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A useful principle of political analysis is to be suspicious when everyone agrees. Which is why the bipartisan paeans to "prevention" in this ...…
Jul 9 2009 6:52PM EDT
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the credit crunch should be over by now. But just ask anyone who has tried to get a loan ...…
Jul 9 2009 5:43PM EDT
Bank, tech and commodity shares led an advance Thursday afternoon, as investors welcomed Alcoa's narrower-than-expected quarterly loss at the start ...…
Jul 9 2009 3:53PM EDT
A leaner General Motors is close to starting a new life under government ownership after a judge denied an 11th-hour request Thursday to block the ...…
Jul 9 2009 3:28PM EDT
Money's Two Cents . The form used by millions of college students to apply for financial aid will soon be getting easier to complete. But the ...…
Jul 9 2009 3:28PM EDT
Lawmakers searching for a way to pay for health care reform are facing some rough waters.. . Very rough.. . Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate ...…
Jul 9 2009 3:28PM EDT
It looks like Americans still aren't in the mood to splurge at the mall.. . Several of the nation's leading retail chains reported Thursday that ...…
Jul 9 2009 3:01PM EDT
U.S. wholesale inventories shrank in May for the ninth month in a row to their lowest level since August 2007, government data showed on Thursday ...…
Jul 9 2009 2:16PM EDT
How easy should it be to climb into the back of a Mercedes-Benz wearing ski boots? And how important is it for the quality image of the brand that ...…
Jul 9 2009 2:16PM EDT
The number of Americans filing initial unemployment claims fell sharply last week, while those filing ongoing claims rose to another all-time high ...…
Jul 9 2009 2:16PM EDT
Wall Street held onto slight gains Thursday afternoon after aluminum producer Alcoa posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and first-time ...…
Jul 9 2009 2:16PM EDT
Money's Two Cents . On Thursday morning, Warren Buffett said that a second stimulus package to help the economy might be called for. I'm not going ...…
Jul 9 2009 2:16PM EDT
breakingviews. com) -- Citigroup is making nice-nice with regulators.. . That much is evident from the troubled bank's latest reshuffling of its ...…
Jul 9 2009 1:02PM EDT
Bernard Madoff, mastermind behind the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has decided not to appeal his 150-year sentence, according to his lawyer.. ...…
Jul 9 2009 12:32PM EDT
Sprint Nextel Corp. said Thursday that Ericsson would manage its network as part of a seven-year deal worth $4.5 billion to $5 billion under which ...…
Jul 9 2009 12:32PM EDT
Whole Foods shares have more than doubled this year as investors bet that recovering consumers will return to the high-end grocery chain.. . But ...…
Jul 9 2009 12:13PM EDT
Online retailer Gilt Groupe's recent infusion of funding has wags from Wall Street to Seventh Avenue speculating about what the luxury site plans ...…
Jul 9 2009 11:58AM EDT
Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. reported its third quarterly loss in a row Wednesday, as the global recession has crippled demand for the lightweight ...…
Jul 9 2009 11:57AM EDT
Question: I'm a 27-year-old newlywed in fairly good financial condition. My wife and I make about $70,000 a year, save in a 401(k), expect to pay ...…
Jul 9 2009 11:57AM EDT
Oil reversed early gains and dropped below $60 a barrel on Thursday as a downturn in the stock market added to pressure from high oil inventories ...…
Jul 9 2009 11:57AM EDT
Home mortgage rates fell for the third time in four weeks, with the 30-year fixed slipping to 5.59% from 5.7% the week prior, according to a report ...…
Jul 9 2009 11:57AM EDT
Stocks were trading near the break-even point Thursday morning as investors welcomed Alcoa's smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and a big drop in ...…
Jul 9 2009 11:57AM EDT
We haven't seen airfare prices this low for a decade. But will the deals stick around? Here's your guide to getting the cheapest ticket in town. ...…
Jul 9 2009 11:38AM EDT
It's a sweltering day in May, the hottest time of year in the South Indian town of Sathanur. In the shade of a whitewashed storefront, a rugged ...…
Jul 9 2009 11:08AM EDT
U.S. wholesale inventories shrank for the ninth month in a row in May to $402.24 billion, their lowest level since August 2007, government data ...…
Jul 9 2009 10:55AM EDT
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