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Continuing constraints in our capital markets have posed challenges for students and student lenders throughout the last year. We recognize that education is the foundation of a strong American workforce and we must not let challenges in our capital markets hinder our students' opportunities. Given…
Topics: student loans
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped again this morning. It was down another 200 points just before 9am Central time. It briefly rose and then began to fall again.
Peter Costa, a long time trader and CNBC analyst, said this morning that the recession is being priced into the stock market. He…
Topics: stocks
The National Association of Realtors announced yesterday that pending sales of existing homes rose in August to 93.4, up from 87.0 in July. That's a 7.4 percent increase month to month and it's up 8.8 percent over August 2007.
The index is at its highest level since June 2007, when it was at 101.4…
Topics: housing market
8-Oct-07 Opened: 14,065.36 Intraday High: 14,134.05 Intraday Low: 13,747.41 Closing Price: 14,043.73 Volume: 20,406,500
And what was the high point for the stock market in October 2007? The magic date was October 9, 2007 (tomorrow)
9-Oct-07 Opened: 14,043.73 Intraday High: 14,198.83 Intraday Low…
Topics: stocks
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