Headline News Archive

2008

September

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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 desastrosas, legisladores…

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• Aetna to let outside doctors decide. Aetna Inc., the third-largest U.S. health insurer, will let outside doctors decide whether to cancel coverage for sick customers suspected of obtaining policies through false…

• Registry for wrecks back on track. On Monday a federal judge ruled in favor of consumer groups and gave the government a deadline to finally implement a law Congress passed in…

• 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…

• 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 estímulos a…

• Los latinos pagan más interés. Los consumidores hispanos en Estados Unidos pagan una tasa de interés mucho más alta que la del resto de estadounidenses cuando compran automóviles, especialmente los…

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• Main Street resentment brewing over bailout. The bailout doesn't smell right to the people of Manassas Park, where the foreclosure signs are as common as azaleas. They know all about bad…

• 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…

• Stopping a run on money market funds. The government's plan to stop a run on money market funds is stemming the panic but raises questions on whether investors will change how they…

• Aprende a invertir en la bolsa. A todo el mundo le encanta encontrarse de vez en cuando con gangas, grandes rebajas y ventas con precios especiales y descuentos; y cuando logramos…

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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,…

• Fat yields on Certificates of Deposit. There's nothing wrong with a little schadenfreude these days when it comes to investing in certificates of deposit. That's because struggling banks, desperate to attract…

• Couch on order, company bankrupt: Now what?. Maybe they'll become collector's items, my coffee table from Bombay Co., some old bedside tables from Scan. Both are retailers that have shuttered their stores…

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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…

• Well-heeled find surprisingly good fit at Goodwill. Of course they don't shop at Goodwill, the women said. At least that was their line at the start of the French Embassy event Thursday…

• 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…

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• Treasury to guarantee money market funds. The Treasury Department said Friday morning that it would guarantee, at least temporarily, money market funds up to an amount of $50 billion in order…

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• Central banks move to restore confidence. A consortium of the world's major central banks this morning pumped $180 billion into global financial markets, an effort to ensure banks have access to…

• 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…

• Learn to discern between good and bad advice. If your e-mail inbox is like mine, it's filling up with tips on how to handle the crisis on Wall Street. Given the turmoil, this…

• How safe is your money fund?. The strains on the Reserve Primary Money Market Fund have prompted investors to ask whether their own money-market funds could be at risk. Money-market funds…