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Uncle Sam Saves Fannie and Freddie

BusinessWeek Economics Editor Peter Coy discusses two vastly different scenarios for what happens to U.S. and world markets and economies after the takeover of the mortgage finance giants

The Debate Room

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Bottled Water vs. Tap

Is what flows from the faucet safe? Is bottled water necessary? In the final installment of the Debate Room's podcast series, Joseph Doss of the International Bottled Water Assn. and Eric Yaverbaum of Tappening respond to your reader comments. BusinessWeek's John A. Byrne moderates a lively discussion

 

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The Business Week

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The Fannie/Freddie Bailout: What's Next

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Fannie and Freddie's Open-Ended Future

What the Freddie-Fannie Bailout Means for Asia

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What's Next

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Getting Inside the Customer's Mind

Florida's Big Insurance Problem

Personal Business

How Your Career Affects Your Portfolio

Making a Killing in Mortgages

Inside Wall Street

Opinion

Enlisting Father Profit to Save Mother Nature

Google's Bruiser of a Browser

SpinSpotter.com: Scanning the News for Slant

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The Importance of Being Sticky

IN YOUR FACE: NO 65 MPG FORD FOR U.S.

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Reader Terry Thomas Writes:

"If Ford built this in America with a gasoline engine there would be a line out the door of the dealerships as far as the eye could see."

Tell Us: Would You Switch to Diesel for a 65 mpg Car

 

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The Fannie/Freddie Bailout: What's Next

U.S. Treasury Secretary Paulson on taxpayer cost and other fallout