Latest News in the Markets - Oct 26. 2007

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Latest News in the Markets - Oct 26. 2007

The price of walking away
The trio of private-equity firms buying Home Depot’s wholesale supply unit decided to stay with the deal, but they could have walked away from the negotiations - for a modest fee.



Dollar declines on weak manufacturing orders
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Nasdaq up 2% at open
The Nasdaq composite index soared more than 2 percent at Friday’s open after Microsoft’s earnings report, while Countrywide’s rosy outlook helped lift the broader market.



10 investments poised to soar
Here are 7 stocks from Fortune’s Fastest-Growing Companies list, plus 3 mutual funds, likely to rise steadily and reliably even in today’s turbulent markets.



Why Pfizer-Wyeth deal's a bad idea
You’d think it was 1999 all over again.



Nasdaq third-quarter profit skyrockets
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Treasurys little changed at close
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Tough times for high-profile IPOs
Once high-flying initial public offerings may be grounded as they become a tough sell amid market turmoil.



Profiting from subprime turmoil
News this week that major banks are planning a massive fund to prop up the hardest-hit victims of the subprime mortgage crisis got investors worrying again.



More trouble for risky money market fund bets
Did mutual fund companies fall afoul of a key federal regulation by allowing their money market funds to buy securities issued by the shadowy debt funds that are now struggling?


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