Americas Watchdog is expressing grave concerns over the degree that Wall Street seems to be manipulating public perception with respect to, auction rate securities, the mortgage mega disaster, and expected interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. In the case of auction rate securities, Americas Watchdog calls it, "The worst single case of fraud in US history." In the case of the US mortgage mega disaster, Americas Watchdog is calling Wall Street, "A pack of liars in their attempts to gloss over the problem," and in the case of Wall Street's pressuring the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, Americas Watchdog calls it "insanity, with the end product being hyper inflation." (PRWeb Apr 30, 2008)

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While wellness programs sound like a great idea, most companies’ efforts to implement wellness programs are doomed before they even start. The reason is simple: lack of preplanning. Other obstacles that impede successful implementation of worksite wellness programs include lack of employee interest, insufficient staff resources, and the inability to elicit the support of upper management. ACI Specialty Benefits is now eliminating these risk factors with ACTion – a unique six-step assessment and preparedness tool that identifies an organization’s readiness level and ultimately brings wellness from a “good idea” to a successful reality. Today’s announcement is listed below. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2008)

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The Feol-Hinricher Companies, a wholesaler of Memphis real estate investments today launched a new version of their heavily trafficked FHCompanies.com [http://fhcompanies.com. The company is already the top reseller of Memphis real estate investment property and holds the distinction of having the busiest site on the net devoted to real estate investors looking for single family rental property in Memphis. The new version offers real estate investors unparalleled information on the Memphis real estate investment market. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2008)

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The following is an excerpt from Andy Kilpatrick's biography on Warren Buffett, Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett / 2008 Cosmic Edition. This particular chapter profiles Warren Buffett's fitness trainer, Michelle Streif, and explains the Oracle of Omaha's workout in detail. Additional excerpts from the book are available at the following links: Buffett on Generics, the Opening Chapter, highlights from the Berkshire Hathaway annual meetings, and the initial press release outlining the book. The book can be purchased from Amazon by following this link. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2008)

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Reuters - Stocks fell on Wednesday after the
Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates but left unclear the
outlook for further rate cuts, prompting profit-taking as the
Standard & Poor's 500 index ended its best month since December
2003.

Reuters - Stocks fell on Wednesday after the
Federal Reserve trimmed interest rates but left unclear the
outlook for further rate cuts, prompting profit-taking as the
Standard & Poor's 500 index ended its best month since December
2003.

Reuters - The Federal Reserve lowered interest
rates by a modest quarter percentage point on Wednesday, as
expected, and hinted the move could be the last in a series
meant to buffer the economy from a credit crunch and housing
downturn.

QuickGlimpse, a set of imbedded functions available for Salesforce.com, which empowers sales reps to make quick well informed selling decisions, was released by Figtree Consulting, Inc. With a single mouse click, the product provides appropriate data on pending orders and actual sales history for the currently accessed customer in Salesforce.com. This new feature, implemented in Salesforce.com and other CRM packages, allows users to work with the latest accounting information when managing activities, developing quotes, and entering orders for their customers. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2008)

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Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
said he was supportive of the Federal Reserve's interest rate
cuts, adding he believes the weak economy will recover and the
U.S. dollar's value will eventually reflect better long-term
prospects.

HedgeCo Networks LLC has received its first major outside investment from Inter-Atlantic Group, a private equity firm specializing in the financial services sector. The capital will be used by HedgeCo to expand business operations in both their New York City and West Palm Beach locations, as well as to break out into new verticals of the hedge fund industry. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2008)

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