Long Fight Ahead for Treasury Blueprint- March 30, 2008 Lawmakers and regulators said yesterday that an ambitious plan by the Treasury Department to revamp the nation's decades-old financial regulatory structure could require congressional action stretching over several years and would not help the economy out of its current credit crisis.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/261267940/AR20... In Sale to Bank of America, Countrywide Executives to Get $19 Million in Stock- March 30, 2008 Countrywide Financial's chief executive and president will receive a combined $19 million in stock next week as part of the company's pending takeover by Bank of America, according to a regulatory filing.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/261267944/AR20... As Strains Go Global, It's a Time to Pick and Choose Abroad- March 30, 2008 NEW YORK -- Investing in overseas stocks has been like a whirlwind trip abroad for U.S. investors the past few years. Now the journey has ended, at least temporarily, with a lesson in market forces.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/261267942/AR20... Treasury Wants to Reshape Regulation- March 29, 2008 The Treasury Department on Monday will propose a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory structure that would reshape the relationship between Wall Street and Washington and redefine the responsibilities of some of the federal government's most powerful agencies, according to a...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/260275899/AR20... Bush Readies Mortgage Aid Plan- March 29, 2008 The Bush administration is finalizing details of a plan to rescue thousands of homeowners at risk of foreclosure by helping them refinance into more affordable mortgages backed by public funds, government officials said.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/260275898/AR20... 'Economy's Main Engine' Now in Idle- March 29, 2008 Wary of a shaky economy and rising fuel prices, U.S. consumers kept their wallets in their pockets in February, resulting in the slowest growth in personal spending in more than a year.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/259704481/AR20... Fed Leaders Ponder an Expanded Mission- March 28, 2008 In the past two weeks, the Federal Reserve, long the guardian of the nation's banks, has redefined its role to also become protector and overseer of Wall Street.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/259544274/AR20... Democrats Knock McCain's Economic Views- March 28, 2008 Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday sharply criticized presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain's views on the housing crisis, illustrating a wide gap between the two parties on how to fix the ailing economy.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/259544275/AR20... As Candidates Warm to Bush Tax Cuts, Economists Warn of Long-Term Effect- March 28, 2008 When President Bush pushed big tax breaks through Congress in 2001 and 2003, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) joined Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats in opposing them as fiscally reckless. But now that McCain and Clinton are running for president, neither is looking to get rid of...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/business/economy/index_xml/~3/259544276/AR20... |