Chris Mayer

Freddie Mac Reportedly Invested Billions Betting Against Struggling Homeowners

NPR | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Chris Mayer, Charles Haldeman, Scott Simon, Freddie Mac, Bonnie Silverstein, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac Investments, Jay Silverstein, Barack Obama, Business News

Freddie Mac, a taxpayer-owned mortgage company, is supposed to make homeownership easier. One thing that makes owning a home more affordable is gettin...

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Is the Boston Globe for Sale?

Dan Kennedy | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Chris Mayer, Stephen Taylor, Marty Baron, Boston Globe, Janet Robinson, Arthur Sulzberger, New York Times, Ken Doctor, New York Times Co., Jayson Blair, Aaron Kushner, Benjamin Taylor, Howell Raines, Mike Barnicle, Media News
Dan Kennedy

As a longtime observer of the Boston media scene, I'd have to say that Times Co. stewardship has been more positive than negative for the Globe.

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Dangerous Games

Daniel M. Cofall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, President Hosni Mubarak, Chris Mayer, Treasury, Bls Job Numbers, Federal Reserve, Wen Jaibao, Peter Lynch, Quaddafi, North Korea, Business News
Daniel M. Cofall

How many of you have concluded that this Egypt conflict will be good for equities as even more of the world opens up to free trade? I have heard this discussion over and over, but it's just not true.

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