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U.K. Mortgage Bond Market May Stay Shut Through 2009, BOE Told

March 17, 2009

U.K. residential mortgage-backed bond markets may stay shut throughout the rest of this year as banks nurse losses from the financial crisis, according to […]

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Many Americans find it too taxing to do their own returns

February 16, 2009

If Timothy Geithner can’t get his taxes right, what hope is there for the rest of us?
I’m poking fun at the failure of […]

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Obama selects chief performance officer

January 10, 2009

President-elect Barack Obama plans to name Nancy Killefer on Wednesday as his administration’s chief performance officer, according to two Democratic officials.
Killefer is senior director […]

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Madoff case is a classic scam

December 23, 2008

How did he fool all those people?
That question comes up every time a new investment con, especially any Ponzi-style scam, is exposed to […]

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Study: Leaner nations bike, walk, use mass transit

December 17, 2008

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jim Richards is no kid, but he loves to ride his bike. At 51, he has become a cycling commuter, […]

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Economic woes increase, crisis deals in trouble

November 13, 2008

A number of deals designed to cure the global financial crisis were in danger of unraveling on Wednesday, with losses mounting at banks and […]

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Belgian Economy May Be Near a Recession, Quaden Says

October 31, 2008

Belgium's economy may be heading for the first recession in six years as the global financial crisis undermines growth across Europe and forces governments […]

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Alitalia

September 18, 2008

Italy’s labor minister said on Thursday that the liquidation of Alitalia was a “very real risk” later in the day when an investor group […]

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Wall Street huddles - Lehman

September 15, 2008

With the fate of beleaguered Lehman Brothers in the balance, some of Wall Street’s most powerful executives and regulators huddled on Saturday to try […]

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Over 3,000 Delta employees take severance

June 3, 2008

Delta Air Lines Inc. is cutting at least 1,000 more jobs than it previously planned because the number of employees who accepted voluntary severance […]

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