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THE LENDING DROUGHT: Struggle to get loans hurts small businessSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 9:01PMRUCKERSVILLE—After nearly a decade in business, a great credit rating, debt-free inventory and top-notch credit scores, Blue Ridge Trailer Sales is having trouble getting a loan as finance companies pull out of the small business credit market and federal regulators increase scrutiny of local banks.

S&P affirms Israel's A ratingSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 7:10PMStandard & Poor's affirmed Israel's investment grade A rating on Friday, saying it expects no further fiscal deterioration. The credit rating agency also said the deterioration had been cyclical in origin and that it expects economic reforms to continue to be implemented.

Welcome to life under Nick CleggSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:55PMIt is Friday, May 7, and (to adapt Tony Blair’s triumphant words in 1997) a new dawn has not broken for a weary David Cameron.

Teresa Hunter: Little risk of regrets in the real worldSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:10PMI'M not sure I heard anything I didn't know when sitting through endless sessions at the National Association of Pension Fund's conference in Edinburgh last week, but I did learn new technical terms.

Lib Dems play down election fears for markets Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:08PMThe Liberal Democrats, potential kingmakers in an imminent election, said on Saturday they were confident markets would give politicians time to form a government if no party was an outright winner.

Alistair Darling is hamstrung by circumstance – the real pain for UK will come after the electionSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:06PMAS ALISTAIR Darling counts down the days to what could be his last Budget on 25 March, he would be forgiven if a few cracks began to appear in his usually steely demeanour. W

Teresa Hunter: Little risk of regrets in the real worldSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:06PMI'M not sure I heard anything I didn't know when sitting through endless sessions at the National Association of Pension Fund's conference in Edinburgh last week,

Truth about Celtics will be revealed, beginning SundaySaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 6:02PMSunday's matchup with the Cavs tips off the Celtics' final 18 games. Ken Berger says it will be a defining stretch -- one that will help the ex-champs figure out who they are.

Michael Lewis Casts Short-Sellers as Slump’s Heroes (Correct)Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 5:31PMMarch 13 (Bloomberg) -- Twenty years ago, when I worked at Salomon Brothers, every person on Wall Street had read two books: Frank J. Fabozzi ’s “Fixed Income Analysis” and Michael Lewis ’s “Liars’ Poker.”