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Top 5 bull markets since 1929
The bull market that started in 2009 is currently the fifth most spectacular rise in stock prices since at least 1929. Can you guess which bull markets have been even more impressive?
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Debt-ceiling showdown: 4 reasons it's not a replay of 2011
In 2011, Congress and President Obama went to the brink of government default when congressional Republicans balked at raising the nation's debt ceiling. The spring of 2013 appears to have another debt ceiling fight in store. Here are the top four things that have changed.
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Briefing Obama vs. Romney 101: 3 ways they differ on regulation
Wall Street is a big target – blamed for the financial crisis that led to the Great Recession. Mitt Romney says efforts to rein in financiers via more regulation are an attack on “economic freedom.” President Obama says new regulations would make it “more profitable to play by the rules than to game the system.” Here are three specifics on which the two differ.
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A brief history of the Greek debt crisis
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Which countries have a higher credit rating than the US?
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US home prices down 19.1 percent
Minneapolis posts record 6.1 percent monthly decline, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller index.
05/26/2009 01:00 am -
Are investors in the US and abroad losing faith in the dollar?
05/22/2009 01:00 am -
Lithuania considers IMF lifeline to slow economic collapse
Workers are being sent home, construction has stopped, and leaders of the 'Baltic Tiger' fear growing social unrest.
04/30/2009 01:00 am -
Home prices less dismal, but still falling steeply
They had been dropping at record levels for several months, but a new report says the decline eased slightly in February.
04/28/2009 01:00 am -
Home sales slide in March
Sales of existing homes fell 3 percent from February to March, but activity with lower-priced units may be picking up.
04/23/2009 01:00 am -
First-time homebuyers jolt market into life
Low home prices and an array of incentives have sparked a surge of new buyers.
04/15/2009 01:00 am -
Might more stimulus be needed? Not yet, says Geithner.
The Obama team won't seek another spending jolt for the US economy, the Treasury secretary said Sunday, until it assesses effects of the first one.
04/05/2009 01:00 am -
Jobless rate hits 8.5 percent, a 26-year high
The US has lost 2 million jobs this year, but some of the unemployment numbers could indicate that the recession is finally starting to bottom out.
04/03/2009 01:00 am -
Record tumble for home prices
Values fell 19 percent in the past year, new data shows. But the lower prices are also luring buyers back.
03/31/2009 01:00 am -
Geithner pushes his financial reforms on Capitol Hill
The Treasury secretary’s plan aims to rein in the industry’s boom-bust cycle and soothe Europe ahead of the G-20 summit.
03/26/2009 01:00 am -
Some in Eastern Europe ask: What economic crisis?
Ahead of G-20 summit, Czech and Polish leaders say their banks have no toxic debt and auto factories are humming.
03/13/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Stock market stages three-day rebound
03/12/2009 01:00 am -
Economic crisis scrambles retirement math
The 401(k) model of saving is under duress as stocks slide. Home equity losses don’t help.
03/04/2009 12:00 am -
Fed launches plan to revive consumer lending
Bernanke and Geithner affirmed Tuesday the importance of getting credit flowing, even if it involves taxpayer money.
03/03/2009 12:00 am -
End of home price slide in sight?
January prices slipped more, but may help clear the glut of homes, stabilizing the market.
02/25/2009 12:00 am -
Recovery outlook: growth next year
Modest developments on several fronts have some experts foreseeing expansion in 2010.
02/25/2009 12:00 am -
How to close America's confidence gap
Obama's actions, more than his speech, will have a big role to play in easing the historically bleak consumer mood.
02/24/2009 12:00 am -
Opinion Obama inherited a fiscal disaster. Now what?
Without swift action, gargantuan debts could soon destroy Uncle Sam's credit rating.
02/18/2009 12:00 am -
USA
01/28/2009 12:00 am -
Fed eyes moves against deflation
With consumer prices expected to fall further, economic recovery might be tougher to achieve.
01/28/2009 12:00 am -
New refinance boomlet may lift economy, a bit
Low mortgage rates act as a gentle spur, but they're not enough to revive the housing market.
01/22/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog How Latin America copes with global economic slowdown
01/13/2009 12:00 am -
With no one in charge, Illinois grinds to halt
The scandal involving Governor Blagojevich is delaying key budget decisions.
12/31/2008 12:00 am -
Now in vogue: saving
Attitudes change as Americans take financial hits.
12/22/2008 12:00 am -
California running out of money
A $28 billion budget shortfall through 2010 could start to pinch next week.
12/10/2008 12:00 am
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