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    Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. $3.6 billion in foreclosure settlement payments to begin Friday

    As part of a settlement with federal regulators, 13 lenders this week are to begin paying $3.6 billion to more than 4 million troubled borrowers whose homes were in foreclosure proceedings in 2009 and 2010.
    As part of a settlement with federal regulators, 13 lenders this week are to begin paying $3.6 billion to more than 4 million troubled borrowers whose homes were in foreclosure proceedings in 2009 and 2010. A chart released Tuesday by the regulators...

    Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Accounting and Auditing, U.S. Department of Justice, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    2. Apr 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Federal Reserve minutes show division over stimulus program

    WASHINGTON -- Most Federal Reserve policymakers favor maintaining the current pace of bond-buying until at least the middle of this year, but the weak March jobs report muddles the picture of when the Fed might pull back and eventually halt its stimulus program.
    WASHINGTON -- Most Federal Reserve policymakers favor maintaining the current pace of bond-buying until at least the middle of this year, but the weak March jobs report muddles the picture of when the Fed might pull back and eventually halt its stimulus...

    Tags: Employment, Labor Markets, Finance, Career and Workplace, Money and Monetary Policy

    3. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Lenders in settlement to make payouts to foreclosed borrowers

    As part of a settlement with federal regulators, 13 lenders this week are starting to pay out $3.6 billion to more than 4 million troubled borrowers whose homes were in foreclosure proceedings in 2009 and 2010.
    As part of a settlement with federal regulators, 13 lenders this week are starting to pay out $3.6 billion to more than 4 million troubled borrowers whose homes were in foreclosure proceedings in 2009 and 2010. A chart released Tuesday by the regulators...

    Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Accounting and Auditing, U.S. Department of Justice, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

    4. Apr 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Stocks fall on jobs report

    NEW YORK — The government's disappointing jobs report disheartened investors about the pace of the global economic recovery, and short-circuited a rally that pushed stocks up more than 10% during the first three months of the year.
    NEW YORK — The government's disappointing jobs report disheartened investors about the pace of the global economic recovery, and short-circuited a rally that pushed stocks up more than 10% during the first three months of the year. Investors...

    Tags: Stock Market, Finance, Prudential Financial Incorporated, Earnings Forecasts, Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements

    5. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Financial crisis deal makes Buffett a major Goldman shareholder

    Warren Buffett, the ultimate buy-and-hold investor, is grabbing a big chunk of stock in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — without having to buy it.
    Warren Buffett, the ultimate buy-and-hold investor, is grabbing a big chunk of stock in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — without having to buy it. The deal would make Buffett’s Omaha-based investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., one of Goldman&...

    Tags: Stock Market, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Finance, Investments

    6. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Fed official: Job gains dominated by lower-paying work

    WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke made clear this week that he wanted to see "sustained" improvement in job growth and the unemployment situation before rolling back or halting monetary stimulus to the economy. On Friday, one of his colleagues on the Fed board pointed to another concern about the labor market: the quality of many of the newly created jobs.
    WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke made clear this week that he wanted to see "sustained" improvement in job growth and the unemployment situation before rolling back or halting monetary stimulus to the economy. On Friday, one...

    Tags: Unemployment, Employment, Ben Bernanke, Labor Markets, Finance

    7. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. To create jobs, the U.S. must spend

    Just before the congressional spring break, a Senate budget proposal to decrease, but not eliminate, the deficit over 10 years was denounced as "pro debt" by an Alabama senator. It was the kind of proud and loud anti-deficit rhetoric that, no matter how nonsensical, plays nicely into Washington group-think on the subject.
    Just before the congressional spring break, a Senate budget proposal to decrease, but not eliminate, the deficit over 10 years was denounced as "pro debt" by an Alabama senator. It was the kind of proud and loud anti-deficit rhetoric that, no matter how...

    Tags: Gross Domestic Product, Unemployment, Economic Indicator, Public Finance, Employment

    8. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate backs off to average 3.54%

    Fixed mortgage rates reversed course this week and headed back down, according to Freddie Mac&rsquo;s latest <a title="Freddie Mac rate survey March 21, 2013" href="http://freddiemac.mwnewsroom.com/press-releases/mortgage-rates-stage-for-start-of-spring-homebuyin-otcqb-fmcc-999323" target="_blank">survey</a>, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate loan dropping to 3.54% from 3.63% last week.
    Fixed mortgage rates reversed course this week and headed back down, according to Freddie Mac’s latest survey, with the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate loan dropping to 3.54% from 3.63% last week. The 15-year fixed home loan averaged 2.72%,...

    Tags: Economic Indicator, Prices, Freddie Mac, Financial and Business Services, Consumer Confidence

    9. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Fed says moderate growth has returned, will stay course on stimulus

    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve officials Wednesday acknowledged the recent pick-up in economic growth, noting in particular &ldquo;labor market conditions have shown signs of improvement,&rdquo; but the central bank made no change in its ongoing aggressive stimulus programs.
    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve officials Wednesday acknowledged the recent pick-up in economic growth, noting in particular “labor market conditions have shown signs of improvement,” but the central bank made no change in its ongoing aggressive...

    Tags: Market and Exchange, Unemployment, Inflation and Deflation, Finance, Money and Monetary Policy

    10. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Bernanke says Fed might slowly remove stimulus as hiring improves

    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank might gradually ratchet back its stimulus efforts if the labor market continues to improve, before completely pulling the plug on the unprecedented effort.
    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank might gradually ratchet back its stimulus efforts if the labor market continues to improve, before completely pulling the plug on the unprecedented effort. The...

    Tags: Unemployment, Economic Indicator, Employment, Ben Bernanke, Labor Markets

    11. Mar 17, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  11. Iraq war: Lessons learned?

    Ten years have passed since the United States invaded Iraq, a decision that almost everyone now ranks as one of the worst foreign policy blunders of our time. Why "almost"? Former President George W. Bush and his top aides still maintain that the invasion was a good idea, even though the premise on which the war was based &mdash; that Saddam Hussein had acquired weapons of mass destruction &mdash; proved false, and even though the ensuing war claimed the lives of more than 4,500 Americans and an estimated 127,000 Iraqis.
    Ten years have passed since the United States invaded Iraq, a decision that almost everyone now ranks as one of the worst foreign policy blunders of our time. Why "almost"? Former President George W. Bush and his top aides still maintain that the invasion...

    Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Iran, Iraq, Condoleezza Rice

    12. Mar 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Consumer prices jump 0.7% in February, biggest rise since 2009

    WASHINGTON -- Fueled by the rising cost of gasoline, consumer prices jumped 0.7% in February for the biggest increase in more than three years, the Labor Department said Friday.
    WASHINGTON -- Fueled by the rising cost of gasoline, consumer prices jumped 0.7% in February for the biggest increase in more than three years, the Labor Department said Friday. The sharp rise in consumer costs last month, which exceeded analyst...

    Tags: Market and Exchange, Inflation and Deflation, Labor Markets, Consumers, Petroleum Industry

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