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To: Smiling Bob who wrote (11712)	9/10/2007 9:13:42 AM
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BLUECREST TO SHUT $500M HEDGE FUND BlueCrest Capital Management, one of U.K.'s largest hedge fund managers, has closed a fund with assets of more than $500 million as conditions continue to buffet the sector. Fund recorded losses of 8.2% for first eight months of the year. BEAZER IN SHOWDOWN WITH DEBT HOLDERS Troubled home builder faces a hostile legal showdown with bondholders who appear to be trying to capitalize on a late securities filing to make a quick profit. FINANCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYMENT SEEN FALLING Hiring in capital markets and investment banking stalls on credit market crisis, while jobs related to lending have been hit by implosion of home mortgage business, and recruiters and analysts expect layoffs to gain momentum this fall. PLOSSER SEES SHIFT ON DAMAGED GROWTH OUTLOOK The U.S. central bank should respond to market shocks with a cut in the target interest rate only if it sees lasting damage to the country's growth prospects, the Philadelphia Fed President Plosser says. LOCKHART SAYS JOBS DATA FOLLOW STRONG RETAIL SALES Atlanta Fed's Dennis Lockhart says poor employment figures for August should be assessed alongside recent strong retail sales reports.