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Fed Cuts Rate 0.75 Percentage Point in Emergency Move (Scott Lanman)
Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Reserve cut the benchmark interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point, its first emergency reduction since 2001, after stock markets tumbled from Hong ...
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Stocks Plummet in Germany, Hong Kong, India, Brazil in Rout(Sarah Thompson)
Stocks plunged in Germany, Hong Kong, India and Brazil, and U.S. index futures dropped on mounting speculation that the global economy is slowing and company defaults will rise.
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Homebuilding: Sharpest drop in 27 years (Chris Isidore)
Steeper than expected plunge in December ends year that saw home building, permits post declines not seen since past recessions.
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U.S. Housing Starts Plunge 14% To 16-year Low (Rex Nutting)
New home construction falls 25% in 2007 to lowest in 15 years By Rex Nutting -- MarketWatch Jan. 17, 2008 -- WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Construction on new homes fell 14% in December to a ...
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The Knives Come Out (Mary Lyon)
Mary Lyon, From The Left -- World News Trust Jan 16, 2008 -- I don't know, we must all just be crazy. It's not bad enough that slams of sexism and racism are flying through the air between the ...
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Asian Stocks Fall, Extending Global Rout; Banks Lead Decline(Ho, Hin)
Asian stocks fell, extending a global rout, after an unexpected drop in U.S. retail sales added to concern the world's largest economy will enter a recession.
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Plague, Medieval Scourge, on the Rise (Michael Kahn)
By Michael Kahn -- Reuters LONDON (Jan. 15) - Plague, the disease that devastated medieval Europe, is re-emerging worldwide and poses a growing but overlooked threat, researchers warned Tuesday.
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Getting Out the Bling Vote (Joe Bageant)
From Kibby’s Cool Spot in Belize, politics makes sense -- sort of By Joe Bageant -- World News Trust -- HOPKINS VILLAGE, Belize -- I know it’s unpatriotic as hell, but I just cannot get a hard-on ...
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Big Brother Really Is Watching (Robert L. Mitchell)
Robert L. Mitchell -- Computerworld -- The year is 2012. As soon as you walk into the airport, the machines are watching. Are you a tourist -- or a terrorist posing as one? As you answer a few ...
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Wholesale U.S. Inflation Hike Largest In 26 Years (Associated Press)
Labor Department says soaring energy costs, from gasoline to home heating oil, responsible for 6.3% increase last year
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The End of the Road for George W. Bush (Chris Hedges)
By Chris Hedges -- TruthDig -- The Gilbert and Sullivan charade of statesmanship played out by George W. Bush and his enabler, Condoleezza Rice, as they wander the Middle East is a fitting end to ...
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