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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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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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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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Will deficits trim Obama's agenda?
Even Democrats signal adjustments are likely, given rising projections for budgetary red ink.
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World
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Fed’s treasury-bond gambit: mother of all rescue plans
As much as $1 trillion will lower long-term loan rates like mortgages but it raises the specter of inflation.
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Lawmakers target 'outrageous' AIG bonuses
Members of both parties are mad at the insurance giant. But big questions remain over what they can do about it.
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The Monitor's View: Moral outrage in the age of AIG
Bonuses for those who took risky bets and then a bailout? It's the symptom of a bad system.
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Fed primes pump as bailout skeptism rises
The central bank plans to buy as much as $300 billion in Treasury debt and purchase more mortgage-backed securities.
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Signs of easing in US economic slide
Several indicators offer hope that the recession might be finally nearing the bottom.
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Is Wall Street's rally real?
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Idle capacity at US factories reaches record
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Democrats battle bailout fatigue
Lawmakers agree that big financial institutions are in trouble. But they want more help for their constituents.
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Bernanke’s plan to tame Wall Street
Fed chief proposes a super-regulator to police and correct US financial system.
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Bank stocks' salvation: fudging the books?
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Doubts rising over plan to fix banks
A fire hose of US funds hasn’t ended the credit crisis. So what’s Plan B?
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Real estate woes seep into malls, office towers
The Treasury readies $1 trillion to buoy faltering properties.
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Fed launches plan to revive consumer lending
Bernanke and Geithner affirmed Tuesday the importance of getting credit flowing, even if it involves taxpayer money.
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Is Obama the investor-in-chief?
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Why US keeps backstopping a flattened AIG
It pledges $30 billion more, amid insurance giant’s record losses.
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Is US response to financial crisis strong enough?
Government action to save major financial firms has yet to show clear, positive results.
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Uncle Sam takes a greater role in US banking
The federal government could own more than one-third of Citigroup.
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Herbert Hoover: The 31st President, 1929-1933
Despised at home, Hoover was a savior to many Europeans
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End of home price slide in sight?
January prices slipped more, but may help clear the glut of homes, stabilizing the market.
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Recovery outlook: growth next year
Modest developments on several fronts have some experts foreseeing expansion in 2010.
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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.
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Just how vulnerable are US banks?
A 'stress test' aims to assess which banks would need help if the economy worsened.
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Stimulus: Can it work like Roosevelt's New Deal?
Why government spending plus easy money could pull US out of recession by year's end.
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