Do volatile times in the stock market call for extreme measures from fund managers? Not necessarily. Here is a look at five funds run by veteran managers that won't churn your stomach, but will juice your returns even in these uncertain times.
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Fed Chairman Bernanke pledges to 'act as needed' over credit crisis.
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Roads might be a little less crowded this holiday weekend as less Americans are planning to travel by car, says AAA.
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Stocks ran up gains Friday as investors took comments from President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as signs that Wall St. wouldn't be left to deal with the mortgage and credit problems on its own. The Dow rose more than 160 points.
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So you finally heeded the advice of the experts and ordered a copy of your credit report only to discover a major error. Don't despair. Bankrate.com writer Cheryl Allebrand offers this step-by-step guide to fixing mistakes in your credit report.
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The move comes after an impasse in talks between the media company and Apple over price and piracy issues, sources say.
Apple Inc. said Friday that it wouldn't sell future seasons of "The Office" or any other NBC Universal TV shows through its iTunes video store after a contract dispute between the two companies erupted into the open.
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The banking giant will take over the former sub-prime lending leader's loan-servicing arm and a sister firm.
Ameriquest Mortgage Co., once the "Proud Sponsor of the American Dream," is closing.
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Economic growth in the second quarter topped forecasts as consumer spending picked up steam, Statistics Canada said Friday.
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U.S. President George W. Bush is not overly worried about subprime mortgage problems, but the government will help inviduals at risk of losing their homes.
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Media conglomerate Bertelsmann AG (BMG) has settled a copyright infringement case with music publishers involving its investment in the Napster file-sharing service to the tune of $130 million US.
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Scotiabank has begun a $1.03-billion US takeover that will make it the sixth-largest bank in Chile.
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Shares of Open Text Corp. surged more than 20 per cent on Friday after the software company's adjusted profit beat analysts' expectations.
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Younger drivers are drawn to sporty new models that deliver functionality, fuel economy and value.
The hatch is back.
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The new, massive Venetian is part of the territory's bid to transform itself into a major entertainment hub.
Wu Peng hurried out of the ferry terminal here Thursday afternoon, scampered across the bus-jammed street and headed straight for the Venetian Macao, the world's largest casino, which opened this week.
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Bush and Bernanke break from their usual form with talk of home loan guarantees and hints of a rate cut.
Hoping to calm turbulence in the financial markets, President Bush and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke took separate steps Friday to ease the credit crunch that has socked investors and dried up access to home loans for millions of Americans.
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Facing a flood of imports, Bush appointees at the Consumer Product Safety Commission have voiced few objections as their staff was pared to the bone.
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At current rates, analysts expect foreclosure filings to hit a rate approaching heights not seen since the Great Depression.
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One in five student borrowers passes up a less expensive federal student loan in favor of private lenders, according to a recent study.
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In the once notoriously deadly business culture of Hollywood, studio chiefs are a lot safer than they used to be.
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The Internet is helping to drive the shift to fashionable bridal attendant wear, as Web sites offer a broad choice of styles and fabrics and ease of purchase.
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Borrowers would benefit from broader FHA access; some experts question bailout concept
President Bush's plan to help troubled mortgage borrowers keep their homes met with mixed reviews in the housing industry Friday, with some praising it as "a good first step" and others saying his proposals are either inadequate or not a place where the federal government ought to go.
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An Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, scraped the tip of a wing on a building at Bangkok's international airport Saturday as it was preparing for a demonstration flight, officials of the aircraft company and Thai Airways said.
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Regulators are bedeviled by what happened to perhaps half a billion in client funds
Philippe Jordan took a seat just inside the small offices of Northbrook-based Sentinel Management Group, and waited.
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Clinton can play hometown card, too, but it has done little to help her so far
The typical Midwestern business leader is a rock-ribbed Republican who favors socially moderate policies but strongly opposes more regulation and higher taxes. That makes it somewhat of a surprise that Barack Obama, a Democrat from Chicago's South Side, appears to be winning their hearts and wallets.
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Harness strap may slip in Eddie Bauer, Cosco, other brands
The nation's largest child-car-seat manufacturer is recalling 19 models of its popular car seats, including Cosco and Eddie Bauer brands, because the harness that secures the child in the seat may slip.
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Alisher Usmanov, the Russian oligarch who bought a 14.6 per cent stake in Arsenal last week, is seeking a seat on the board of the north London football club. The multi-billionaire has said he wants to increase the stake but insists he has no plans to mount a full takeover bid.
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Delta Two, the Qatari-backed investment fund, is set to make a revised bid for J Sainsbury, the supermarket group.
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Barclays faces a struggle to win the battle for ABN Amro, its Dutch rival, after its shares continued to dip. Last week the bank was forced to borrow £1.6bn from the Bank of England after a "technical error" meant it could not settle its trades through the Crest system. That triggered a share price fall, which makes its paper-heavy offer for ABN less valuable. RBS, which is also bidding, made a higher offer which is 93 per cent cash.
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The portion of the country's wealth in the hands of the super-rich is on the rise, according the country's leading economists. Runaway property and equity prices over the past five years have made the rich richer and widened the wealth gap across the UK.
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BAA, the under-fire airports operator and owner of Heathrow, faces further criticism this week when the public inquiry over expanding Stansted airport resumes after the summer break.
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Expensive security systems can cover every inch of a property, but even they are not foolproof. Some simple steps can discourage burglars.
Another way the rich are different: They can afford elaborate home security systems.
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Doug Allen gave up an NFL career to work as a labor negotiator. Now, he's representing the Screen Actors Guild.
As a rookie linebacker for the Buffalo Bills, Doug Allen was so aggressive, even in practice, that his teammates had a nickname for him: "Slugo."
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Viet Weekly's content is too opinionated to some, making the newspaper a target of regular anti-Communist protests that Garden Grove merchants say deters potential customers from the area.
Three weekly events this summer have played a big role in the fortunes of the mom-and-pop businesses struggling to survive on Garden Grove's historic Main Street.
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President Bush proposes a temporary exemption. Here's a Q & A on how that might affect homeowners in distress.
In a package of proposals aimed at easing foreclosure worries for homeowners having trouble making their mortgage payments, President Bush called last week on Congress to temporarily make some borrowers exempt from a little-known tax that kicks debtors when they're down.
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T he meltdown among sub-prime mortgage lenders shows a particularly ugly side of the housing market -- the business of selling high-risk financial products to people who may not be that financially savvy.
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