09
Apr
Treasury asks banks to be mum\
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09
Apr
It’s time to break up banks’ top regulator
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09
Apr
Mortgage rates snap 4-week fall
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Home mortgage rates were slightly higher this week, snapping a 4-week streak of declines, said a report released Thursday.
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09
Apr
Obama urges mortgage refinancing
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09
Apr
Pain now, pleasure later
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Financial wheeling and dealing is out of fashion these days. So is the idea of suffering short-term pain in return for the prospect of long-term gain. But in honor of Tax Day, when we all ante up to Uncle Sam, here's a modest proposal: The U.S. Treasury should do some fancy financial dancing that would hurt taxpayers today but would save tons of money for taxpayers in the future.
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09
Apr
Will the Motor City shakeup work?
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While the jury's out on President Obama's decision to sub Fritz Henderson for Rick Wagoner as CEO of GM, the shift doesn't matter because the bailout is suspect. The reason? Of all the models the federal government could have picked for restructuring the automaker, it picked Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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09
Apr
Obama rolls out more housing help
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09
Apr
Trade gap lowest since ‘99
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09
Apr
Initial jobless claims dip
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The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, while those filing for continuing claims hit an all-time high for the 11th straight week, according to a government report released Thursday.
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09
Apr
Wal-Mart blames late Easter for slow sales
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Wal-Mart Stores reported March sales Thursday that were much softer than analysts' forecasts, citing an "Easter calendar shift" that it expects to push holiday-related purchases into April.
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