Economy Stays Stuck As Consumers Lock Their Wallets
The nation's economy failed to pick up speed in August and the final days of July, as rising prices and a weak job market prompted consumers to reduce...
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Haggling For A Plasma TV? Bring It On
New York TImes | Matt Richtel | Posted 04.01.2008 | Business
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Shoppers are discovering an upside to the down economy. They are getting price breaks by reviving an age-old retail strategy: haggling. A bargaining ...
Wall Street Banks Brace For More Multibillion-Dollar Losses
New York Times | Jenny Anderson | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
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Wall Street banks are bracing for another wave of multibillion-dollar losses as the crisis that began with subprime mortgages spreads through the cred...
Will Bernanke Send Wall Street A Valentine?
CNBC | Albert Bozzo | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has yet to win the hearts and minds of many on Wall Street. But a stand-out performance during his appearance be...
Pressure Mounts For Fed To Make Big Rate Cut
CNN/Money | Paul R. La Monica | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
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With unemployment rising to 5 percent in December and jobs growth coming in well below forecasts, economists said the Federal Reserve may be forced to...
F. Scott Got It Wrong: Rich Aren't Different From Others, Reining In Spending
Bloomberg | Mathew Benjamin, Rich Miller | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business
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F. Scott Fitzgerald had it wrong: In a slowing economy, the rich aren't that different from everyone else. Affluent consumers, pinched by shrinking s...
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