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Real Estate Roundtable
Discussing whether home prices will go up in 2010, with Kenneth Rosen, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business; Matthew Garrison, The Matt Garrison Group and CNBC's Diana Olick.

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Business Sustainability series

#16: Preserve Cash and Earn Profits in a Downturn
Technology makes Thomson Reuters a cash-generative company, according to its CEO, Tom Glocer. But that doesn't stop some managers in a recession from making cuts "across the board," a mistake that misdiagnoses any company's core weaknesses.

#17: Anticipate Risks and Create New Opportunities

#18: Boosting Morale During Massive Layoffs

#19: Protecting Value in the Customer Base

#9: Winning Strategies For Business Sustainability

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Latest interest rates

See today's average mortgage rates across the country.

Loan type	Today	+/-	Last week
30-year fixed	4.98%		5.11%
15-year fixed	4.54%		4.71%
30-year fixed jumbo	5.86%		5.94%
5/1 ARM	4.09%		4.25%
7/1 ARM	4.44%		4.45%

Source: Bankrate.com | View rates in your area

See today's average home equity rates across the country.

Loan type	Today	+/-	Last week
$30K HELOC	5.20%		5.22%
$30K home equity loan	8.30%		8.32%
$75K home equity loan	8.19%		8.25%
$50K home equity loan	8.16%		8.21%
$50K HELOC	4.93%		4.96%

Source: Bankrate.com | View rates in your area

See today's savings rates across the country.

Savings type	Today	+/-	Last week
Money market	1.04%		1.04%
$10K money market	1.11%		1.13%
Six-month CD	1.13%		1.13%
One-year CD	1.59%		1.61%
Five-year CD	2.63%		2.61%

Source: Bankrate.com | View rates in your area

See today's average auto rates across the country.

Loan type	Today	+/-	Last week
48-month new car loan	6.81%		7.08%
36-month used car loan	7.21%		7.42%
36-month new car loan	6.69%		6.93%
60-month new car loan	6.86%		7.13%
72-month new car loan	6.26%		.00%