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November 9, 2011
Mortgage giant Fannie Mae is asking the federal government for $7.8 billion in aid to cover its losses in the July-September quarter.
The government-controlled company said […]
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October 22, 2011
Standard & Poor’s is raising Ford Motor Co.’s credit rating two notches, saying a new contract with auto workers will allow for continued profits at […]
October 10, 2011
Asian stock markets surged higher Tuesday following a pledge by European leaders to protect the region’s banks against a continent-wide debt crisis.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng […]
September 27, 2011
BANK BROUHAHA: Daniel Slavin’s letter of resignation from the board of directors of Truman Bank accuses Richard Miller, chairman of the bank, of interfering with […]
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September 8, 2011
Smithfield Foods Inc. says its fiscal first-quarter net income rose 8 percent, as the world’s biggest hog producer charged higher prices and sold more packaged […]
September 4, 2011
Katia has weakened to a tropical storm far out at sea, but it could regain hurricane strength as it chugs westward.
Late Saturday afternoon, Katia had […]
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September 3, 2011
Federal regulators filed suit on Friday against more than a dozen leading banks, seeking billions in compensation for huge losses suffered by Fannie Mae and […]
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August 31, 2011
Japan’s industrial production rose for the fourth straight month in July as factories pushed to recover from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
The Ministry of […]
August 17, 2011
Asian stocks sank Thursday after Japan announced that exports had fallen for the fifth straight month in July and weak forecasts in the U.S. fed […]
July 11, 2011
Leading politicians including the deputy prime minister lined up Monday to attack media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s damage control efforts over the News of the World […]