| Deal struck on economic stimulus package
February 11, 2009 at 6:37 pm
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|  Democratic leadership sources say they have worked out a way around the disagreement between the Senate and House over education funding in the economic stimulus bill. |
| Foreclosure fix: Heat is on Obama team
February 11, 2009 at 5:53 pm
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|  A day after Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said it would be a few weeks before he unveils a solution for the housing crisis, regulators and lawmakers pressed financial institutions to suspend foreclosures until the plan comes out. |
| U.S. budget gap grows to $569 billion
February 11, 2009 at 5:28 pm
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|  The Treasury Department said Wednesday that the federal budget deficit grew by $83.8 billion in January, bringing the total deficit for the first four months of the fiscal year to $569 billion. |
| Toll Brothers revenue set to fall
February 11, 2009 at 4:50 pm
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| Critics decry complex airline fees
February 11, 2009 at 4:43 pm
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| China's new king of solar
February 11, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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|  On a chilly Saturday afternoon in mid-January, Shi Zhengrong, casually dressed and smiling as if he didn't have a care in the world, walked into the stunning new building that is now the headquarters of Suntech Power Holdings, the company he founded and built from scratch just eight years ago. |
| Finding a job in a bleak market
February 11, 2009 at 2:27 pm
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|  The job outlook is bleak - especially for older folks, teens, and recent college grads. But there are resources that are available to you. |
| Is Sirius XM seriously toast?
February 11, 2009 at 1:42 pm
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| It's not often that a company with a stock trading for just six cents a share makes headlines. But when that company just happens to be the employer of Howard Stern, you can understand why it's in the news. |
| Detroit's crisis of confidence
February 11, 2009 at 1:12 pm
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|  The Detroit automakers have to prove by next week that they can be financially viable, but they have another big problem that won't be addressed - the shattered relationship with their many suppliers. |
| Build your own igloo
February 11, 2009 at 11:26 am
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|  I'm lying in a hole in the darkness, ice-cold and soaking wet. There's barely room for me to turn from my right side to my left, but with a grunt I manage to twist onto one shoulder and angle the blade of a small metal shovel against the wall of snow a few inches from my head. As I chip at it, icy spray hits me in the face. |
| Madoff case delayed another 30 days
February 11, 2009 at 11:11 am
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|  Federal prosecutors and the defense for alleged fraud mastermind Bernard Madoff have agreed to push back the deadline for an indictment or probable cause hearing for the former investor, sources close to the case said Wednesday. |
| Geithner pressed for details
February 11, 2009 at 11:02 am
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|  A day after unveiling his new financial rescue plan, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner again went before Congress to defend it. |
| Stocks inch higher
February 11, 2009 at 11:01 am
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|  Stocks bounced Wednesday morning, following the previous session's selloff, but gains were tentative amid ongoing skepticism about the government's plans to help the banking system and manage the recession. |
| Oil falls slightly on bigger crude supply
February 11, 2009 at 10:57 am
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|  Oil prices fell slightly Wednesday after the government said crude supply increased more than expected, while gasoline stockpiles showed a surprise decrease. |
| FBI strained by fraud probes
February 11, 2009 at 10:30 am
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| Bank CEOs to Congress: 'We are lending'
February 11, 2009 at 10:20 am
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|  Top executives from eight of the nation's largest financial institutions told Congress Wednesday that they are continuing to lend, even as banks have come under severe scrutiny in recent weeks about their use of billions of dollars in government aid. |
| Watchdog blasts Merrill bonuses
February 11, 2009 at 10:15 am
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|  Merrill Lynch "secretly" doled out huge bonuses before reporting a huge quarterly loss and getting absorbed by Bank of America, according to New York state's attorney general. |
| Research In Motion warns of lower profits
February 11, 2009 at 10:01 am
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| Bond prices hold steady
February 11, 2009 at 9:52 am
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|  Treasury prices traded in a narrow range Wednesday as investors weighed a record volume of debt headed to market against the severity of the recession. |
| Sirius, your days look numbered
February 11, 2009 at 9:50 am
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| Stocks: Know when to hold 'em
February 11, 2009 at 9:33 am
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| For most investors, staying the course is easy enough when stocks are climbing. But when the market drops, the urge to dump struggling holdings often proves all too powerful. |
| Trade gap narrows for 2nd straight year
February 11, 2009 at 9:21 am
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|  The gap between the nation's imports and exports narrowed in December to a six-year low, according to a government report Wednesday. The gap for the year turned sharply lower and marked the second straight year of shrinking annual trade deficits. |
| Dollar drops on bailout fallout
February 11, 2009 at 9:14 am
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|  The dollar traded lower against foreign currencies on Tuesday as traders mulled the impact of the Obama administration's attempt to revise the nation's financial rescue strategy. |
| Investors shop for good deals on stores
February 11, 2009 at 9:09 am
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|  There's hope yet for a bailout for battered merchants, but it's not coming from Washington. |
| How stimulus can help your wallet
February 11, 2009 at 7:46 am
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| Now it's time to make a deal on economic stimulus: Key members of the Senate and House are in talks to craft a final bill. They hope to reach an agreement ASAP. | |
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My wife and I recently swallowed hard and bought a tiny cabin on a prime lake-front lot near the Berkshire hills in western Massachusetts where we'd like to retire one day. (At a later date, we'll build a bigger house.) Were we early, buying before housing prices hit rock bottom? Almost certainly. Are we losing sleep over it? Absolutely not.
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