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TaxWatch: New rule makes filing easier for those in partnerships, estates
Investors and beneficiaries should be jubilant about the Internal Revenue Service?s recent announcement that it?s cutting to five months from six the extension of time to file certain business and trust tax returns

Thomas Kostigen's Ethics Monitor: Logic of off-coast oil drilling is deeply flawed
Coastal drilling for oil is mindless, not only from a supply perspective but from an environmental perspective.

Top Ten: The week's top news and analysis, June 30-July 3
The U.S. market week may have been truncated by Independence Day, but it emphasized instead interdependence, whether between E.U. monetary policy and U.S. stocks; or Wall Street and Washington; or Israel's foreign policy and the price of crude oil; or, staying in the commodities sphere, between the prices of sugar, corn and soybeans and, again, that of crude; or even Dick Grasso and the ultimate ignominy of his wayward foes.

Realty Q&A: Direction of interest rates critical factor in refinancing
I am about to refi my mortgage, which is going to switch to an adjustable rate in the next 60 days. I plan to remain in my house for the next10 years. I am looking for an intelligent and independent view of the current rate situation and I believe you would have that.

Currencies: Dollar gains after ECB meeting, jobs data
The dollar spikes higher after jobs data comes in better than expected and official rhetoric out of Europe doesn't confirm further interest rate hikes.

After rough first half, the dollar is down, but not out
At the beginning of the second half of 2008, the dollar is mostly down but it remains above its lows against major rivals, signaling potential for a rebound.

Canadian Markets: Majority of Canadian stocks fall, but market rises
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Most Canadian stocks posted losses Thursday, but advancers rose enough to erase shortcomings as equities finished up more than 100 points in Toronto.

Vital Signs: Makers of high fructose corn syrup want to sweeten its image
Check the label of even a mildly sweet packaged food product these days and you?re likely to find an ingredient called high fructose corn syrup.

Stocks to Watch: Stocks in focus for Monday
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Monday's session are Marshall & Ilsley Corp., VeriSign Inc., and certain airlines.

Bear portfolio worth $28.9 billion, down $1.1 billion, Fed says
The Bear Stearns portfolio that?s being mostly financed by the Federal Reserve was worth $28.89 billion at the end of June, down from $30 billion in mid-March.