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Wells cashes in on mortgage boom
财富中文网 2009-04-11 01:27The big bank's fat first quarter is the result of a federally backed mortgage-refinancing surge. Still, some say banks aren't out of the woods yet.By ...
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Buffett dumps Home Depot
Colin Barr 2010-11-18 12:18Home Depot can't help Warren Buffett.Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA), the Omaha, Neb., company run by the billionaire investor, sold its entire Home Depot s...
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Death by mortgage
财富中文网 2009-09-14 05:55How the rise of real estate led to the fall of Lehman.By Ben Stein"It takes two to make an accident.... I hate careless people."-- Jordan Baker, the s...
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Geithner promises mortgage fix
Colin Barr 2010-03-27 01:27A long-awaited renovation of mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could start to take shape this year, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner told C...
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Home Depot is ready, but shoppers aren't yet
财富中文网 2009-05-20 11:24The retailer has made headway in cutting costs and improving service, but customers have yet to return in force.By Jennifer ReingoldInvestors may be l...
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Lost resorts: The Credit Suisse loan debacle
财富中文网 2009-06-01 05:24Eight luxury resorts backed by the bank are either in foreclosure, bankruptcy or liquidation.By William D. CohanCredit Suisse, the large Swiss financi...
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What if interest rates don't rise?
Colin Barr 2010-03-31 10:51Here's a shocker: It could be years before U.S. finances are jolted by an interest rate shock.Some forecasters are banking on rising interest rates. T...
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End of refi boom no worry for big banks
Colin Barr 2009-06-09 12:40The recent uptick in mortgage rates shouldn't derail profits at JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and BofA due to their stranglehold on the market.By Colin ...
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Homes more affordable, but don't expect a rebound
Nin-Hai Tseng 2011-02-12 07:22Despite a flurry of positive data on the housing sector, it's still too early to bank on a comeback.Home affordability has returned to pre-bubble leve...
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Small business borrowers get creative
财富中文网 2009-09-04 05:22When banks turned down these four applicants, they sought out new sources for the financing their small businesses needed.By Ian Mount(Fortune Small B...
