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The issue of the expiring Bush tax cuts is debated

7/31/2010 11:00 PM

The Post asked economists and former policymakers for their opinions on the best option for the Bush tax cuts. Below, responses from Alan S. Blinder, Mark Zandi, Diane Lim Rogers, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Leonard S. Burman and Robert Greenstein....Read More

Review of "Chasing Goldman Sachs," by Suzanne McGee

7/31/2010 11:00 PM

CHASING GOLDMAN SACHS...Read More

Sibling rivalry over family home: No one wins

7/30/2010 11:00 PM

Q: Mom died a year ago, leaving the family home to my brother and me. I live in the house and would like to stay there, but my brother, who lives in California, wants to sell it and take his half of the proceeds....Read More

Taking steps toward refinancing a rental property

7/30/2010 11:00 PM

I have a rental property that I bought five years ago for $170,000 but now is valued at $120,000. I have a mortgage at 6.75 percent with about $45,000 in equity on the property. I am not in financial difficulty, but I would like to take advantage of low interest rates. Is it possible to refinance my rental home? If so, any tips would be appreciate...Read More

Regulators close small Georgia bank

7/30/2010 5:07 PM

WASHINGTON -- Regulators on Friday shut down a small bank in Georgia, lifting to 104 the number of U.S. banks to fail this year as the industry has struggled to cope with mounting loan defaults and recession....Read More

Stocks end July with big gain; Dow gains 7.1 pct

7/30/2010 4:48 PM

NEW YORK -- Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. The market still had its best month in a year....Read More

ALL BUSINESS: A bright spot in a tough economy

7/30/2010 10:56 AM

NEW YORK -- FedEx Corp. is reversing one of the uglier corporate trends of the recession: Starting in January, it will restore matching contributions to its employees' 401(k) plans. For some workers, that means retiring with tens of thousands more dollars socked away....Read More

SEC charges billionaire Texas brothers who donate to GOP with fraud

7/29/2010 11:00 PM

Sam and Charles Wyly, billionaire Texas brothers who gained prominence spending millions of dollars on conservative political causes, committed fraud by using secret overseas accounts to generate more than $550 million in profit through illegal stock trades, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Thursday.
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Citigroup agrees to $75 million SEC settlement on subprime mortgage investments

7/29/2010 11:00 PM

Citigroup, one of the nation's largest banks, agreed Thursday to pay $75 million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission complaint that it misled investors about $40 billion of its holdings in subprime mortgage investments....Read More

Small, midsize U.S. banks need to raise more capital, IMF financial study finds

7/29/2010 11:00 PM

The U.S. financial system remains under stress, with small and midsize banks in particular potentially needing to raise more capital, according to a new report from the International Monetary Fund that shows the continuing strains facing the U.S. economy....Read More