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The Fed's move to provide an extra $37.8 billion in liquidity to AIG (NYSE: AIG) shows the catastrophic mess we are in. Just a few weeks ago, AIG and the Fed said the $85 billion loan given to AIG was more than enough. Now another $38 billion! Where does it end? Where did the first $85 billion go? It just vanished into the financial abyss I guess. The main street press in worried about the $400K spent on a sales retreat, yet no ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB' rating to Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority's approximately $37.9 million special assessment/tax increment revenue bonds, series 2008 (Garfield Heights, Ohio - Bridgeview Crossing Project). The bonds will price via negotiated sale as early as Oct. 20, 2008. The bonds are special obligations of the authority, payable primarily from service payments collected from all tax parcels within the tax increment financing district. If tax increment payments are not sufficient, special assessments are required to be collected on certain assessed property. Proceeds will finance public improvements relating to the Bridgeview Crossing retail development; capitalized interest through June 1, 2011; a bond reserve fund; and costs of issuance. The Rating Outlook is Stable. The 'BBB' rating reflects the priority of special assessment payments, which are on parity with real estate taxes and have a superior claim to property mortgages ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Thompson National Properties, LLC announced today that it has entered into an agreement to form a venture with Argus Realty Investors, LP that will manage substantially all of Argus' existing portfolio and introduce new investment opportunities. As part of the transaction, many former Argus employees, including Dick Gee and Tim Snodgrass, will join ...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 10/01/08 -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Artificial Organs Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p092544/World-Artificial-Organs-Market.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Artificial Organs in US$ Million. The major product segments analyzed are Artificial Heart, Artificial Kidneys, Artificial Liver, Artificial Pancreas, and Artificial Lungs. Annual forecasts are provided for the period of 2003 through 2015. The report profiles 55 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Abbott Laboratories, Abiomed Inc., Arbios Systems, Inc., Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical Co., Ltd., Baxter International, Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.., Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Medical Care North America, Inc., Fresenius Kawasumi, Gambro AB, HepaLife Technologies, Inc., Jarvik Heart, Inc., MC3, Inc., Medtronic, Inc., MicroMed Cardiovascular, Inc., Nikkiso Co., Ltd., Nipro Corporation, SynCardia Systems, Inc., Terumo Corporation, Thoratec Corporation, Toray Medical Co ...

ARGUS upgrades QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq: QLGC) from Hold to Buy and sets a target price of $19.

ARGUS analyst says, "The stock has lost 22% of its ...