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Bernanke says Fed still has arrows in quiver

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates just about as far as they can go, but the U.S. central bank still has plenty of available firepower it could deploy to restore financial markets to normal, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday. The Fed could buy Treasury notes and bonds or agency bonds in a bid to drive yields lower and "spur aggregate demand," Bernanke said. The U.S. economy is under "considerable stress," Bernanke said, and is likely to remain weak for some time. The economy "downshifted further" after the financial crisis of September, he said. At MarketWatch 1:46 PM ET

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Ford Weighs Selling Volvo

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Bursting Bubbles Smack Japan's Midsized Developers

Morimoto Co. became the second big casualty this year in the Japanese property sector, following Urban Corp. into bankruptcy. At Forbes 1:37 PM ET

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What's better than a 52-week low? How about a five-year plunge? At Motley Fool 10:25 AM ET

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Health-Care Stocks: The Obama Effect

While we believe more pressing general economic issues will take precedence, we still think health-care reform will be a key priority in the Obama Administration. With Democrats now in control of both the White House and Congress, we believe they now have the opportunity to pass meaningful reform legislation to provide health-care insurance coverage for some 46 million uninsured Americans [15% of the total population]. 11/30/08 11:00 PM ET

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Ticker Shock: J. Crew, Dillards Post Disappointing Results

We made it 3 in a row yesterday. Now let’s go for 4!Turkey day tomorrow!Asian markets seemed mixed. The Hang Sang rose over 3% while the Nikkei was off more than 1%. Europe however was showing me some red. And here in the States we are off to a lower open.Here’s what I’m seeing today…J. Crew Group (JCG)After the close on Tuesday the retailer disseminated its third quarter numbers.The good news was that the company earned 30 cents a share which was 4 cents north of expectations. However the bad news is that it’s looking for $1.11 to $1.16 ... At Minyanville 11/26/08 11:42 AM ET

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Dividend Investors Beware

When a company's earnings are being compressed as is commonplace right now, it will likely reduce its dividend in order to maintain its financial health. At TheStreet.com 1:35 PM ET

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Bioheart files for reimbursement approval in Europe for MyoCell myogenic stem cell therapy for heart failure Co announces it has filed with appropriate agencies in Italy, Germany and the Netherlands 12:48 PM ET

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