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16 Mar 2010 at 2:21pm
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate near 0% once again Tuesday and said rates should stay this low for the foreseeable future.
16 Mar 2010 at 2:05pm
It looks like Easter will put a little spring in shopper's steps, according to a survey released Tuesday.
16 Mar 2010 at 1:23pm
Internet fraud cases surged by 22% in 2009, and financial losses doubled compared to the year before as scammers took advantage of Americans rendered desperate by the recession.
16 Mar 2010 at 12:26pm
Obama administration officials urged lawmakers Tuesday to support the president's budget, saying it will drive job growth.
16 Mar 2010 at 11:35am
New home construction and building permits fell in February, according to a government report issued Tuesday, but both readings beat economists' expectations.
16 Mar 2010 at 11:31am
The United States has big problems with broadband access, speed and cost, but the Federal Communications Commission's solutions may be too weak to have any lasting impact.
U.S. states: Racing with the PIIGS
16 Mar 2010 at 11:00am
The term PIIGS has been coined to refer collectively to Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, and Spain. Aside from being a cute acronym, the term describes the actions of these countries very aptly as they have acted "piggish" in issuing debt to support overzealous government budgets. While the American media has at times made light of these countries and their PIIGS moniker, the same mistakes are at play in creating domestic pigs.
16 Mar 2010 at 6:06am
The United States isn't in jeopardy of losing its gold-plated credit rating, though by one measure America is closer to the ratings-downgrade danger zone than Spain.
16 Mar 2010 at 4:51am
The head of a key banking panel on Monday released a draft bill of sweeping regulatory changes aimed at warding off future collapses in the financial system.
15 Mar 2010 at 6:14pm
Washington insiders are all pumped up by Sen. Chris Dodd's pending financial reform bill. They say that it seems to have a real chance to garner bipartisan support. Yippee! That sounds great on the surface, but ask yourself WHY it seems more popular than, say, Obama's health-care bill? Reason is that Dodd's dang thing's got no teeth! Sure the bill has a measure to create a consumer protection agency within the Fed, (even that's controversial) and it would ban bank execs from being on the New York Fed's board. Then there's the real torches and pitchforks stuff, but even here, the bill is fangless. The proposed bill would allow shareholders to have "advisory votes" (say what?) on executive pay.
15 Mar 2010 at 1:40pm
The Census Bureau estimated Monday that Americans could save the federal government $1.5 billion by mailing their 2010 census forms instead of waiting for a census taker to show up at the door.
15 Mar 2010 at 9:58am
The head of a key banking panel is expected Monday to release a draft bill of sweeping regulatory changes aimed at warding off future collapses in the financial system.
Chinese leader decries calls to boost currency
14 Mar 2010 at 8:52am
China is bracing for another tough year despite economic growth, but opposes foreign pressure to appreciate the value of its currency, Premier Wen Jiabao said Sunday.
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