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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Closing Market Recap: Fannie and Freddie Spark Flight to Quality

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Closing Market Recap: Fannie and Freddie Spark Flight to Quality
19 Agustus 2008 3:40
(CEP News) - Concerns about the financial sector caused bonds to rally and U.S. stocks to fall on Monday. Shares of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were each down more than 20% after Barron's said the companies will likely fail to raise capital and will be taken over by the U.S. government.


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