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    New Jersey Is Downgraded by S&P
    Updated about 15 years ago
    "...Credit-rating firm Standard & Poor's on Wednesday downgraded New Jersey one notch, citing the state's poorly funded pension system and "above-average" debt...
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    The Germans Again?
    Updated about 15 years ago
    Deutsche Boerse unveils NYSE mega-exchange deal FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Though dressed up as a merger, the deal, which values NYSE at about $10.2 billion, is...
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    Is There Really a Pension Fund Crisis?
    Updated about 15 years ago
    Or are Karl Rove and other Republicans just stirring the pot in order to make political hay? <a rel="nofollow"...
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    Stock Bubble
    Updated about 15 years ago
    Last week, the S&amp;P 500 Index ascended to a Shiller P/E in excess of 24 (this "cyclically-adjusted P/E" or CAPE represents the ratio of the S&amp;P 500 to 10-year...
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    Realtors lie again
    Updated about 15 years ago
    CoreLogic: NAR’s 2010 existing home sales are overstated by 15% to 20% <a rel="nofollow"...
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    EV Man Behind Ponzi Scheme, Steals from Condo
    Updated about 15 years ago
    Cut to the juicy part... Kim also allegedly stole more than $435,000 from the condominium homeowners association for the East Village building where he was living,...
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    More than 15% NYS residents on food stamps
    Updated about 15 years ago
    ALBANY — The number of New Yorkers on food stamps has soared to a record 3 million - out of a total 19.5 million population- an 11% jump from 2009 and a 65% increase...
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