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December 1, 2008: 11:58 am: CraigBusiness, Economy, Finance, Investing, Technology

With the credit market still frozen in our ailing economy, businesses of all sizes are nervous about the potential of losing loans. Not only do new businesses worry about producing innovative and interesting products and services that will maintain their competitiveness, but fledgling companies now carry the burden of simply staying afloat while banks continue to die off. So if established businesses are failing, how can up-and-coming ideas gain capital, build business and move to the forefront in a wrecked economy?

Although times are tough, there are many venture capitalist companies that continue to thrive. Arthur Trueger is an example of a keen and devoted businessman who can see opportunities within the ruin. He is the chairman of Berkley Technology Limited, located in San Francisco, California. The company primarily serves the telecommunications and medical industry.

Arthur Trueger works in the epicenter of new technology, providing support to many leading businesses in Silicon Valley. He has helped fund approximately $2 billion in private equity investments for many of the most successful US technology companies.

In order for the U.S. to be a dominating force in the world’s economy, we must continue to push out new ideas and seek our fullest potential. Arthur Trueger is an example of a venture capatalist whose work ethic drives the development of the business sector.

January 23, 2008: 5:37 pm: BernardInvesting

Amidst all of the talk about recession and a global slump in stock markets the Dow bounced back with a 300ish gain on Wednesday. This is good news for all investors whether it is big brokerages or individuals trading on online services.

Blue chips rallied Wednesday afternoon, with the Dow bouncing back from a more than 300-point loss earlier in the session, while the Nasdaq erased losses sparked by Apple’s profit warning.

The Dow Jones industrial added almost 300 points, after having fallen more than 300 points earlier in the session. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 2.1 percent.

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January 21, 2008: 7:51 pm: BernardInvesting, News

Stocks fell sharply worldwide Monday following declines on Wall Street last week amid investor pessimism over the U.S. government’s stimulus plan to prevent a recession.U.S. markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but were primed to open Tuesday’s session with steep declines, according to futures trading.

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