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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.



Bernanke & Paulson warn, Treasurys jump
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Indian stocks recover from panic sell-off
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European stocks mixed
European leading exchanges were hovering around the flatline in morning deals, with earnings reports taking the centre stage and semi-conductors charging ahead following strong results from Intel and ASML.



Bernanke has warning for Wall Street
In a speech to the New York Economic Club Monday night, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank’s rate cut in September has shown signs of success, but cautioned that lenders and investors must bear responsibility for financial decisions that caused the subprime mortgage meltdown.



India stock index rallies to record high
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After '87, today's fear is the mini-crash
A lot of Wall Streeters are reminiscing this week about where they were during the 1987 crash. The more recent tumult - in 2001 and even earlier this year - gets lost in the chatter.



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.



Nasdaq ends higher
Technology boosted the Nasdaq and helped the Dow cut losses at the end of a choppy session on Wall Street Wednesday, in which investors mulled upbeat earnings reports, mixed economic readings and oil prices near record highs.



Treasurys advance on drop in housing starts
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