Split forming over how to regulate Wall Street "Right now, we have an investors' strike going on, and restoring investor confidence is a top priority." WASHINGTON : As Congress and the Bush administration struggle to contain the
Gov't Has Plan to Ease Capital Collars The government is loosening capital restraints on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac so that the mortgage-finance companies can expand their roles in the stricken housing market.The Office of Federal
Consumer groups blast Texas homebuilders agency The Texas Residential Construction Commission should be abolished because it is ineffective and shields homebuilders from liability for shoddy work, activists said Tuesday, echoing a recent state report.read more...
Consumer Spending Up Sharply as Incomes Rise "The increase in personal spending in August shows that despite the cooling of the labor market over the summer consumers are still spending" Consumers boosted their spending at the
Renovators in Limbo Lenders are cutting off more home-equity lines of credit and limiting new ones. These cutbacks are crimping homeowners' plans for costly improvements and dinging the remodeling industry.read more...
Treasurys Lower After Home Sales Report "The details of a bailout deal may not be hammered out, but Ambac has gotten more time and that is what it was looking for" Treasury prices fell Monday
Thursday, March 9, 2006 24-Hour News Politics President Bush smiles as he leaves the White House for a trip to Atlanta, after signing the USA Patriot and Terrorism Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2005, ...
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