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Battered mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took yet another hit at the start of trading Wednesday as concerns grew about a possible government bailout.
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John McCain and Barack Obama both talk about how they would put Social Security on sound financial footing.
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Developed Economies' Growth Slows Amid Credit Crunch, Inflation
Wall Street Journal - 49 minutes ago By PAUL HANNON LONDON — Developed economies grew at the slowest rate in almost seven years during the second quarter, figures released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development showed Wednesday. UPDATE 1-OECD: Norway rates to stay high, wants tight budget Forbes US Sees Biggest GDP Gain out of Major Seven OECD Countries Wall Street Journal Blogs Bloomberg - IPE.com - Forbes - Forbes all 18 news articles |
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Radian shares tumble on Fannie, Freddie woes
Forbes - 52 minutes ago AP 08.20.08, 12:05 PM ET Shares of mortgage insurer Radian Group Inc. plunged Wednesday on concerns over the well-being of mortgage finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Freddie, Fannie stock slide picks up pace MarketWatch US Stocks Drop as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Plunge; UAL Falls Bloomberg TheStreet.com - guardian.co.uk - The Associated Press - New York Times all 953 news articles |
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Workplace fatalities dropped in the United States during 2007, but the number of murders in the workplace jumped.
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MMX Soars as Credit Suisse Says Buyout Offer `Likely' (Update1)
Bloomberg - 57 minutes ago By Paulo Winterstein and Diana Kinch Aug. 20 (Bloomberg) — MMX Mineracao & Metalicos SA, the mining company controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, rose the most in its two years as a public company after Credit Suisse said it is “likely'' … ArcelorMittal buys London Mining out of Brazil Forbes ArcelorMittal buys Brazilian iron mine AFP FOXBusiness - Wall Street Journal - Reuters - BBC News all 190 news articles |
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Bond prices have rallied lately. And that’s both a good thing and bad thing.
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Oil tumbles on surge in crude supplies
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago Futures turn lower after a government energy supply report shows that stockpiles of crude jumped much more than expected last week. Flush supply report reverses oil price gain Houston Chronicle US crude supply posts biggest rise in seven years MarketWatch BusinessWeek - Forbes - RTT News - Action 3 News all 32 news articles |
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Oil prices turned lower Wednesday after a government report said crude inventories shot up much more than expected in the past week.
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We made it through the bursting of the Internet bubble and now the bursting of the real estate bubble. Next we may be approaching the end of the most worrisome bubble of all: the standard-of-living bubble.