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- British Pound: To Repeat the Fate of the Dollar?
- Economists See Chance for Recession at 42% up from 38% in December
- Merrill Lynch $15 [...]

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You think August non-farm payrolls was bad? Watch out for September.
Over the past 24 hours, the following layoffs have been announced:
1) Countrywide Financial plans to cut 12,000 jobs
2) Lehman Brothers adds another 850 job cuts to the 1200 announced 2 weeks ago
3) Cleveland based bank National City will also be laying off 800 more people [...]

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The bailout of Countrywide Financial by Bank of America that we reported yesterday afternoon has been very bullish for stock futures, Asian stock markets and carry trades.
Here is WSJ’s full roundup.
Bank of America Invests $2 Billion In Countrywide

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