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Mortgage finance giant Fannie Mae shook up its executive ranks Wednesday, after shares in it and sibling company Freddie Mac rose for a third straight day as investors appeared less certain a government bailout of the two troubled companies is ...
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Fannie Mae shakes up management team - Marketplace.publicradio.org
TomoTherapy Inc., a maker of radiation-therapy systems to treat cancer, rose as much as 12% after it said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its TomoDirect technology, a complement to its Hi-Art radiation therapy system. TomoTherapy ...
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Business in brief - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans felt better about the economy in August, as a barometer of sentiment posted the biggest boost in two years amid falling gas prices. Two reports suggested that a bottom could be nearing for the housing market, but ...
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Business Highlights - Daily Journal
According to Bloomberg reports, a rating agency may downgrade AIG's financial strength rating. Our tempered stance on the shares reflects our view that AIG's outsized exposure to mortgages increases the risk of actions like this. We acknowledge the ...
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S&P Picks and Pans: AIG, JPMorgan, AMD, Lehman, LDK Solar, American ... - BusinessWeek
Mercer County’s more affluent communities, including Princeton and West Windsor, have experienced an increase in foreclosure notices during the past year, according to an analysis by The Packet of records filed with the county clerk’s office ...
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Foreclosures rise in Mercer; Princeton, West Windsor not immune - Packet Online
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sales of existing homes rose 3.1 percent in July, surpassing expectations as buyers snapped up deeply discounted properties in parts of the country hit hardest by the housing bust. However, the number of unsold properties hit an ...
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Realtors say existing home sales rose in July - NWI.com
WASHINGTON | Sales of new homes rose in July, but still fell short of economists' expectations, and home prices continued to sink. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that new-home sales rose by 2.4 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted ...
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New-home sales rose slightly in July, prices fell - NWI.com
St. Tammany Parish has been extremely lucky since Hurricane Katrina struck just five days and three years ago. Except for the soon-to-follow Hurricane Rita, no other storms have come our way. And this year, so far, we’ve weathered well, too. But ...
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Are you prepared for a storm this year? - Slidell Sentry-News
Faced with a real estate market that has tightened up lending standards at a time when home values are dropping, more people are borrowing money from their 401(k) retirement plans to help swing a down payment to buy a home. But before you think that ...
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Home sweet loan: Using a 401(k) loan for a down payment - News-Democrat
You know how when you give a party, you have a great time and there's this warm glow as you think about it? And then you start remembering the guests who didn't show up, and you get a little annoyed? Hillary's speech last night was like that ...
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