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It is the boldest attempt yet by the U.S. government, which placed Fannie and Freddie in conservatorship in September, to address the foreclosure crisis. At the same time, some consumer advocates, as well as the chairman of the FDIC, are already complaining that the plan doesn't go far enough...
It's possible that the panic never would have happened if Paulson and Federal Reserve officials hadn't allowed Lehman to fail. Although, given how much criticism they got for their semi-bailout of Bear Stearns in March, it's easy enough to see where that decision came from. Less...
In some ways, Ireland has been a victim of its own success. Rising incomes and government policy failures pumped up a housing bubble that is now deflating fast, hurting Ireland's outsized construction sector. Factor in soaring unemployment, weaker consumer spending and the gummed-up credit markets, and Ireland is...
But a new report from Merrill Lynch suggests just how strong a role these macro forces have been playing - and how it's not over yet. Merrill's research shows that stocks within industry groups (like retailing, pharmaceuticals, consumer durables, media and banks) have been moving in lockstep much more...
Even though most of the nation’s largest retailers reported a sharp slump in sales for October, local businesses seemed poised to weather the economic storm, buoyed by the reliable university customer base and the Square’s consistently strong foot traffic.“Harvard Square...