Reuters - Investors led by Appaloosa Management
backed out of a $2.55 billion equity deal to support Delphi
Corp's emergence from bankruptcy on Friday, dealing
a blow to General Motors Corp and its goal of putting
the problems of its former parts subsidiary behind it.

Bank Freedom a wholly owned subsidiary of Berman Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets:BRMN) today announced it has hired Marcius De La Cruz as Vice President of Compliance for its Bank Freedom prepaid MasterCard(R) Card products. Bank Freedom has recently entered the prepaid card industry with its Bank Freedom Prepaid MasterCard which it offers on its website www.BankFreedom.com. The BankFreedom Prepaid MasterCard is issued by MetaBank pursuant to license by MasterCard International Incorporated and is available online. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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Alliance Mining Corp. ("Alliance" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement of up to 765,000 units ("Units") at a price of $0.13 per Unit, for a total gross proceeds of up to $99,450. Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company ("Share") and one nontransferable share purchase warrant ("Warrant") Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one additional Share at a price of $0.18 per Share for a period of eighteen months from the date of issuance. The private placement is subject to all regulatory approvals. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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An agreement reached between mortgage company Amit Kapil Mortgage and a wireless reporting solutions pioneer Ensynctrends provides new trend analysis tools to AKM clients. The volatile housing market has forced many mortgage finance companies -- small and large -- into bankruptcy, mergers, and buy-outs. In order to survive the economic downturn, Amit Kapil Mortgage has increased its ability to generate new business by implementing a Trend Analysis reporting software solution that helps them better serve their clients by maximizing their investment returns. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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Today http://www.resolversystems.com [Resolver Systems] announces the signature of its first French corporate client for http://www.resolversystems.com/get-it/ [Resolver One™]: Credit Cooperatif (Groupe Natixis/Banques Populaires). Resolver One provides Credit Cooperatif with a Rapid Application Development tool for analysing and presenting business data using a familiar spreadsheet interface. Resolver One integrates databases, code and IT-developed components to create powerful and easy-to-use solutions - all using your existing knowledge of spreadsheets. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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Reuters - U.S. stocks were little changed on
Friday as nagging fears about more bank losses and the biggest
monthly decline in the job market in five years overshadowed
earlier optimism that the credit crisis may be easing.

NovoPayment, Inc., Latin America's leading pre-paid card service provider and program manager, announced today that it was awarded the Data Security Standard certification (PCI DSS) from the PCI Security Standards Counsel, the organization founded by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International to develop and implement a comprehensive set of security standards for processing card payments. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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Lexicon Tools, LLC announces the general release of Lexicon, a Microsoft® Word add-in that provides multi-document navigation and defined term management features. The software is designed to help attorneys and others draft and review complex documentation. Acid-tested against 1,000 Form 10-Ks, Lexicon checks defined terms (even those defined in external documents) and provides unique tools for navigating large documents and sets of related documents. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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In 2008, E.B. Capital Markets, LLC is outpacing all 2,852 international and over 9,200 domestic equity mutual funds tracked by Morningstar, returning 5.17% through April 3, 2008. In Q1, the S&P 500 fell -9.9% and the MSCI EAFE Index fell -8.4%. In the next few weeks millions of investors will see quarterly statements arrive in mailboxes. The greatest question they'll ask is whether the funds they own are the best. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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Academy of Art University is partnering with Fabrica for an art exhibition, lecture and student scholarship opportunity. The Academy will be welcoming Enrico Bossan and Erik Ravelo, the editorial and creative directors of European publication Colors magazine and Babak Payami, the acclaimed film director at Fabrica, to present on the leading design magazine's latest issue, Money. (PRWeb Apr 4, 2008)

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