While the media and the market scrutinized every word of the Federal Reserve Board's message last month, it seemed to overlook the most important signal, which was there loud and clear for anyone reading between the lines.

For the first time since the spring of 2006, sales of existing homes in Pitt County have increased in consecutive months. That's not enough to signal a recovery to a bumpy housing market but does provide a glimmer of hope, local real estate agents said.

Millennium Private Equity, a subsidiary of Millennium Finance Corporation, announced the closing of the sponsors' round of funding for its inaugural Global Energy Fund at $200m and Telecoms, Media & Technology (TMT) Fund at $150m.

Sept. 29 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks fell the most in eight months after the government and a group of banks had to bail out Hypo Real Estate Holding AG with a 35 billion-euro ($50 billion) loan guarantee.

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