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RDATE:16102008

Stocks in the news: Expert Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EXPT), Blackhawk
Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BHWB), Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
(Nasdaq: HCBK), Global Consumer Acquisition Corp. (Amex: GHC, GHC.U,
GHC.WS)

October 15, 2008 -- Expert Group, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EXPT) is pleased
to announce that the Company has added in-house telemarketers to its
retail real estate operation and increased the number of employees in
its brokerage division.

Expert Group, Inc. has taken steps to expand its marketing efforts by
having our in-house telemarketing we do no longer have to depend on
third party data and can provide more leads for our growing Loan
Officer Network.

"The recently passed Bailout, our revamped website and the additions to
our staff will help aid us in continuing to increase our brand
awareness and our growth. This will lead to our goal of expanding to
multiple locations," stated Robert Rico, CEO of Expert Group, Inc.

October 15, 2008 - Blackhawk Bancorp, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BHWB)
today announced improved financial results for the third quarter ended
September 30, 2008.

Net income rose to $755,000, or $0.35 per fully diluted share, compared
with $645,000, or $0.29 per diluted share in third quarter 2007. Net
income for the first nine months of the year rose to $2,164,000, or
$1.00 per fully diluted share, compared with $1,728,000, or $0.77 per
diluted share for the same period in 2007. Total assets increased to
$486.3 million as of September 30, 2008 compared with $464.7 million at
year end 2007.

"By following a disciplined and focused approach to our business we're
continuing to grow and improve performance," said Rick Bastian,
president and CEO. "The strength of our core earnings has produced
record earnings while, at the same time, we increased our reserve for
bad debts," he added. Blackhawk's solid performance reflects an
improved net interest margin and balance sheet growth. "Up to this
point we've avoided major issues, but as the effects of the big bank
problems and a weaker economy trickle down, we expect to feel some
impact," said Bastian.

October 15, 2008 -- Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: HCBK), the
holding company for Hudson City Savings Bank, reported today that net
income for the third quarter of 2008 increased 63.8% to $121.9 million
as compared to $74.4 million for the third quarter of 2007. Diluted
earnings per share increased 66.7% to $0.25 for the third quarter of
2008 as compared to $0.15 for the third quarter of 2007. For the nine
months ended September 30, 2008, net income increased 47.1% to $321.3
million as compared to $218.4 million for the same period in 2007.
Diluted earnings per share increased 54.8% to $0.65 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $0.42 for the same period in
2007. The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.13 per share, an increase of 62.5% from the quarterly cash dividend
of $0.085 for third quarter of 2007.

A statement from Ronald E. Hermance, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer, regarding the third quarter's results, is attached
to this press release and is incorporated herein by reference.

October 15, 2008 -- In light of recent events impacting the global
financial markets, Global Consumer Acquisition Corp. (Amex: GHC, GHC.U,
GHC.WS), (the "Company" or "GCAC") announced today details related to
its assets being held in trust. As of October 15, 2008, the trust
assets are held in a trust account at JP Morgan Chase Bank, with
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company as trustee. The balance in
the Company's trust account as of October 15, 2008 was $316,544,519.
All of the trust assets are invested in the JP Morgan U.S. Treasury
Plus Money Market Fund. The fund, under normal circumstances, invests
its assets exclusively in obligations of the U.S. Treasury, including
Treasury bills, bonds and notes and other obligations issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. Treasury, and repurchase agreements fully
collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.

Market Wrap for October 15, 2008

The stock market plunged the most since the crash of 1987 as
disappointing retail sales data and credit concerns renewed economic

fears. Specifically, the S&P 500 plunged 9.0%, settling near session
lows.

Consumers continue to curtail spending in the face of economic
headwinds. Retail sales in September tumbled 1.2% month-over-month, the
third consecutive monthly drop and largest decline in three years. The
decrease was larger than the expected drop of 0.7%. Sales are down 1.0%
compared to last year, marking the first year-over-year decline since
October 2002.

Separately, the Producer Price Index, an inflation reading, fell 0.4%
in September due to a decrease in commodity prices. Excluding food and
energy, PPI rose 0.4%, which was more than the expected increase of
0.2%.

Although credit markets are showing signs of improvement, there are
concerns that a recovery will take longer than hoped for. Dollar Libor,
which is the rate banks charge each other for short-term dollar loans,
slightly declined across all terms for the second straight session, but
remain at highly elevated states. This indicates banks are more willing
to lend to each other, but are still showing extreme caution. In
addition, there was a high demand for Treasuries as investors seek
safety.

An afternoon speech from Fed Chairman Bernanke and the release of the
Fed's Beige Book did not give the market any real surprises, but
painted a sobering economic picture and indicated that a recovery will
take time.

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