Challenging the Crowd in Whispers, Not Shouts

A search of the Federal Reserve Board’s working paper series reveals a few papers that touch on the ... panel advises the president of the New York bank, who, in turn, is vice chairman of the Federal Open Market Committee, which sets interest rates.

Ordinary Days Are a Thing of the Past on New York Stock Exchange

At least part of the explanation for the previous day's rally is investors' expectation that this afternoon the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates, continuing its battle to save the financial system. There's wide agreement that Fed Chairman Ben ...

Housing market may get a boost

The federal government is mulling a sweeping plan that could help 3 million homeowners avoid foreclosures. A final deal had not been reached and negotiations could still fall apart, but government agencies were contemplating using $50 billion from ...

Rhode Island, Leading Pack in Job Losses, Struggles On

And the mortgage crisis is brutal here, largely because the housing boom attracted commuters from Boston and second homeowners from New York to Rhode Island’s relatively low-priced homes. This raised home prices so steeply that now the housing ...

Housing prices erase the boom

The Sarasota-Bradenton housing market may have broken through a key statistic in its quest to find a bottom: the level at which a home would be selling for had the real estate boom never happened. The median sales price in the Sarasota-Bradenton ...

Insurers Are Getting in Line for Piece of Federal Bailout

The administration originally envisioned it as a program to buy up distressed mortgage-backed securities and other hard-to-sell assets. But the Treasury secretary, Henry M. Paulson Jr., rapidly shifted the focus of the Treasury’s efforts to inject ...

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Oct 22, 2008
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LONDON (SHARECAST) - The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is extending its ban on short-selling of financial stocks following a 30-day review of last month?s surprise decision. The City watchdog introduced the ban on 18 September, but said it ...

Sources abound for bargain books | Spartanburg, South Carolina | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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Both warehouse clubs have book sections that include hardbacks, paperbacks, a large number of children's books, bestsellers, Bibles and more. The selection isn't as large as what you might find at a store that's solely dedicated to books, but ...

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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LONDON (SHARECAST) - Crude futures slipped below $70 a barrel at one stage on Tuesday as traders continued to worry about the economy and the resulting slowdown in demand for oil. The expiration of the November crude-futures contract, which ...

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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
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By Lee Wild LONDON (SHARECAST) - Home Retail Group has written down the value of its Homebase DIY chain by £542m and warned that annual profits will be at bottom end of forecasts unless sales improve. The Homebase goodwill value tumbles to ?388.7m from ...

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