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A paused recovery
Well, there's a slap in the face. After a wave of positive economic data, the U.S. Commerce Department said the economy put on the brakes in the fourth quarter.
Tax advantages
There are few surprises in a congressional report on U.S. firms shifting profits to tax havens, except for the release date.
Economists point to housing as driver of 2013 economy
As foreseen, the U.S. housing market is turning itself around in what might be called an organic economic recovery.
Recovery -- a new puzzle
Durable goods orders rose in December, equities look poised for an upbeat day in New York and benchmark Treasury bond yields rose above 2 percent early Monday.
A look at the workforce
Are Walmart greeters role models?
The cost of compliance
The cost of compliance
Last year was a very costly year in terms of regulations, a think-tank's study found.
For Europe, what next?
For Europe, what next?
Some economists say it seems very quiet in Europe these days -- too quiet, perhaps.
Betting on a crisis
Google "debt ceiling crisis" and the first article to pop up is one on how to profit from a continued stalemate in Washington.
Worse than fiscal cliff?
What is need now is for Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to reach into his metaphor file and come up with something scarier than "fiscal cliff."
New foreclosure rules
New foreclosure rules
There are signs that the housing industry is improving and that much of the foreclosure debacle of 2010 is receding into the history books.
Spending for no reason
Spending for no reason
U.S. consumer spending held up in the latest retail figures, climbing 0.5 percent in December, despite confidence resting on shaky ground.
Embracing gridlock
Embracing gridlock
Once again, Republicans and the White House are drawing lines in the sand concerning the next budget debate in Washington.
A pretend solution
Bad news: The U.S. Treasury Department said it would not mint a trillion-dollar coin to keep the government from overspending its limit.
Another foreclosure mess
Another foreclosure mess
In the mid 1980s in a one-horse town in upstate New York, the government, with good reasoning, decided to build an addition to the Interstate highways system.
New mortgage rules
The agency Sen. Elizabeth Warren is credited with dreaming up is about to redefine the mortgage game.
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A trader wears a DOW 15,000 hat on the floor of the NYSE before the closing bell on Wall Street In New York City on May 7, 2013. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 15,000 for the first time in history. UPI/John Angelillo