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election 2008
Races add to market volatility
The volatility now roiling stocks is to be expected during the summer of an election year, and the weeks ahead are likely to get rockier.
• Mark Hulbert: How partisan is the stock market?

'Executive experience' isn't leadership
Judging the pundits' criteria, Sarah Palin has more "experience" than McCain, Obama and Biden combined, writes Darrell Delamaide.
• McCain draws 38.9 million viewers, surpassing Obama's ratings
• Republican candidate vows to shake up Washington
• As convention confetti clears, the real showdown begins
• Dispatch from convention center: McCain's grand finale  
• McCain puts focus on service, country, character (First Take) | Text

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EMPLOYMENT
Jobs report ends recession doubts for some
As unemployment rate jumps to 6.1% in August, some economists
see data as confirmation that U.S. is sliding into recession.
• Jobless rate jumps to 6.1% as U.S. payrolls shed 84,000
• Seven steps to a healthier U.S. economy (Minyanville)

FINANCIALS | Subprime Today
Lehman stake in could prove a win or faded trophy
Korea Development Bank isn't a household name outside of Asia. That may change if it succeeds in buying a stake in the investment bank.
• Merrill cut to sell; shares take a hit after Goldman weighs in
• Anglo Irish Bank to sell Austrian bank | Banks pace Europe's retreat
• Lehman bad-debt spinoff plan | Columbia shuts mortgage unit

U.S. ECONOMY 
Inflation expectations at five-year low
A global economic slowdown finally seems to be trumping inflation concerns, judging from trading signals given off by the bond market.
• Fed is 'powerless' against this recession, says Kellner 
• Futures rule out rate hike in 2008 | Peroni calls for interest-rate cut 

TECH & telecom
Nokia's pain rings across sector
Mobile-phone company's woes could spell trouble for the
broader mobile and telecom sector.
• SanDisk shares stoked on Samsung considering a takeover
• Dell to dispose of factories, overhauling its business model

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