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Automakers try to sell Congress on rescue
The Associated PressU.S. automakers drew fresh skepticism from lawmakers today in a rocky confrontation over their pleas for an expanded $34 billion rescue package they say they need to survive. Congressional analysts said one bailout plan under consideration would fall...Tags: Heads of State, National Government, Heavy Engineering, General Motors Corp., Ben Bernanke
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Bernanke wants foreclosure relief; economy sinks deeper as layoffs mount, retails sales tumble
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pleaded Thursday for more government action to relieve the foreclosure crisis and break a vicious cycle in which the housing meltdown is plunging the country deeper into recession. Beaten-down...Tags: Business, Employment, General Motors Corp., Ben Bernanke, Macy's
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Repentant automakers find Congress still skeptical about multibillion-dollar aid plan
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Desperate U.S. automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency — and a new dose of humility — for a $34 billion bailout. Without help, said one senator, "we'...Tags: Heads of State, Jon Tester, Henry Paulson, National Government, The White House
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Mortgage rates drop to lowest since January amid new government effort to aid mortgage lending
AP Real Estate WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Rates on 30-year mortgages plunged this week to the lowest level since January after the government launched a sweeping new effort to aid the U.S. housing market. Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that average...Tags: Consumers, Securities, Credit Ratings, Financial and Business Services, Ben Bernanke
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SEC chairman says government must build 'exit strategy' for financial rescue plan
AP Business WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox said Thursday the government must start to build an "exit strategy" that includes taxpayer protections for its massive financial rescue plan. With the bailout program...Tags: Securities, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., National Government, State Budgets, Credit and Debt
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Home mortgage rates fall, but worries remain about corporate bonds and commercial real estate
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Rates may be falling for residential mortgages and the securities backed by them, but there hasn't been a similar loosening in other strained areas of the credit markets. Rising rates on corporate bonds and commercial mortgage-...Tags: Securities, Layoffs and Downsizing, Credit Ratings, Financial and Business Services, Stock Activities
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Treasury's Kashkari says government considering plan to help lower mortgage rates
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the government's financial system rescue effort said Thursday the Treasury Department is considering a program to encourage banks to make mortgage loans at low rates to help revive the battered housing market. Under...Tags: Heads of State, Securities, Henry Paulson, National Government, Homes
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Bernanke calls for more action to stem foreclosures, outlines options
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on the government Thursday to ramp up efforts to stem soaring home foreclosures, which are feeding into the country's deep economic troubles. Although a flurry of actions have been...Tags: Securities, Henry Paulson, National Government, Homes, Financial and Business Services
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CEOs of Big Three automakers again ask Congress for a bailout
Arriving in high-tech, fuel-efficient vehicles to highlight their commitment to change, the chief executives of Detroit's Big Three automakers returned to Congress this morning to plead for $34 billion in federal aid to save the industry.
"We're sorry to...Tags: Henry Paulson, National Government, Christopher Dodd, Vehicles, The White House
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Bernanke: more action needed to cut foreclosures
Associated PressFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called on the government today to ramp up efforts to stem soaring home foreclosures, which are feeding into the country's deep economic troubles. Although a flurry of actions have been taken to ease the housing...Tags: Securities, Henry Paulson, National Government, Homes, Financial and Business Services
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Plan to lower mortgage rates highlights increased role of Uncle Sam in providing home loans
AP Business WritersWASHINGTON (AP) — If you're looking for a mortgage, Uncle Sam may be the only game in town. The government has already increased its share of the mortgage market to around 90 percent from around 55 percent last year as Wall Street licks its...Tags: Business, Homes, Financial and Business Services, Wachovia Corp., Loans
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Carmakers' bailout pleas hit Senate skepticism
Associated Press WriterDesperate U.S. automakers ran into fresh obstacles from skeptical lawmakers Thursday as they appealed with rising urgency -- and a new dose of humility -- for a $34 billion bailout. Without help, said one senator, "we're looking at a death sentence."...Tags: Heads of State, Jon Tester, Henry Paulson, National Government, The White House
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