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Citadel Takes 20% Stake in E*Trade; Shares Retreat (update)

Things may be looking up for E*Trade Financial Corp as Citadel Investment Group agreed to make a $2.55 billion investment into the discount brokerage. The NewsVisual article www.newsvisual.com/new... suggests that Donald Layton will bring to the table the experience necessary to help reverse the company's downturn.

Citigroup Brushed Off Bank of America Overture - WSJ

These two banks might be too large for a merger to be feasible. Still, the NewsVisual article on the rumored merger of Citi and BofA www.newsvisual.com/new... suggests that common connections between the two banks’ Executives and Directors could make a deal workable.

How Bad Are Things at Freddie Mac?

The NewsVisual article on Freddie Mac www.newsvisual.com/new... talks about the company’s plan to issue $5 billion in preferred stock in order to raise capital the company requires to offset its huge losses in the subprime market.

Is Google the 'Most Basic Element of Internet Life'?

Yes, absolutely. And they will be even more so in the future. What’s really going to be interesting to observe in the next few years is the Gphone makes all media more ubiquitous, and how that ubiquity will impact company profits. That can benefit both consumers and investors. The NewsVisual article on Google’s Open Handset Alliance www.newsvisual.com/new... implies that it’s really personal connections among business leaders that determine future success in the competitive marketplace. But consumers can also benefit from the new products those alliances spawn.

My Top Four Emerging Micro-Cap Biotech Stocks

If the merger brings new cancer drugs to people that need them, it would make the buyout price worth it. The NewsVisual article on Celgene has announced that it will acquire Pharmion Corp www.newsvisual.com/new... asserts that common connections between the two companies makes the deal more valuable.