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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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Five signs Americans are forgetting recession's lessons
Declining savings is one of five signs that American households are forgetting the lessons of the Great Recession:
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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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Opinion Six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong
Mitt Romney’s economic plan is largely based on a whitepaper written by several “heavyweight” economists. The problem is, it's riddled with fundamental flaws. Here are six points where Mitt Romney and his economic advisers are mostly wrong about what ails the American economy and how to fix it.
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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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Brace yourself: Interest rates likely to climb higher
Higher US rates signal an economy on the mend, but they could also extend the housing slump and add to the federal debt.
06/02/2009 01:00 am -
Top economists see the recession ending by fall
Unemployment, though, will continue to rise through the end of the year, they say.
05/27/2009 01:00 am -
Are investors in the US and abroad losing faith in the dollar?
05/22/2009 01:00 am -
This summer's gas price forecast better than last
The higher prices, linked to rising oil costs, are still lower compared with last Memorial Day.
05/21/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Credit-card firms already trimming rewards
05/21/2009 01:00 am -
Congress moves to regulate credit cards
Lawmakers have been getting an earful from disgruntled consumers.
05/12/2009 01:00 am -
Belatedly, House votes to curb predatory lending
Backers of the legislation, which passed Thursday, say it will prevent any future wave of foreclosures like the one that has engulfed the US housing market.
05/08/2009 01:00 am -
The Monitor's View Obama passes the stress test, too
His economic team forces a transparency on troubled banks that needs to be permanent.
05/08/2009 01:00 am -
Stress tests behind them, banks move to pay back TARP funds
Some firms, including Morgan Stanley, race to prove they can fund themselves by turning to private investors.
05/08/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion A major investment risk: Congress at work
When Congress is in session, stock prices tend to stall or fall. When Congress is out of session, they tend to soar.
05/07/2009 01:00 am -
Four big banks need more capital to weather recession, US finds
'Stress tests' reveal that banks need to raise more than $65 billion to be able to keep lending if the recession drags on.
05/07/2009 01:00 am -
Five things the bank stress tests will and will not do
The tests will be the first clear look at which banks are doing better than others, for example, but they won't be the last word.
05/06/2009 01:00 am -
The Age of the Unthinkable
Keeping the US truly safe, argues a journalist, requires us to radically rethink our sense of safety.
05/06/2009 01:00 am -
Opinion Stop feeding the loan sharks
Credit-card companies take unfair advantage of us. Let's revolt.
05/05/2009 01:00 am -
Editor's Blog Today's briefing: Georgia shaking, economy mending,
05/05/2009 01:00 am -
Bernanke looking ahead to bailout 'exit strategy' as fears lessen
The Fed chief said he sees the economy beginning to revive by year-end.
05/05/2009 01:00 am -
Congress turns from bank bailouts to helping consumers
Targets include credit card companies, payday loans with exorbitant interest rates, and predatory mortgage lenders.
05/02/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Dow's spring rally: Is it real (or like 1931)?
05/01/2009 01:00 am -
Where did all the bailout money go?
The government has pledged $11.3 trillion for economic rescue – and has spent one-quarter of that. On what?
04/29/2009 01:00 am -
Silver lining of shrinking economy: consumer spending up
Economic activity in the US plunged 6.1 percent in the first quarter of this year, but free-fall in consumer spending stopped.
04/29/2009 01:00 am -
The New Economy Fed: Pace of US economy's decline is easing
04/29/2009 01:00 am -
Fed releases 'stress-test' criteria
Bank stocks rose Friday, but some question whether the evaluation of the nation’s major banks is tough enough.
04/24/2009 01:00 am -
Fed turns a profit despite tumultuous year
04/24/2009 01:00 am -
Obama seeks to protect credit-card users
The president told credit-card companies Thursday he wants to halt arbitrary rate hikes and get more protections for consumers.
04/23/2009 01:00 am -
Buried by credit-card fees? Washington is on it.
Obama is to meet this week with banks about card-holder complaints. Congress is weighing a 'bill of rights' for borrowers.
04/21/2009 01:00 am
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