The apparent end of the recession and stabilizing financial markets have not cured the banking industry.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Money Minute: Banks, Home Prices, Adidas
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Labels: Adidas, banks, home prices, News - Politics, newsbriefs
Friday, October 2, 2009
Money Minute: Jobs, Eminem, Clean Technology
Unemployment is now at the highest level since June of 1983. Employers cut 263,000 jobs last month, pushing the jobless rate to 9.8 percent.
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Labels: clean technology, eminem, jobs, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Money Minute: GM, Intel, Yahoo
General Motors will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana.
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Labels: GM, intel, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, yahoo
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Money Minute: Job Openings, Fed Report, Homes
A new report by the Labor Department found 2.4 million open positions were posted in July, down from 2.5 million in June.
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Labels: fed report, homes, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, openings
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Money Minute: Homes, Mortgages, Flash Orders
The government's $50 billion program to ease the foreclosure crisis is helping only a tiny fraction of struggling homeowners.
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Labels: flash orders, homes, minute, mortgages, News - Politics, newsbriefs
Monday, July 27, 2009
Money Minute: Short Selling, Home Sales, eBay
"Naked" short selling is now a thing of the past. The SEC has permanently banned the abusive form of short-selling, which was temporarily banned at the height of last fall's market turmoil.
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Labels: EBAY, home sales, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, short selling
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Money Minute: Digital TV, Profiling, Factories
The transition to digital TV didn't go as smoothly as planned.
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Labels: digital tv, factories, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, profiling
Monday, June 22, 2009
Money Minute: Car Quality, Teens, Android
New vehicle quality has improved at Ford, General Motors and Chrysler, but they still lag behind foreign competitors.
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Labels: android, car quality, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, teens
Friday, June 19, 2009
Money Minute: Cell Contracts, Jobs, GM
The FCC says it will investigate whether exclusive cell phone deals, such as the one that locks the iPhone to AT&T, are good for consumers.
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Labels: cell contracts, GM, jobs, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Money Minute: TARP, Eddie Bauer, Ti02
Ten U.S. banks will finish repaying about $68 billion in bailout money Wednesday.
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Labels: eddie bauer, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, tarp, ti02
Monday, June 15, 2009
Money Minute: Loans, Gas, Expedia
While some economic indicators are pointing to better days ahead, new data shows consumers continued to struggle to make loan payments in the first quarter.
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Labels: expedia, gas, loans, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Money Minute: Net Worth, Bank of America, MSFT
If you're feeling less well off, you're not alone. American households lost $1.33 trillion of their wealth in the first three months of the year. The AP's David Melendy reports.
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Labels: bank of america, minute, msft, News - Politics, newsbriefs, worth
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Money Minute: CEO Pay, P and G, Starbucks
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Friday, June 5, 2009
Money Minute: Borrowing, Mowing, Phones
Consumer borrowing plunged by $15.7 billion in April, the second largest amount on record.
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Labels: borrowing, minute, mowing, News - Politics, newsbriefs, phones
Friday, May 22, 2009
Money Minute: Bourbon, FDIC, GM
Federal regulators are adopting a new system to help replenish the deposit insurance fund. The new fee system - which will shift more of the burden to bigger banks - is intended to raise $5.6 billion.
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Labels: bourbon, fdic, GM, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Money Minute: Exxon, GMAC, Oil
A bankruptcy judge has ruled that GMAC Financial Services can become Chrysler's preferred lender.
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Labels: exxon, gmac, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, oil
Monday, May 11, 2009
Money Minute: Antitrust, Windows 7, Oil
The Obama administration has warned corporate America that the government will more aggressively investigate big firms that hurt smaller competitors.
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Labels: antitrust, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, oil, windows
Friday, May 8, 2009
Money Minute: Fannie Mae, Toyota, Chrysler
Fannie Mae has posted a quarterly loss of more than $23 billion.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Money Minute: Jobs, Sales, GM Loss
The Labor Department says the number newly laid off workers applying for benefits dropped to 601,000 last week -- the lowest level in 14 weeks. The AP's Mark Hamrick reports.
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Labels: gm loss, jobs, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, sales
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Money Minute: Stress Tests, Ford, Chrysler
Leaked results of the government's stress tests of 19 large banks are boosting investor confidence in the financial sector.
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Labels: chrysler, ford, minute, News - Politics, newsbriefs, stress tests