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Stock Picks and Pans for Troubled Times

Another rocky week on Wall Street leaves behind a trail of steep profit losses, tens of thousands of job cuts announced, mounting bankruptcy filings and store closings. The storm of bad news leaves many investors without a clue about where to safely invest their cash. BloggingStocks takes a look at where several stocks may be headed including a solar company, a tech giant and a gold mining firm.


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Circuit City to Go Out of Business

After failing to find a buyer or a refinancing deal, electronics retailer Circuit City plans a complete liquidation. The move, which follows a November bankruptcy filing, will leave more than 30,000 employees out of work. Also See: Circuit City Timeline
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Illinois Bank Is First to Close in 2009

In the first bank shutdown of the year, regulators close National Bank of Commerce of Berkeley, Ill. The ongoing credit crunch led to 25 bank closures in 2008, compared to three in all of 2007.
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BofA Profit Drops, Secures More US Aid

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Escalating credit losses drive Bank of America to report a $2.39 billion fourth-quarter loss and slash its quarterly dividend to a penny. The federal government agrees to inject $20 billion worth of fresh capital into the bank, in addition to the $25 billion in rescue funds BofA has already received. Quote: BAC
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Citi Posts Loss, Splits Up the Company

As it posts a fourth-quarter net loss of $8.29 billion, Citigroup says it is splitting up into two businesses. The bank's move reveals its growing focus on back-to-basics lending and deposit-gathering, and dismantles the "financial supermarket" created a decade ago. Quote: C | BloggingStocks: Will Citigroup Get Third Bailout?
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Hertz to Eliminate More Than 4,000 Jobs

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