, Newsweek reports. The city is on the brink of becoming one of the world's financial capitals—on par with London and New York. Economic shifts are reconfiguring the political... More »

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China • stock market • democracy • economics • Hong Kong • business • trade • finance • market capitalization • investment

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