Month: February 2010

By Jose Luis Saavedra One of the world’s most powerful earthquakes in a century battered Chile on Saturday, killing at …

By James Turk Instead of depositor money being used to stimulate economic activity in the private sector by lending to …

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By Matthew Futterman and Kevin Helliker Vancouver, British Columbia Norway’s Olympic team has won a surprising 17 medals in Vancouver …

By Dawn Kopecki The Obama administration may expand efforts to ease the housing crisis by banning all foreclosures on home …

By F. William Engdahl A major diplomatic and political scandal is erupting that could have significant import for French-American relations. …

Democrats have retreated from adding new privacy protections to the primary U.S counterterrorism law, stymied by Senate Republicans who argued …

by Gordon T Long The Bond Vigilantes are dead – RIP – Long Live the Sultans of Swap Every parent …

European banks need to roll over €1 trillion (£877bn) of debt over the next two years at a much higher …

By Dawn Kopecki Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage-finance companies under government control, are reporting fourth-quarter …