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Selling the city on a quarterback hoping to land a big score on the field and in business (Sep-11, 23:00 EDT )-- On the 12th and top floor of an Arlington building, the quarterback wore a sharp, five-button suit and led a huddle that numbered nearly five dozen. Quarterback - Video Games - Games - Space Combat - United States
It's a big purchase, so why not invest some time in basic financial analysis (Sep-10, 23:00 EDT )-- Financial analysis - Business - Financial services - Investing - Research and Analysis
Washington area housing market expected to heat up in fall, but buyers are wary (Sep-10, 23:00 EDT )-- The Washington area real estate market is entering its second-busiest sales period of the year under a yellow flag of caution. Washington - United States - Business - Business and Economy - Japan
Daley: Passion for being Chicago mayor remains (AP) (Sep-10, 21:53 EDT )-- AP - It wasn't his wife's cancer. It wasn't the tough economy that battered Chicago's finances. It wasn't the prospect of a re-election campaign amid falling poll numbers, or the city's embarrassing loss of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Obama: Voter anger could hurt Dems in elections (AP) (Sep-10, 20:24 EDT )-- AP - Facing big Democratic losses in November, President Barack Obama blamed Republicans and election-year politics Friday for thwarting his efforts to do more to spur a listless national economy. He challenged Congress to quit squabbling and quickly...
Recession has left huge hole: Obama (AFP) (Sep-10, 20:21 EDT )-- AFP - US President Barack Obama said Friday the "hole" left by the worst recession in decades was "huge" and admitted the recovery had been "painfully slow," but vowed his policies were working.
Summary Box: Wholesale inventories rise in July (AP) (Sep-10, 17:43 EDT )-- AP - STOCKPILES UP: Inventories held by wholesalers increased 1.3 percent in July, the biggest gain since July 2008 and triple what economists had expected.
Obama: Voter anger could hurt Dems in elections (AP) (Sep-10, 15:52 EDT )-- AP - Facing big Democratic losses in November, President Barack Obama blamed Republicans and election-year politics Friday for thwarting his efforts to do more to spur a listless national economy. He challenged Congress to quit squabbling and quickly...
Obama promotes Goolsbee to top economic post (AP) (Sep-10, 15:30 EDT )-- AP - President Barack Obama elevated his longtime adviser Austan Goolsbee to chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers on Friday, signaling his determination to stand by an economic team that has faced criticism for the slow pace of the recovery.
Castro says comment on Cuban economy misunderstood (Reuters) (Sep-10, 14:55 EDT )-- Reuters - Fidel Castro said on Friday his recent comment that communist-led Cuba's economic model does not work was badly understood and that what he really meant was that capitalism does not work.
Obama says Republicans holding recovery hostage (Reuters) (Sep-10, 14:23 EDT )-- Reuters - President Barack Obama accused Republicans on Friday of holding the middle class hostage and defended his efforts to stimulate the sluggish economy as he tries to reverse grim election prospects for his fellow Democrats in November.
Recession has left huge hole: Obama (AFP) (Sep-10, 14:14 EDT )-- AFP - US President Barack Obama said Friday the "hole" left by the worst recession in decades was "huge" and admitted the recovery had been "painfully slow," but vowed his policies were working.
Where to Buy a Home for Less Than $800 a Month (U.S. News & World Report) (Sep-10, 14:07 EDT )-- U.S. News & World Report - While the nation's real estate crash has been a nightmare for homeowners, it has created some outstanding opportunities for would-be buyers. Home prices in 20 major cities dropped 33 percent from the summer of 2006 to the...
UBS downgrades Intuit on stock price rise (AP) (Sep-10, 13:43 EDT )-- AP - Financial software maker Intuit Inc. remains an "attractive story," with strong results despite a difficult economy, a UBS analyst said Friday.
Would-be Wall Street sheriffs strike cautious tone (Reuters) (Sep-10, 13:37 EDT )-- Reuters - All candidates vying to be the next so-called Sheriff of Wall Street say they will find the bad apples without overturning the applecart in the financial capital's fragile economic recovery.
Obama names Goolsbee to head economic council (Sep-10, 13:02 EDT )-- President Obama on Friday named economist Austan Goolsbee to head the Council of Economic Advisers and urged quick passage by the Senate of his package of small-business incentives. Barack Obama - President - Christina Romer - Council of Economic...
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Advice for Widows and Older Couples, Too (U.S. News & World Report) (Sep-10, 13:01 EDT )-- U.S. News & World Report - Kathleen Rehl shares an unwanted identity with 11.5 million other American women. She's a widow. Unlike most of them, she's a financial planner. And now, more than three years after the death of her husband, Tom, she is...
(AP) (Sep-10, 11:21 EDT )-- AP - Obama says 'we are not at war against Islam,' but against terrorist factions.
Treasury's Barr to testify on Fannie and Freddie (Reuters) (Sep-10, 11:09 EDT )-- Reuters - Michael Barr, assistant treasury secretary for financial institutions, and Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency will testify on Capitol Hill next week on the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac .
