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...without cost. As Morningstar says, "GE's decisions to wind down its non-U.S. portfolio and shift to higher-quality asset classes is welcome even though these decisions will likely pressure earnings going forward." GE makes the risks of its exposure to the real estate, tight credit markets, other financial firms clear in all of its public filings and readily admits that it may not be able to keep its "Triple-A" credit rating which would drive up its borrowing costs...
...monstrosity that the stock market has made it out to be. It may cut its dividend or lose its precious credit rating. Its financial service businesses may post large loses. But, it should not trade like a money center bank that the federal government is about to nationalize...
...course, community banks, despite weathering the credit storm relatively well so far, may soon face their own troubles. Unlike larger banks, most community banks were not big in the residential-mortgage business. Instead, they made a lot of loans to local developers. As the economy sours, more and more of those loans are starting to go bad. Some analysts have predicted that as many as 1,000 banks could fail as a result of the nation's economic woes. Many of those banks will be of the smaller variety...
...support of less government regulation led to the collapse of Enron, the Madoff scandal, the housing crisis, the credit crisis, a deteriorating environment, global warming, and other ills. Managed capitalism can be wonderful, but if we allow the greedy to do whatever they want, we will again face sweatshops, 70-hour work weeks for the poor, lower wages, and an even greater economic mess than we currently face...
...international "Get Out of the Doghouse" package through April 15, to help you make it up to your honey - or at least distract him or her for the weekend. At the Fairmont in Newport Beach, Calif., weekend rates start at $279 a night, including valet parking, a $25 credit for food and beverage, along with a wine-and-cheese welcome basket. Stay at the Fairmont in Scottsdale, Ariz., and get breakfast and a 60-minute couples massage starting at $649 per night. Check out the website for other participating locations and packages...