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Broker Defined

An individual who is paid a commission for executing customer orders. Either a floor broker who executes orders on the floor of the exchange, or an upstairs broker who handles retail customers and their orders. Also, person who acts as an intermediary between a buyer and seller, usually charging a commission. A "broker" who specializes in stocks, bonds, commodities, or options acts as an agent and must be registered with the exchange where the securities are traded. Antithesis of dealer.

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Sohus, mother had strained relations

Published August 20, 2008, 10:56 am, San Gabriel Valley Tribune

By Frank C. Girardot and Nathan McIntire Staff Writers SAN MARINO - A man who went missing with his bride 23 years ago was written out of his mother's will shortly before her death in 1988.

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Silver has Run Out, Now!

Published August 20, 2008, 10:51 am, GoldSeek.com

*** Times are getting tight - and they need to get even tighter…is the whole world economy falling into a soft, Japan-like nap?

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Investing In You "” The price of Olympic gold

Published August 20, 2008, 10:30 am, The Suburban

In light of recent revelations surrounding the Olympic Games’ opening ceremonies in Beijing, I must come clean and admit that I have been ghost-writing this piece for the past two years for that devilishly handsome gentleman just over to the left of this page.

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My housing bust redemption

Published August 20, 2008, 10:30 am, The Christian Science Monitor

My greedy investments left me homeless. A dear friend saved me.

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Tourism Holdings returns increase in subdued period

Published August 20, 2008, 10:15 am, Otago Daily Times

Tourism Holdings Ltd has reported a 7% increase in after-tax profit for the year to June - rising from $13.4 million last year to $14.3 million - but cautioned it is down almost 10% on forward rental bookings, and tougher times are ahead for the next 12 to 18 months.

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MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Rise Slightly As Tech Cheer Battles Financial Gloom

Published August 20, 2008, 10:04 am, Nasdaq

U.S. stocks traded slightly higher on Wednesday, as crude-oil prices fell after data showed a surprisingly large build in weekly supplies, while upbeat results from computer-maker Hewlett-Packard helped offset ongoing concerns about ailing financial firms.

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Northern Wisconsin firm ranks second on Inc. 5000 list

Published August 20, 2008, 9:55 am, The Business Journal of Milwaukee

With an annual five-year revenue growth rate of more than 24,000 percent, Eliason Inc., a broker-dealer and diversified real estate company in St. Germain, ranked second on the 2008 Inc. 5000 list that ranks the fastest growing companies in the United States.

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U.S. stocks rise slightly as tech cheer battles financial gloom

Published August 20, 2008, 9:53 am, MarketWatch via Yahoo! Finance

U.S. stocks turn slightly higher, as crude-oil prices fall after data show a surprisingly large build in weekly supplies, while upbeat results from computer-maker Hewlett-Packard help offset ongoing concerns about ailing financial firms.

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Merrill Brokers Press Pimco, BlackRock to Buy Auction-Rate Debt

Published August 20, 2008, 9:48 am, Bloomberg.com

Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Merrill Lynch & Co. brokers are pressing fund managers Pacific Investment Management Co. and BlackRock Inc. to buy back auction-rate securities, aiming to speed up client bailouts in the frozen market.

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Jon Soltz: Our New Ad on Bob Schaffer's Shameful Record

Published August 20, 2008, 9:39 am, HuffingtonPost

As one of our veterans says in the ad, "I went to Iraq for my country. Bob Schaffer went to Iraq for a big oil company."

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