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January 31, 2012
The U.S. budget deficit will shrink this year to $1.1 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office said today in a report sure to inflame the election-year […]
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January 26, 2012
New orders for U.S. manufactured goods rose in December and a gauge of future business investment rebounded, showing the economy ended the year with […]
December 6, 2011
World stocks sank Tuesday after Standard and Poor’s warned 15 countries using the euro that it could downgrade their credit ratings. Skepticism over a new […]
October 3, 2011
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae knew about allegations of improper foreclosure practices by law firms in 2003 but did not act to stop them, a government […]
September 29, 2011
United Auto Workers nationwide approved a new four-year contract with General Motors on Wednesday, putting the Wentzville GM assembly plant a step closer to adding […]
August 19, 2011
Global stocks fell again Friday as fears of a possible U.S. recession combined with ongoing worries over Europe’s debt crisis, which is stoking acute fears […]
July 27, 2011
President Hugo Chavez announced that Venezuela’s state oil company will boost its crude output by 30,000 barrels a day beginning Thursday in honor of his […]
July 10, 2011
Pity the timid saver, stuck in a low-interest rut. Maybe he ought to build a ladder.
That would be a ladder made of bonds with short, […]
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June 19, 2011
United Airlines and US Airways said Sunday they were resuming normal operations after computer outages that had delayed flights over the weekend.
Charles Hobart, a spokesman […]
June 16, 2011
Fixed mortgage rates stayed roughly flat after falling for eight weeks.
The average rate on the 30-year loan ticked up from a yearly low of 4.49 […]
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