Payroll tax hike: Killer whale or red herring?
WASHINGTON - Companies are rushing to describe the impact of higher Social Security taxes that took effect in January. They paint a bleak picture.
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Banks try to fix what's left of mortgage mess
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No Christmas miracle
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Stocks nearly unchanged as fiscal threat looms
U.S. stocks closed nearly unchanged Monday, after a day of uneven trading plagued by investors' fears about the approaching "fiscal cliff."
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Stocks rise on strong economic data
It's only been a day, but November on Wall Street is already looking a lot better than October.
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Citigroup CEO steps down
Vikram Pandit, who steered Citigroup through the 2008 financial crisis and the choppy years that followed, abruptly left the bank on Tuesday, stepping down as CEO and as a director.
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Stocks drift as European gloom returns
U.S. stocks meandered sideways Monday as fears about Europe overshadowed recent excitement about central banks' efforts to boost the market.
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Consumer agency sets mortgage protections
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Credit card customers to get a refund
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration's consumer watchdog agency flexed its enforcement muscles for the first time Wednesday and ordered Capital One Bank to repay millions of credit card customers allegedly tricked into buying costly add-on services.
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Stocks meander as European debt crisis festers
Crisis-weary investors scoffed Monday at what had appeared to be a hopeful turn in the European debt crisis: a victory for pro-Europe parties in a Greek election. U.S. stocks were little changed, and borrowing costs for Spain surged to alarming levels.
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Europe worries stalk Wall Street; Dow loses 161
Fearing a financial rupture in Europe, investors around the world fled from risk Wednesday. They punished stocks and the euro and flocked to bonds, driving the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note to its lowest point since World War II.
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Colleges' bank deals saddle students with big fees
WASHINGTON - As many as 900 colleges are pushing students into using payment cards that carry hefty costs, sometimes even to get to their financial aid money, according to a report released Wednesday by a public interest group.
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Calls to toughen regulation follow JPMorgan loss
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Production steps up again
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'Manifesto' echoes past questions about bank
The young banker whose dramatic public resignation stung Goldman Sachs this week joins officials from every corner of the government in questioning whether the august investment house deals honestly with all its clients.
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Bond market sees a stronger economy
WASHINGTON - The bond market is betting on a stronger economy.
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Unemployment claims at lowest level since 2008
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Stocks close mixed as traders await Europe news
Optimism about a European debt-crisis summit this week rose and fell on Wednesday, but U.S. stock indexes barely budged. The Dow Jones industrial average closed 46 points higher; the Nasdaq composite index fell a fraction of a point.
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Overseas stress sends stocks lower
Europe's spreading debt woes and slower manufacturing in China pushed stocks sharply lower Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 200 points in afternoon trading.
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Collapse shows few changes on Wall Street
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Corzine steps down at collapsed firm, hires lawyer
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Stocks rise sharply on solid corporate earnings
A broad rally swept through the stock market Friday after McDonald's and several other large companies reported solid earnings. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed higher for the third straight week, its best run since February, as hope builds that a weekend meeting will bring European leaders closer to …
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Stocks fall as traders worry over weekend
NEW YORK - A growing belief that the U.S. economy may be headed toward recession gave the stock market its fourth straight week of losses.
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Manufacturing growth hits lowest level in 2 years
WASHINGTON - Manufacturers had their weakest growth in two years in July, a sign that the economy could weaken this summer.
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Drop in AIG shares dims odds of recouping bailout
WASHINGTON - Investors got a chance this week to weigh in on the government's odds of recouping the full $182 billion bailout of American International Group Inc.
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Geithner gives some companies pass on new rules
WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has decided to let companies continue to trade certain contracts used to guard against swings in currency values outside regulators' view.
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White House wants less government in mortgage system
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration wants to shrink the government's role in the mortgage system - a proposal that would remake decades of federal policy aimed at getting Americans to buy homes and would probably make home loans more expensive across the board.
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Poll: Weak economic growth expected through 2011
WASHINGTON - Top forecasters say the economy will grow this year and next at a slower pace than previously thought, weakened by governments and consumers spending less so they can pay down debt.
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