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2008-07-30Los Angeles TimesMervyns, a California retail fixture, files for bankruptcy...and improve its sales. But that plan bumped up...(more)
2008-07-30Los Angeles TimesObama meets with key women...the prime minister of Pakistan; spoke by phone...(more)
2008-07-30Los Angeles TimesFor the record...sets will be released Aug. 5. Budget deficit: A...(more)
2008-07-30Los Angeles TimesConsumer confidence up slightlyAmid the gloom of higher gasoline and food prices...(more)
2008-07-29Los Angeles TimesBush to leave a record budget deficit of $482 billionFOR THE RECORD: Budget deficit: An article in Tues...(more)
2008-07-29Los Angeles TimesObama meets economic and business leaders; McCain promotes energy policies...announced that the next president would face a...(more)
2008-07-29Los Angeles TimesA closer look at state spending...questions about the state budget. State spendin...(more)
2008-07-28Los Angeles TimesWeek ahead in business at a glance...Jr. Tuesday Conference Board releases the consu...(more)
2008-07-27Los Angeles TimesSweeping housing relief bill sent to Bush after approval by Senate... Critics of the measure called it a bailout of...(more)
2008-07-23Los Angeles TimesRecord home losses in California...to foreclosure in the last three months and tha...(more)
2008-07-22MARTIN CRUTSINGERTreasury: Swift support needed for mortgage giants(07-22) 06:29 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secr...(more)
2008-07-22Los Angeles TimesFed's Bernanke holds Canadian Treasury bonds . . . just in case?If Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke leads...(more)
2008-07-21Los Angeles TimesTreasury Secretary Paulson calls bank system secure...capital to get through this period and get thro...(more)
2008-07-21Los Angeles TimesShifts in consumer spending may have lasting effects...this time, experts say the new behavior -- fuel...(more)
2008-07-20Fosters Daily DemocratPaulson braces public for months of tough timesWASHINGTON (AP) _ Treasury Secretary Henry Paulso...(more)
2008-07-19Los Angeles TimesHousing crisis poses test for McCain...president of Taxpayers for Common Sense, a nonp...(more)
2008-07-16MARTIN CRUTSINGERPaulson sees mortgage assistance as backup(07-15) 10:36 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secr...(more)
2008-07-11JEANNINE AVERSAPaulson: Keep Fannie and Freddie in current form(07-11) 07:45 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secr...(more)
2008-07-10Fosters Daily DemocratGovernors call for boost in home-heating aidBOSTON (AP) Governors from across New England,...(more)
2008-06-30Fosters Daily Democrat Mortgage crisis spooking high-end developmentsPARK CITY, Utah (AP) With the developer forced...(more)
2008-06-28Fosters Daily DemocratAustralian official takes wombat vacationCANBERRA, Australia (AP) _ Australia's treasury s...(more)
2008-06-27ANNE D'INNOCENZIOEconomists worry about consumer spending for holiday season(06-25) 13:36 PDT New York (AP) -- The holiday sho...(more)
2008-06-25Fosters Daily DemocratConsumer confidence sinks to lowest level since 1992NEW YORK (AP) U.S. consumers are the gloomiest...(more)
2008-06-23Robert GriswoldBankruptcy may hurt applicant's status for rentingQ: I recently filed for bankruptcy in an effort to...(more)
2008-06-23Carolyn JonesBankrupt Vallejo wants to void 4 labor pactsA month after declaring bankruptcy as a result of...(more)
2008-06-19Fosters Daily DemocratNortheast governors want $5.1 billion for heating aidMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) Eight Northeastern governors...(more)
2008-06-15Fosters Daily DemocratForum on rising costs also discusses federal deficitROCHESTER A former supporter added the issue of...(more)
2008-05-13Fosters Daily DemocratGovernment-backed housing bailout is neededNEW YORK (AP) A government-backed mortgage bail...(more)
2008-05-08Fosters Daily DemocratPaulson says credit crisis may be fadingWASHINGTON (AP) The worst of the nation's credi...(more)
2008-04-25Fosters Daily DemocratAsk AP: Mortgage insurance, taxing Social Security benefitsIt sounds like a foolproof system for lending ins...(more)
2008-04-14Fosters Daily DemocratHouse Dems target aid to homeowners as Senate plan showers tax breaks on businessesWASHINGTON (AP) Democrats are split over how to...(more)
2008-04-11Fosters Daily DemocratFrontier files for bankruptcy protection, the 4th carrier to do so over past 3 weeksDENVER (AP) _ Frontier Airlines sought bankruptcy...(more)
2008-04-08Rachel Beckanalysis - Serious risks in $29 billion Bear Stearns bailout moveWhile the rest of the marketplace sees mortgage-ba...(more)
2008-04-08TOM RAUMAnalysis: Fed Bearing Brunt of Blame(04-04) 03:30 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- While Treasur...(more)
2008-04-08Cynthia TuckerWall Street bailouts leave struggling homeowners in the lurchTalk about hypocrisy. When the housing...(more)
2008-04-01EILEEN ALT POWELLManufacturing Sector Contracts in March(04-01) 08:35 PDT New York (AP) -- The U.S. indust...(more)
2008-03-25EILEEN ALT POWELLConsumer Confidence Plunges in March(03-25) 10:53 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) -- American consu...(more)
2008-03-25Fosters Daily DemocratConsumer confidence drops to 5-year low in March on pessimism about jobs, incomeNEW YORK (AP) _ Consumer confidence sank to a fiv...(more)
2008-03-22Columbia Daily TribuneMortgage fallout troubles low-income housing plansAbstract: Mortgage fallout troubles low-income hou...(more)
2008-03-21JIM DAVENPORTPension Plans Take Chance on Mortgages(03-21) 08:15 PDT Columbia, S.C. (AP) -- The subpr...(more)