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LISLE, Ill.----Guggenheim Partners, LLC , a global diversified financial services firm, and Claymore Group Inc. , a leading provider of innovative investment products, including exchange-traded funds , closed-end funds and unit investment trusts, announce the completion of a previously-announced merger.

Hotwire is a discount site that sells off unsold inventory by masking the identity of the hotel or rental car service or airline until the purchase is complete. I have to confess the concept never appealed to me that much -- it conjured up visions of middle-row airline seats and secluded hotels that could serve as sets for the movie 'Psycho' -- and thus, I dismissed it. I was wrong.

For decades, organizations have been dealing with the challenges of driving more effective customer service. Traditional CRM solutions have focused on presenting consolidated customer information, but they still rely heavily on employees to resolve customer issues. This means that the customer's experience can vary greatly depending on the manual processes and efficiency of the staff at any given organization.

Jean-Claude Trichet said a return to excessive risk-taking would not be tolerated. He urged the financial sector to provide services to the real economy

The company's focus on higher-margin software and services businesses has helped it cope with weak technology spending.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Repurpose Compostables, Inc.®, a full service bioplastic manufacturing, sales and distribution company based in Los Angeles, announced today the debut of their brand new line of PLA cold cups and PLA cutlery at incredibly competitive prices. Repurpose products are high performance and can withstand heats of up to 220 degrees, however are able to biodegrade in 90 days. Repurpose products are also non-toxic, keeping harmful chemicals out of our food supply, environment and oceans. Repurpose Compostables, Inc. will also serve as one stop shopping for anyone in the food and beverage industry looking to transition off of petroleum based products to plant based, compostable alternatives, offering a full range of products including food carriers, hot cups, plates and napkins. Additionally, Repurpose is working with various businesses and municipalities to retrofit existing plastic based products with plant based alternatives. Check out the full line o

Amsterdam-based chat service eBuddy has announced a new alpha-version web messenger client today. The interface has been redesigned, a new way to set your profile images using your webcam, sound controls and major speed improvements. Another new feature in the messenger client are themes. From the announcement, “With Themes you can change the look of the Messenger [...]

U.S. foreclosure filings totaled 937,840 properties in the third quarter, a 5 percent increase from the previous quarter and up 23 percent from the same quarter of 2008, according to RealtyTrac, a national foreclosure tracking service.

FRESNO, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Warning that the federal government is mismanaging the delta smelt into extinction, the Council for Endangered Species Act Reliability (CESAR), a nonprofit public interest group, filed suit today to compel the United State Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to declare these tiny, embattled fish an endangered species with all of the protections that federal law provides. At present, delta smelt are only listed as a threatened species.

Franklin Templeton Asset Management enhanced its investments in banking financial services, automotive, and metals mining sectors. However, it pared its exposure to service, Food Beverages and Engineering Capital Goods segments.