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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
March 21, 2013
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes rose in February to the highest level in more than three years, sustaining a rebound that is bolstering growth.
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By Tom Schoenberg and Andrew Zajac, Bloomberg |
March 20, 2013
Freddie Mac sued Bank of America Corp., UBS AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and a dozen other banks over alleged manipulation of the London interbank offered rate, saying the mortgage financier suffered substantial losses.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
March 19, 2013
New U.S. home construction rose in February and building permits climbed to the highest level in almost five years, adding to signs of progress in the housing market that’s helping boost the economy.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
March 18, 2013
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders unexpectedly fell for a second month in March, a sign the residential real-estate market will take time to strengthen.
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By Julie Johnsson and Naureen S. Malik, Bloomberg |
March 11, 2013
A glut of government-subsidized wind power may help accomplish a goal some environmentalists have sought for decades: kill off U.S. nuclear power plants while reducing reliance on electricity from burning coal.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins and Silla Brush |
March 6, 2013
Lawmakers introduced legislation that would allow more swaps trading to be conducted at banks that have federal insurance.
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By Kasia Klimasinska |
February 27, 2013
Former White House Chief of Staff Jacob J. Lew won Senate confirmation to become U.S. Treasury secretary.
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By Craig Torres, Josh Zumbrun and Caroline Salas Gage, Bloomberg |
February 26, 2013
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s efforts to rescue the economy could result in more than a half trillion dollars of paper losses on the central bank’s books if interest rates rise abruptly from recent levels.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
February 26, 2013
Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose in the 12 months to December by the most in more than six years, a sign the housing-market recovery is strengthening.
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By Lorraine Woellert and Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
February 21, 2013
Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. rose for the first time in three weeks, returning to levels seen prior to the holiday period and indicating little change in the pace of firings.
