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Daily News Briefs: May 2, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: Although April auto sales increased just 2.3%, they reached a healthy seasonally adjusted annual rate of 14.4 million, according to Autodata Corp. That falls below February's 15.1 million SAAR but ties March's......Tags: Corporate Officers, New Products, Automotive Equipment, Plant Openings, Services and Shopping
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Cars.com News Brief: March 15, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: To stem declining sales, the once-burgeoning Buick will start offering aggressive leasing and service incentives for its 2012 lineup, according to Automotive News. The program includes a 24-month lease program, with...Tags: Fiat, Chrysler, Radio, Automotive Equipment, Freedom of the Press
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Bush: 'Congress has failed to act'
The Swampby Mark Silva "Congress has failed to act.'' That's President Bush's assessment across a broad array of issues awaiting the return of the Congress from recess next week. Be it war funding, or the Colombia Free Trade Agreement or a......Tags: Terrorism, Trade Policy, Armed Conflicts, Trade Agreements, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Obama: Willing to defer some new taxes
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Barack Obama says he could be persuaded to "defer'' some of the tax increases he is proposing for wealthier Americans - higher taxes on capital gains and dividends, for instance - depending on economic conditions at......Tags: Prices, Consumers, John McCain, Productivity, Automotive Equipment
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Is Fed's Bernanke signaling rate hikes?
The Swampby Frank James Speaking in Boston last night, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said some things that can be interpreted as a signal that the recent bad jobs report won't cause the central bank to lower interest rates again and,......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Prices, Ben Bernanke, Inflation and Deflation, Commodity Markets
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$4-a-gallon gas driving economic crisis
The Swampby Frank James With gas prices reaching a national average of $4-a-gallon over the weekend, the sense of national crisis is surging along with the cost of filling up. The New York Times focuses attention on those consumers who are......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Prices, John McCain, Mississippi
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Swamp Sunrise
The SwampGood morning. Here are a few Washington events of note for Monday, June 16. President Bush is meeting with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the end of his European trip before heading back to Washignton. The Supreme Court......Tags: George W. Bush
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Recession watch: Storm warnings
The Swampby William Neikirk LEWES, Del.-- At one of the outlet malls between this small town by the bay and nearby Rehobeth Beach, a salesperson laments the decline in customers this summer. Gas prices and a tough economy are to blame,......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Prices, Weather, Elections, Politics
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Bernanke's not so mighty pen
The Swamp(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) by Frank James You have to give it to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. He may be one of the nation's most powerful men but no fancy shmancy Mont Blanc pen for him, at......Tags: Ben Bernanke, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
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Bernanke: Pricey gas not from chicanery
The Swampby Frank James Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke spent much of his time on Capitol Hill today discussing the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac crisis as well as the outlook for the nation's economy. However, in his prepared testimony and......Tags: Prices, Mel Martinez, Environmental Issues, Securities, Energy Saving
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More economic stimulus, please
The Swampby William Neikirk President Bush said at his press conference Tuesday that he was withholding judgment on a new economic stimulus package until the results of the last one are clear. Then the Labor Department reported today that, as a......Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Ben Bernanke, State Budgets, Public Finance
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Fannie, Freddie rescue cost: $25 B?
The Swampby Frank James There was already resistance on Capitol Hill to the Bush Administration's proposal that the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve increase their backstop role to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, witness last week's congressional hearings...Tags: Fannie Mae, National Government, Government, Financial Markets, Economic Policy
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