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Inside Our Toxic Asset, Cont'd: A $200 Million Mortgage Scheme (Jul-23, 15:28 EDT )-- Planet Money's Toxic Asset includes a tiny slice of a major mortgage fraud.
Seven Banks in Europe Fail ‘Stress Test’ for Scant Capital (Jul-23, 15:22 EDT )-- The tests were meant to see which banks could not survive a double-dip recession and a sharp drop in government bonds.
Microsoft Grabs Hold of ARM (Jul-23, 15:08 EDT )-- Microsoft has signaled an intention to take more drastic action in mobile device and low power computing through a new tie-up with ARM.
Stocks Rise in Late Trading (Jul-23, 14:58 EDT )-- Tests of European banks and mixed quarterly results from U.S. failed to lift the uncertainty over the state of the economic recovery.
At The Height Of The Crisis, $1.6 Billion In 'Ill-Advised' Bonuses (Jul-23, 14:45 EDT )-- A handful of banks made paid huge bonuses after receiving federal bailout money. Banks should adopt "brake provisions" that allow them to throttle back compensation during future crises, according to a new report.
Seven Banks In Europe Fail 'Stress Test' (Jul-23, 14:39 EDT )-- The banks would see their capital positions fall too low for them to weather a steep fall in the price of government bonds.
FDA Approves Generic Blood-Thinner, Opening Door For More Biotech Copycats (Jul-23, 14:35 EDT )-- The agency just approved a generic version of the popular anticoagulant Lovenox. The move also sets a precedent that could ease the approval of generic versions of other biotech-style drugs.
Wealth Matters: If It Causes Stress, Is It Really a Vacation Home? (Jul-23, 14:30 EDT )-- For many people, owning a vacation home is part of the American dream. But ask yourself some tough questions before you buy.
White House Predicts Record $1.47 Trillion Deficit (Jul-23, 14:26 EDT )-- The new estimates paint a grim unemployment picture as the economy experiences a relatively jobless recovery.
F.D.A. Approves First Generic Blood-Thinner (Jul-23, 14:13 EDT )-- The decision by the Food and Drug Administration may signal how the agency will deal with generic biotechnology drugs.
Pay Czar Slams Bank Executives' Bonuses (Jul-23, 14:00 EDT )-- Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's pay czar, released a report Friday on the bonuses that many banks paid out when those same banks were being bailed out by taxpayers. Feinberg called the payments at the height of the financial crisis "ill...
Daniel Schorr, Journalist, Dies at 93 (Jul-23, 13:55 EDT )-- Mr. Schorr’s aggressive reporting over 70 years as a broadcast and print journalist brought him into conflict with censors, the Nixon administration and network superiors.
A Brighter Day for Gulf Fisheries (Jul-23, 13:12 EDT )-- "We feel very confident that the seafood is completely safe to eat," a federal official says of newly reopened gulf waters.
Norris: Could This Be a Real Deterrent? (Jul-23, 13:08 EDT )-- It is often depressing to read the settlements that the Securities and Exchange Commission reaches with companies over charges of accounting fraud, but the S.E.C. settlement with Dell follows some of the same patterns, but has a refreshing difference.
Worker: Gulf Rig's Alarm System Was Partly Disabled (Jul-23, 13:00 EDT )-- An electronics technician aboard the ill-fated oil rig Deepwater Horizon told an investigative panel that sound and light alarms were shut off on the day the rig exploded.
Gulf Coast Tourism To Be Hit Up To 3 Years: Study (Jul-23, 12:57 EDT )-- Tourism along the Gulf coast will take three years to recover from the Deepwater Horizon spill and the region could lose nearly $23 billion in revenue over that time period, a new study says.
7 EU Banks Fail Worst-Case Stress Test Scenario (Jul-23, 12:43 EDT )-- But 91 banks passed the tests, which are intended to measuring their strength in case the continent's government debt crisis takes a turn for the worse. European Union officials hope the results will reassure markets worried about hidden bank losses...
Off the Charts: In 2008’s Downturn, Some Managed to Eke Out Millions (Jul-23, 12:10 EDT )-- Despite all the negative news in 2008, there were still 13,480 tax returns showing income of more than $10 million.
Lights, Camera, Barbie? (Jul-23, 12:04 EDT )-- A Barbie doll can now be a video camera too.
Unpacking Financial Overhaul And Consumer Protection (Jul-23, 11:00 EDT )-- The financial overhaul plan that President Obama signed into law this week was billed as protection for the nation against a future economic catastrophe, and for consumers against dishonest financial industry players and practices. Host Michel Martin...
Pay Czar: 17 Bailed-Out Banks Overpaid Executives (Jul-23, 10:10 EDT )-- The Treasury Department's pay czar says 17 banks gave their top executives $1.6 billion in lavish payments while they were receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded bailouts. Kenneth Feinberg says the firms should develop new rules on...
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