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Obama Pledges Monetary Aid To Greece
President Obama pledged U.S. financial support Tuesday to help Greece contend with its mounting debt crisis and to prevent default. Obama,…
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High Unemployment Forces Goolsbee Out as White House Economic Advisor
President Obama’s top economic adviser, Austan Goolsbee, has decided to resign less than a year after he became chair of the…
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US Economic Data Craters
The last month has been a horror show for the U.S. economy, with economic data falling off a cliff, according to…
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Banks Charge Unemployed Excess Debit Card Fees
Many states shortchange the jobless by distributing unemployment benefits on debit cards loaded with obnoxious fees, according to a new study…
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Fed May Force Banks to Reduce Mortgage Balances
Distressed homeowners may obtain some relief if the nation's five largest mortgage firms are forced to reduce loan balances for such…
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Home Prices Nearing New Lows
Home prices in January remained barely above lows hit during the worst of the recession, according to an index that tracks…