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U.S. Public Works Projects: A Source of Jobs

U.S. Job Growth - Five Programs to Revive It

Cutting federal spending in 2011 could tip the U.S. economy back into a recession, just as it almost did in 1937. On the contrary, if the federal government spent more on infrastructure/public works projects it would create many jobs, and achieve great things, like the construction of the Empire State Building in the 1930s and 1 World Trade Center today.
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Market Rebuffs Google's Aggression

Google was downgraded on Friday after analysts expressed concerns over the company's spending and non-core businesses, sending shares of the Internet giant plummeting.
Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck at the Flint Assembly in Flint, Michigan

Is General Motors Heading Toward Trouble Again?

General Motors is piling up truck inventory at dealers. The company used similar strategy before its bankruptcy and federal government bailout. Should we be concerned?
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Blackstone latest buyout fund now $16 billion: source

Blackstone Group latest private equity fund is now sized at $16 billion, according to a source familiar with the matter on Wednesday, making it one of the largest buyout funds raised in history.
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Merrill ordered to pay hedge fund firm $64 million

An arbitration panel ordered a Merrill Lynch clearing unit to pay $63.7 million in damages to California hedge fund manager Rosen Capital Partners LP as compensation for losses during the 2008 financial crisis.
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Broker ordered to repay Morgan Stanley $1 million

A FINRA securities industry arbitration panel ordered a former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney broker to pay the firm nearly $1 million for breaching the terms of a promissory note.
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SEC looks to outsource leases after botched deal

The Securities and Exchange Commission is in talks to largely hand off its leasing activities after being accused of bungling a real estate deal priced at more than half a billion dollars.
Wall Street Enjoying Record Corporate Profits

The Divergent Paths of Wall Street, Main Street

Wall Street is enjoying record profits, while Main Street continues to struggle. The reason why is clear, since Wall Street and Main Street have different interests.
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Falcone's LightSquared raises $265 million in funding

LightSquared, the telecom start-up backed by Philip Falcone's Harbinger Capital hedge fund, said on Tuesday that it has raised $265 million in funding from existing and new investors.
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Wall St flat, little impact from factory orders

Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as the market consolidated after strong gains last week and manufacturing data did little to boost investors' sentiment.
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Wall St drifts lower after five-day run

Stocks edged lower on Tuesday after stocks had their best week in two years last week and traders waited for direction from U.S. manufacturing data due later in the session.

9 Reasons for Higher Treasury Yields

Since June 15, there has been a significant rise in Treasury yields. Below we present several reasons for the spike and why we think that interest rates will continue to move higher.
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Global private equity funds raise $11.2 billion: data

Private equity real estate funds focused on the North American property market hogged the lion's share of the $11.2 billion raised by those with a final close in the second quarter of 2011, research firm Preqin said.

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