Economic and Finance
The $85-billion U.S. college student loan business reeled Thursday from a proposal in President Barack Obama’s 2010 federal budget that would axe the giant […]
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U.S. colleges and universities again set a record in donations for 2008’s fiscal year, bringing in $31.6 billion, though observers warn that the economy’s decline […]
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Tuesday the “severe” U.S. recession could drag into next year, but said banks should be able to […]
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Japan’s corporate service prices fell for a fourth month as commodity costs tumbled and the deepening recession forced companies to cut spending.
The prices […]
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Two major international credit card companies are poised to enter Canada’s debit market, a move that could dramatically alter the structure of the payments industry […]
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DETROIT – General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC, racing to finish restructuring plans to present to the federal government, are unlikely to complete deals with […]
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much at stake
Chrysler in a crunch
Chrysler, Nissan halt product tie-up
REUTERS (DETROIT) — Nissan Motor Co and Chrysler LLC said […]
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A new survey out from Zillow suggests we may be coming to grips, at last, with the slump in housing prices. Fifty-seven percent of […]
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ProLogis PLD.N, one of the world’s largest warehouse owners and developers, reported a loss in fourth-quarter funds from operations (FFO), and said new development […]
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In tough economic times, some of the last things we let drop are the extra cable TV channels, the daily pack of cigarettes and the […]
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