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How Goldman secretly bet on the housing crash
WASHINGTON - In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp drop in U.S. housing prices would send the value of those securities plummeting.
Nations:U.S. People:Henry Paulson Edward Kennedy
2009-11-01
Fed: consumers cut debt by record $21.6B in July
WASHINGTON - Consumers slashed their borrowing in July by the largest amount on record as job losses and uncertainty about the economic recovery prompted Americans to rein in their debt.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession
2009-09-08
Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine
LONDON - In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a new flu vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety issues and proper vaccine doses.
Nations:U.K. Sweden France Greece Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-07-26
Obama stirs racial passions in Harvard case
BOSTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plunged his presidency into a charged racial debate and set off a firestorm in one of America's most liberal bastions by siding with a black Harvard scholar who accuses police of racism.
Nations:U.S. People:Deval Patrick Barack Obama Source:(Reuters)
2009-07-23
Threat to shut Boston Globe shows no paper is safe
NEW YORK - When it bought the Boston Globe for a record $1.1 billion in 1993, the New York Times Co. added one of the nation's most acclaimed and profitable newspapers to its empire.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-04-05
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- How Goldman secretly bet on the housing crash 2009-11-01
- Fed: consumers cut debt by record $21.6B in July 2009-09-08
- Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine 2009-07-26
- Obama stirs racial passions in Harvard case 2009-07-23
- Threat to shut Boston Globe shows no paper is safe 2009-04-05
- Threat to shut Boston Globe shows no paper is safe 2009-04-05
- Iowa Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage 2009-04-03
- Twitter boosts public access to federal courtrooms 2009-03-08
- Financial crisis to dominate Obama, Brown talks 2009-03-03
- Govt moves to aid AIG yet again; when will it end? 2009-03-02
- Wall Street's culture of entitlement hard to shake 2009-01-24
- Fallout from Madoff scandal: New safeguards? 2009-01-07
- SEC Must "Defend Its Existence' After Madoff Lapses 2009-01-05
- Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks 2008-12-31
- Gay rights rallies nationwide over Calif. ban 2008-11-15
- Students eye cheaper colleges as crisis deepens 2008-10-23
- Advice for Today's Market? Diversify Wisely 2008-10-18
- Scientists win Nobel for green jellyfish protein 2008-10-08
- Nobel awarded for fluorescent jellyfish protein 2008-10-08
- Strippers, armadillos inspire Ig Nobel winners 2008-10-03
- FDA urged to recall cold medicines for youngsters 2008-10-02
- Athletes to donate brains for concussion study 2008-09-24
- Sun's wind and output on extended dimmer switch 2008-09-23
- Keep Wall Street Out of the Retirement Business 2008-09-20
- Program turns to online masses to improve patents 2008-09-14
- Study says too many arthroscopic knee surgeries 2008-09-11
- Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men? 2008-08-06
- Yahoo CEO remains upbeat despite lackluster quarter 2008-07-23
- Carlin's `7 words you can't say on TV': Overheard? 2008-06-23
- Stamkos, Doughty, Bogosian go 1-2-3 in NHL draft 2008-06-20
- Yahoo facing possible trial before Icahn showdown 2008-06-10
- Study: Restaurant tobacco bans influence teen smoking 2008-05-05
- Is it her genes? Oldest known person turns 115 on Sunday 2008-04-20
- A year after Virginia Tech, sharper focus on troubled students 2008-04-16
- Courts disagree on legality of uploading 2008-04-06
- Global warming rushes timing of spring 2008-03-19
- U.S. troops buy own gear for safety, style 2008-03-07
- Doctors looks to biologics to repair joints 2008-03-07
- Ecuador, Venezuela demand condemnation 2008-03-06
- Students slow to embrace text alerts 2008-02-28
- Reaching 100 is easier than suspected 2008-02-11
- Romney's White House bid in doubt after losses 2008-02-07
- US, EU unlikely to stop Microsoft deal 2008-02-01
- Romney in battle of attrition in White House race 2008-01-21
- Docs: Home care OK for kids' pneumonia 2008-01-03
- Dow Jones in final days before Murdoch 2007-12-09
- Holidays bring the heart attack season 2007-12-04
- Debates, not issues, are the newsmakers 2007-12-03
- Confusion on US growth hormone rules 2007-11-11
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