Obama says growing economy will ease poverty (AP) (Sep-10, 11:07 EDT )-- AP - When it comes to fighting poverty, President Barack Obama says the most important thing he can do is to make the economy grow more quickly so that there are more jobs for everyone.
Obama to voters: Our economic policies better (AP) (Sep-10, 11:00 EDT )-- AP - President Barack Obama says that if voters weigh his economic policies against those of Republicans, then "the Democrats will do very well" in November.
Capstead Mortgage shares fall on dividend cut (AP) (Sep-10, 10:52 EDT )-- AP - Shares of Capstead Mortgage Corp. fell Friday after the real estate investment trust cut its dividend for the fifth straight quarter.
Obama picks new top economist (AFP) (Sep-10, 10:43 EDT )-- AFP - US President Barack Obama on Friday named Austan Goolsbee, an economics professor currently working in his administration, to chair the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA).
Obama says OK to call his new plan a stimulus bill (AP) (Sep-10, 10:35 EDT )-- AP - President Barack Obama says his entire economic agenda is designed to stimulate growth and create jobs, despite his administration's reluctance to call his new proposals a "stimulus plan."
Executives with criminal records slip through FHA crackdown, documents show (Sep-10, 10:33 EDT )-- A crackdown on reckless mortgage lenders by the Federal Housing Administration has failed to root out several executives with criminal records whose firms continue to do business with the agency in violation of federal law, according to government...
July wholesale inventories jump 1.3 percent (Reuters) (Sep-10, 09:32 EDT )-- Reuters - Wholesale inventories surged by the largest amount in two years in July, a government report said on Friday, in a sign firms were anticipating enough demand to boost stock this summer.
Wholesale inventories rise 1.3 percent in July (AP) (Sep-10, 09:22 EDT )-- AP - Inventories held by wholesalers surged in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two straight declines.
Obama to take GOP to task on economy, tax cuts (AP) (Sep-10, 09:04 EDT )-- AP - Striving to gain the upper hand on a crucial political issue, President Barack Obama is faulting Republicans for refusing to help him turn around the sluggish economy or support some proposed new tax breaks for businesses that the GOP has backed...
Lawmakers from Virginia vow to fight Defense Department cuts (Sep-10, 07:27 EDT )-- Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and members of Virginia's congressional delegation vowed Thursday to fight Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates's decisions to shutter the Joint Forces Command, a military installation in Hampton Roads, and to slash the Pentagon's...
Chipmakers' outlooks stoke economy concerns (Reuters) (Sep-10, 05:21 EDT )-- Reuters - Chip makers National Semiconductor and Texas Instruments Inc on Thursday issued quarterly financial targets that stoked investors' worries about a sluggish economy.
China's imports leap, cutting trade surplus (Reuters) (Sep-10, 04:48 EDT )-- Reuters - China's imports leapt in August, boding well for a strengthening of domestic demand in an economy that has become a major driver of global growth.
AP source: Obama to name Goolsbee to head council (AP) (Sep-10, 03:51 EDT )-- AP - President Barack Obama has chosen one of his longtime economic advisers, Austan Goolsbee, to be the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, a White House official said.
Obama to tout economic strategy in press conference (AFP) (Sep-10, 02:48 EDT )-- AFP - US President Barack Obama will Friday step up his mid-term election campaign and appeal to voters dismayed by the stuttering economy with his first White House press conference since May.
Japan introduces new stimulus, better 2Q growth (AP) (Sep-10, 02:38 EDT )-- AP - Japan's economy isn't quite as weak as first thought, but it still needs help, the government said Friday as it unveiled details of a new $11 billion stimulus package.
Obama taps Goolsbee as top White House economist (Reuters) (Sep-10, 00:05 EDT )-- Reuters - President Barack Obama has chosen Austan Goolsbee as the new head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, U.S. administration officials said on Thursday, promoting a longtime adviser from his inner policy circle.
Obama should call a truce with Wall Street (Sep-9, 23:00 EDT )-- We need to call a truce between Main Street and Wall Street. Barack Obama - President - United States - History - Government
Obama picks new top economist (AFP) (Sep-9, 22:55 EDT )-- AFP - US President Barack Obama has chosen Austan Goolsbee, an economics professor currently working in his administration, to chair the Council of Economic Advisors, an official said.
G20 fin mins unlikely to meet in Washington: sources (Reuters) (Sep-9, 22:18 EDT )-- Reuters - Finance ministers from the Group of 20 developed and leading emerging economies are not likely to meet on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Group annual gatherings in Washington early next month, sources said.
Apple finally lays out App Store rules - and makes clear it's still in charge (Sep-9, 21:25 EDT )-- Apple is still keeping tight control over the universe of programs for the iPhone. But at least it's shedding a little more light on why some apps make it and others get left out. Apple - AppStore - Macintosh - Apple II - Companies
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