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'Under water' homeowners rise to 16 pc
The Swampby Frank James Just how deep a hole are U.S. consumers in? The Wall Street Journal has a story today that gives an important partial answer: The relentless slide in home prices has left nearly one in six U.S. homeowners......Tags: Foreclosures, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial and Business Services, Homes
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Credit crisis fixes: Six ideas here
The Swampby William Neikirk A major economic stimulus package, including funds to rebuild the nation's infrastructure, is shaping up as one of the top ideas for responding to the worst financial crisis since the 1930s. Asked to name key measures that......Tags: Securities, John McCain, State Budgets, Federal Reserve, Local Government
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$34 billion auto bailout too small: expert
The Swampby Frank James First it was $25 billion to bailout the auto industry. Then, once the Big Three automakers submitted their plans to Congress, it was $34 billion. Now, we've head Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, say at......Tags: Services and Shopping, Vehicles, Automotive Equipment
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American recovery act: 'No earmarks'
The Swampby Mark Silva The House speaker's office, preparing for debate over the $789-billion "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act'' that Democratic leaders from both sides - and a few Senate Republicans - have agreed upon, has rolled out a long......Tags: Services and Shopping, State Budgets, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Credit and Debt
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GDP stabilizes: Recession 'will soon end'
The Swampby Don Lee The American economy performed better in the second quarter than most economists expected, shrinking at a much slower pace than the prior six months and setting the stage for a recovery later this year from the worst......Tags: State Budgets, Inventories, Economy, Business and Finance, Public Finance, Politics
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Stimulus: 1.5 million jobs created, saved
The Swampby Don Lee and Jim Tankersley The Obama administration, offering evidence that its much-maligned efforts to spur economic recovery have begun to take hold, said Tuesday night that the $787-billion stimulus program saved or created 1.5 million to 2...Tags: Heads of State, State Budgets, White House, Government, Politics
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Winds of change blowing in opposite directions for consumers, businesses
For a nation that once embraced the mission of seeing how high it could soar, to the moon and beyond, the challenge that momentarily — and fittingly — has captured our imagination of late is that of a daredevil out to see just how far and...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, John McCain, Federal Reserve, Credit and Debt, U.S. Congress
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Complaining CEOs need to take a hike
I took a walk early Wednesday morning. Azaleas and dogwoods were in bloom. Green-again trees and shrubs were damp, dripping from Tuesday's rain. A zillion birds were singing, and even the starlings sounded sweet. The Orioles had won another game. A...
Tags: Business Enterprises, CEO Pay, Government, Politics, Connecticut Labor Markets
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Kamenetz's risky pension bet
Would you borrow money to pay off your mortgage and instead risk it in the market? That is in essence what Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz would like to do by floating $255 million of pension obligation bonds to fill the official hole in the...
Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, Federal Reserve, Credit and Debt, Government
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On health care, some yap while others act
Last week, I watched two groups of people hold passionate discussions about health care. During one, doctors, pastors and patients swapped stories of inspiration and altruism, urging everyone to help as many people as possible. During the other,...
Tags: Government Health Care, Tallahassee (Leon, Florida), Rick Scott, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance
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MarksJarvis: While 'real economy' struggles, stocks rebound
After Monday's plunge of almost 266 in the Dow Jones industrial average, investors were buying again Tuesday, pushing up stocks more than 157 points despite an International Monetary Fund report pointing to a far weaker economy than Wall Street's cheery...
Tags: Federal Reserve, China, Coca-Cola Co., The Wall Street Journal, Central Bank
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A gathering recovery?
WASHINGTON -- Is the recession over? Has the recovery started? One lesson of the last few years is that some of our traditional economic labels have lost meaning. According to the National Bureau of Economic Research -- the group of academic...
Tags: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment Benefits, U.S. Congress
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