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CompaniesCEO Bill McComb has remade the apparel company from frumpy to fresh by jettisoning stale brands and focusing on Juicy Couture, Kate Spade and Lucky Jeans. So why is the stock down 90% since he took the helm? more
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internationalOkay, not really. But Iceland's main banks and business tycoons took huge risks and its citizens borrowed to the hilt. Now this island nation is paying the price. more
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economyLike it or not, there's only one way we're going to be able to pay for our ballooning deficit: a value-added tax. more
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energyThere's more of it today than there ever was this summer. And this time around, it really is making oil more expensive. more
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Former Secretary of State Albright says Obama could restore U.S. leadership worldwide. more
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Tenneco Inc | 2.51 | -26.18% |
Lear Corporation | 1.85 | -19.91% |
Peabody Energy Corp | 17.73 | -19.34% |
Chesapeake Energy Corporation | 11.53 | -18.23% |
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Index | Last | % Change |
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Dow Jones | 8,376.24 | -2.57% |
Nasdaq | 1,445.56 | -3.14% |
S&P 500 | 845.22 | -2.93% |
10yr | 110 7/32 | Yield: 2.57% |
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Company | Price | % Change |
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Adobe Systems Incorporated | 20.21 | -10.33% |
SanDisk Corporation | 8.09 | -10.31% |
LSI Logic Corporation | 2.82 | -9.03% |
Western Digital Corporation | 11.55 | -8.55% |
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