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Why Wells Fargo hasn't paid U.S. Back
Colin Barr 2009-12-09 11:04Unlike Bank of America, the big West Coast lender seems to be taking its own sweet time to repay Treasury loans.By Colin BarrThe Wells Fargo stagecoac...
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China downgrades U.S. debt
Colin Barr 2010-11-12 12:53A publicity-minded Chinese rating agency has added its two renminbi to the cacophonous debate over the Fed's latest tilt at money-printing.The state-b...
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The U.S. embarrassment at the World Expo
Jennifer Reingold 2010-08-24 01:39How would you portray your own country to the world if you could choose literally anything? If you're Germany, you'd build an amazing biodegradable st...
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Dagong show: China hammers U.S. credit rating
Colin Barr 2010-07-16 01:03A report from America's biggest foreign creditor is the latest to ding the gold-plated reputation of U.S. Treasury debt.A Chinese credit rating agency...
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U.K. shows limits of austerity
Colin Barr 2011-01-28 03:08Just in time for tonight's big speech comes a reminder of the limits of austerity.The U.K. economy posted a 0.4% fourth-quarter output decline, stunni...
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Foreigners flood into U.S. bonds
Colin Barr 2010-10-26 12:41Foreign funds flooded into the United States at the fastest clip since March, as U.S. trading partners sought to prop up the tumbling dollar.Net forei...
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The 10 largest U.S. bankruptcies
财富中文网 2009-06-02 05:15From Lehman to Texaco, the mighty have fallen, taking down billions and billions with them.By Christopher TkaczykLehman Brothers HoldingsRank: 1Date o...
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U.S. vs. Apple: Who would win?
Philip Elmer-DeWitt 2010-05-07 01:51A report in Monday's New York Post that two government agencies — the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice — are each considering la...
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Foreigners turn to U.S. stocks
Colin Barr 2010-11-19 03:09Net foreign purchases of U.S. long term securities were $81 billion in September. That's down from $137 billion in August, as overseas buyers slowed t...
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Boom times for U.S. farmers
Colin Barr 2010-08-17 01:13The government said Thursday that worldwide wheat stocks are dwindling, as big wheat seller Russia and its neighbors slash exports. The agriculture de...
