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Republicans hear a political note in Chrysler ad
Clint Eastwood has never been known as a man who had trouble making his meaning clear. So for many of those who were watching Sunday, the crusty, no-guff actor's Super Bowl ad delivered a plain message: America is staging a comeback, just like one of...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, John McCain, Interior Policy, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Eastwood's Super Bowl ad sparks the discord it decries
Perhaps the most attention-getting Super Bowl ad — other than that dog blackmailing his owner with tortilla chips to keep quiet over a felinicide, of course — was Clint Eastwood’s paean to a resurgent auto industry in Detroit.
The ad...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, FOX (tv network), Bankruptcy, Democratic Party, Football
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Treasury aims to ease rules on annuities in retirement plans
The Treasury Department is expanding the availability of annuities and lifetime income choices in retirement plans.
The department proposed two regulations Thursday to make it easier for those approaching retirement to fund an annuity through their...Tags: Retirement, Career and Workplace, Timothy Geithner, Employment, Pension and Welfare
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Timothy Geithner says a second stint at Treasury is unlikely
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he's "confident" he won't be serving a second term, even if President Obama is reelected.
"He's not going to ask me to stay on," Geithner told Bloomberg Television. "I'm confident he'll be president. But I'm...Tags: Politics, Timothy Geithner, Elections, Federal Reserve, Barack Obama
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U.S., Europe choose risky strategy with sanctions on Iran
By imposing new economic sanctions that aim to punish ordinary Iranians as well as high-ranking officials, Washington and its European allies have embraced a risky strategy that could backfire on their efforts to stop Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons...Tags: Tehran (Iran), Nuclear Policy, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, European Union, Foreign Aid
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Romney tax returns: $21.7M in income, 13.9% rate in 2010
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, paid $3 million in federal taxes in 2010 on nearly $21.7 million of income derived from a vast array of investments, amounting to an effective tax rate of 13.9%, according to returns...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy, Newt Gingrich, Democratic Party, Bain Capital, LLC
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New initiative will coordinate probes of mortgage meltdown
The Obama administration's new effort to investigate the causes of the nation's mortgage meltdown will focus on coordinating the often overlapping state and federal investigations and on holding accountable those whose misconduct led to the global...Tags: Derivative Securities, Trials, Economy, Business and Finance, Insider Trading, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Money Minute: Freddie bets against homeowners [Video]
Is Freddie Mac, the taxpayer-owned mortgage company, betting against homeowners? The Treasury Department has launched an investigation into that very question.
The probe comes after a report from ProPublica and NPR showing that Freddie has invested...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Consumer Confidence, Finance, NPR, Finance
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Romney tax returns likely to stoke debate over economic fairness
The release of Mitt Romney’s federal tax returns on Tuesday may not provide dramatic new insight into his finances, but it is sure to fuel the increasingly high-decibel debate about economic disparity and tax fairness that has overtaken this year&...Tags: Career and Workplace, Christianity, Economy, Business and Finance, Bankruptcy, Democratic Party
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House to take largely symbolic vote on debt ceiling
As President Obama campaigns for reelection against a Congress he portrays as do-nothing, the House returns to a workload this week that could reinforce his contention: It includes a largely symbolic vote to deny his request to raise the national debt...Tags: Politics, Public Finance, U.S. Senate, Elections, Randy Hultgren
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GE lending unit said to be target of U.S. probe
Federal authorities are investigating possible fraud at General Electric Co.'s former subprime mortgage arm amid increased public pressure to hold Wall Street accountable for its role in the financial crisis.
The FBI and Justice Department are looking...Tags: Prosecution, Derivative Securities, Economy, Business and Finance, Foreclosures, Florida Gators
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IMF seeks up to $500 billion in new funds
The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that it's aiming to increase its financial firepower by about $500 billion so it can issue new loans to help ease a worsening global financial crisis.
Responding to speculation surrounding its funding...Tags: Emerging Market, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Finance
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