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Silver Linings?

- The real estate market continues to reel, as Fed Reserve chief Ben Bernanke in the last week of October said that a 'Government backstop' was necessary to shore up the mortgage securitization market. That news came on top of expectations for continued declines in home prices, with Fitch predicting that prices will fall 30% from their 2006 peak.

April Top 5

- The journey of boutique bank-backed SPACs into China was the most-read story on MergersUnleashed for the month of April.

March Top 5

- Our Q&A with Swift River's Ben James was the most viewed MergersUnleashed story for the month of March.

February Top 5

- Our report that Randy Michaels could be named the next Tribune Co. CEO was the most viewed story on MergersUnleashed over the past month.