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• NASA International Space Station Imagery: Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia (SpaceRef)

  Al Wadj Bank, Saudi Arabia is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 16 crewmember on the International Space Station.
  2008-04-02 08:33:35

• Space Foundation Release of The Space Report 2008 (SpaceRef)

  Space Foundation Release of The Space Report 2008
  2008-04-02 08:33:47

• NASA Nobel Prize Recipient to Focus on Telescope Science Activities (SpaceRef)

  NASA Nobel Prize Recipient to Focus on Telescope Science Activities
  2008-04-02 08:33:59

• NOAA SEC Space Weather Outlook #08- 14 (SpaceRef)

  NOAA SEC Space Weather Outlook #08- 14
  2008-04-02 08:34:24

• Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 01 Apr 2008 (SpaceRef)

  Joint USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity 01 Apr 2008
  2008-04-02 08:34:35

• Be unAmerican -- spend your check wisely (Oakmont Advance Leader)

  Starting next month, mailboxes will be stuffed with government-issued checks that President George W. Bush wants us to spend to stimulate the economy. It would be better if we stimulated personal debt-reduction plans.  read more »
  2008-04-02 08:52:17

• WSJ: National City, KeyCorp talking merger (BizJournals)

  National City Corp. may be acquired by its hometown rival, KeyCorp, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. (NCC) (KEY)
  2008-04-02 08:55:04

• UBS rates the raters: Fitch best, Moodys worst (Houston Chronicle)

  Moody's Investors Service is the least accurate assessor of the risks of subprime-mortgage securities among the three largest credit-ratings companies, while Fitch Ratings is the best, according to UBS AG.
  2008-04-02 08:59:25

• Consumers can claim compensation (Hampshire Chronicle)

  CONSUMERS can claim compensation of up to £48,000 if they have lost money as a result of their dealings with The Winchester Financial Consultancy Ltd of Hyde Street, Winchester.
  2008-04-02 09:06:30

• Financial Literacy 101 (US News & World Report)

  The mortgage crisis spawns financial education efforts, but critics say they don't work.
  2008-04-02 09:10:02

• Jenkins Reiterates Canada May Cut Rate in `Near Term' (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)

  April 2 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Paul Jenkins said the central bank is likely to lower interest rates again in the ``near term'' to shield the economy from a global credit slump and slowing exports to the U.S.
  2008-04-02 06:39:31

• Thornburg Raises $1.35 Billion to Avoid Bankruptcy (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

  Thornburg Mortgage shares rose nearly 20 percent Tuesday after the company, which provides large residential mortgages, said it successfully raised $1.35 billion in a last-ditch effort to avoid bankruptcy.
  2008-04-02 06:39:59

• OIL FUTURES: Crude Higher On Dollar Ahead Of Stock Data (CattleNetwork.com)

  LONDON (Dow Jones)--Crude oil futures climbed more than a dollar in London Wednesday ahead of weekly U.S. inventory and as the U.S. dollar weakened against the euro and other major currencies.
  2008-04-02 06:44:09

• HSBC Shuts Door On U.K. Mortgages (Forbes)

  Subsidiary is overwhelmed by demand as competitors raise rates.
  2008-04-02 06:44:16

• Bank of Canada sees challenges from U.S. slowdown (The Globe and Mail)

  LONDON, Ontario (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday singled out a sluggish U.S. economy as the biggest economic challenge for the rest of the world, and stressed the need to keep inflation low, stable and predictable.
  2008-04-02 06:44:32

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