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The Motley Fool September 10, 2009 Anand Chokkavelu	The Market Meltdown: A Year Later Are we better off today?
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The Motley Fool March 19, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Will Bear Stearns Receive a Rival Bid? Two days after JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy Bear Stearns for $2 per share, BSC stock is trading for slightly more than $5 per share. How could this be? Because the market is factoring in the possibility of a rival offer from another bidder.
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InternetNews September 12, 2008 Paul Shread	Get Ready for Another Financial Rescue Weekend When traders come back to their desks on Monday, Lehman could be the latest Wall Street institution to disappear.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 Dan Caplinger	You're Holding the Bag on Financials It's too early to tell just how big the taxpayer bill for the various bailouts, bank failures, and bankruptcies might be. But one thing is for sure: Mutual fund shareholders have already taken a big hit.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2008 Rich Duprey	Limits on CEO Pay Have No Bite The bailout bill's supposed limits on CEO pay are much ado about nothing.
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