Headline News Archive

2008

September

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• Economists question basis of bailout plan. The Bush administration's pitch for a sweeping bailout of the financial system has centered on two simple premises: that the economy could suffer a crippling

• No hay acuerdo sobre rescate financiero. Una revuelta entre los republicanos estancó el jueves los esfuerzos urgentes para armar un plan de rescate económico, un vuelco caótico en una

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• Congreso escéptico ante plan de rescate. Aunque la Administración Bush advirtió ayer que si el Congreso no agiliza el plan de rescate financiero las consecuencias para los estadounidenses serán

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• Housing eating up too much income. Al Ray is so strapped for cash, the only time he eats out is on Wednesday or Sunday, when the local McDonald's sells hamburgers for 49

• Fed chief urges rapid bailout. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned Congress Tuesday that global financial markets are under "extraordinary stress" and lawmakers must act urgently to stabilize conditions and

• Bailout's tricky balancing act. As the government weighs how to bail out the financial sector, the plan's engineers face a dilemma. The higher the prices the government pays for

• The Crisis and your pocketbook. The government's complicated financial intervention has left many everyday consumers and investors curious about the impact on their pocketbook. Today, The Post is starting a

• Llegan a un acuerdo de plan de rescate financiero. El gobierno y los principales legisladores del país acordaron incluir ayuda hipotecaria, un aumento de la supervisión del Congreso y un paquete de

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• Can we dodge a recession?. Business was already down at the Muddy Cup Coffee House this year. Now, Jim Svetz, owner of nine coffee shops in Upstate New York, fears

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• For banks, bailout. For consumers, credit advice. The Treasury Department started a campaign last week to educate Americans about the importance of credit. The campaign was not designed for Wall Street banks,

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• Wall St. credit turmoil felt on Main St.. Credit for consumers and companies alike was choking to a halt as the crisis on Wall Street intensified earlier this week. But when word of

• FTC settlement shines light on bad practices. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers have dominated recent headlines, but a little-noticed $28 million settlement earlier this month between the Federal Trade

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• Era of easy credit comes to abrupt end. The years of easy money were fun while they lasted. Banks and credit card providers were so flush with cash that they could help virtually

• AIG Insurance: How am I affected?. The financial problems at American International Group Inc. may be causing you great concern if you hold an AIG life, health, home or auto insurance

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• Financial crises have slowed but not halted U.S. economy. Even as the meltdown of the housing and mortgage markets has deflated home values, touched off a rush of foreclosures, triggered a federal bailout of

• Qué hacer después de un huracán. Todos sabemos que un huracán arrasa. Pero también es cierto que, después de su paso, es mucho lo que podemos hacer para

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• What changes in financial world mean to customers. One clear implication of the tumult in the financial world is that some of the biggest brains in the business, from the Federal Reserve to

• The effects of credit crisis at home. The turmoil sweeping through the financial markets has left many people worried about their own stocks, bank accounts, and retirement funds. The tottering of investment

• No 'golden parachutes' for Fannie, Freddie ex-CEOs. The government yesterday said it would not allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to pay their departing chief executives the separation payments, known as "golden

• Mantén el mejor historial de crédito. Una vez que hayas establecido tu historial crediticio, deberías seguir estos consejos básicos para mantener y desarrollar el mejor historial que puedas. Paciencia

• Reportan un récord de foreclosures en EEUU. Los trámites de ejecuciones hipotecarias en Estados Unidos subieron a un nivel récord en agosto conforme la caída de los precios de

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• FHA loans enjoy a boom. It was the mortgage of last resort when home sales were booming. Buyers balked at the paperwork. Sellers hated the home-repair rules. What a difference

• Rescate de hipotecarias ayudará sólo a algunos. Pocos fuera de Washington y Wall Street podrán entender qué hacen las gigantes hipotecarias Fannie Mae y Freddie Mac, pero el rescate de ambas

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• These home equity loans come with big risks. When an investor offers you $50,000 or $100,000 in exchange for 30 percent to 50 percent of your home's future appreciation, is it a good deal? That's what some

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• Housing, credit cards on Congress' plate. Although lawmakers have a lot to do, including passing 13 appropriations bills, congressional leaders are knocking down expectations of accomplishing much beyond a simple continuing resolution