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Video: Data shows reviving US home market

Tax credits and low mortgage rates help entice buyers. New home sales jump, while existing sales falter. read more »
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Video: Starting a Business Amid Gloom and Doom

As part of WSJ's May "Insight Exchange," Mother Nature Network CEO Joel Babbit how to use the economic downturn to your advantage as an entreprene[...] read more »
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Video: Further Trouble For BAC

Bank of America (BAC) continues to be in the hot seat today, after the Securities and Exchange Commission said yesterday it will pursue charges relat[...] read more »
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Video: Lennar's Fiscal 3Q Loss More Than Doubles

Home builder the Lennar Corporation announced that its 3Q fiscal loss more than doubled on lower sales volumes and falling prices. read more »
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Video: What Now as Dow Nears 10,000 Again

Most investors believe the rally will slow as the market nears 10,000 for the first time since last year. But some analysts believe there is still mo[...] read more »
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Video: The Run's Not Over for Gold

Gold might suffer a short-term pull back, but it could easily double in price over the long run, Barron's Jackie Doherty reports. read more »
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Conyers Begins Investigation of Bank Industry’s Failure to Help Families Avoid Foreclosure

The powerful chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, as well as other Democrats on the panel, have begun looking into why the Obama adminisatratio[...] read more »
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The Secret Test That Ensures Lenders Win on Loan Mods

“NPV Test: Failed.”
That was the red-lettered verdict on the computer screen of a CitiMortgage negotiator in June. The result: An 83-year-old wido[...] read more »
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Has the Stimulus Really Created or Saved One Million Jobs?

On Thursday, the president’s Council of Economic Advisers released its first quarterly report (PDF) on the economic impact of the stimulus. The next [...] read more »
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StimCities Update: Biden’s Account Clashes with Reality on Ground

Last week, Vice President Joe Biden marked the 200-day point of the stimulus with a speech highlighting its successes. But that rosy view seems at od[...] read more »
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Video: Apple's Steve Jobs back in public

At an Apple event in San Francisco, a thin Steve Jobs shares details about his liver transplant and makes minor iPhone and iPod annoucements. read more »
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Video: Economy front and center

A wide array of economic news is due next week, with key reports on inflation and housing. read more »
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Video: One year since Lehman's demise

A look back at the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis of 2008. read more »
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How Are Those Loan Mods Coming? Sept. Edition

Five months into the government’s $75 billion loan modification program, less than 12 percent of eligible homeowners have seen their mortgage payment[...] read more »
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Biden’s Stimulus Speech: A Context Check

We wondered whether the stimulus is meeting the larger goals set out when it passed in February. They include helping the neediest, preventing waste,[...] read more »
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