GDP rises 3.8 percent in early 2005
WASHINGTON - Even in the face of high energy prices, the economy turned in a solid performance in the first quarter of 2005, suggesting the expansion should stay on firm footing.
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E*Trade Sells $3 Billion of Mortgage, Municipal Bonds (Update6) (Bloomberg.com) Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- E*Trade Financial Corp., the worst performer in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index last year, sold $3 billion of mortgage-backed securities and municipal bonds to raise