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The government's $26 billion deal will benefit 2 million homeowners who are currently underwater.

Personal Finance

The $26 billion foreclosure fraud settlement: By the numbers

"Jersey Shore": Soon to be available to Amazon Prime subscribers, thanks to a new streaming video deal with Viacom.

Technology

Does Amazon's Viacom deal make it a real competitor to Netflix?

Noah Lamaide raised more than $10,000 through his philanthropic website to save his grandmother's home from foreclosure.

Personal Finance

The 12-year-old who saved his grandmother from foreclosure

The 'unequivocally strong' January jobs report

February 3, 2012, at 11:19 AM

Employers go on an unexpected hiring spree in January, pushing the unemployment rate to its lowest point in three years. But is all the news good?

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Is D.C.'s deficit obsession undermining the economic recovery?

February 1, 2012, at 10:51 AM

A new report forecasts sky-high deficits for years without immediate, tough cuts — but alternative approaches are just as troubling

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Obama's rejection of the Keystone pipeline: Winners and losers

January 19, 2012, at 1:27 PM

Republicans all but dared the president to say no to a big Canada-to-Texas pipeline project, and Obama took the bait. A look at the fallout

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6 strange Disney-branded products: A slideshow

January 18, 2012, at 6:36 PM

From social networking sites to real estate, the House of Mouse proves it's not just retailing for kids

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The Costa Concordia tragedy might make it harder for cruise lines to attract new customers, some analysts warn.

The Costa Concordia disaster: How badly will it hurt the cruise industry?

January 19, 2012, at 8:00 AM

Carnival's stock price drops as investors bet that the tragedy will scare off tourists

French President Nicolas Sarkozy says S&P's credit downgrade of his country "changes nothing," though critics say it foreshadows disaster for the eurozone.

Will debt downgrades doom the eurozone recovery?

January 17, 2012, at 1:45 PM

Standard & Poor's docks the credit ratings of France, Spain, Italy — and even the rescue fund charged with bailing out struggling European nations

An employee of German steel company Salzgitter AG: Germany's unemployment rate in December stood at 6.8 percent; Spain's, by contrast, had risen above 20 percent.

The German economic colossus

January 13, 2012, at 10:37 AM

Europe's largest country is thriving while much of the continent faces economic ruin. Why?

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The $26 billion foreclosure fraud settlement: By the numbers

February 9, 2012, at 2:00 PM

The government and big banks strike a deal over alleged foreclosure abuses. Where will the money go?

The 12-year-old who saved his grandmother from foreclosure

February 9, 2012, at 11:36 AM

A tween do-gooder turns the focus of his charitable "Dream Catcher Network" to a cause that's awfully close to home

Short sales: The answer to America's housing crisis?

February 8, 2012, at 1:40 PM

To sidestep the painful and expensive foreclosure process, lenders begin offering delinquent borrowers cash to sell their homes for less than they owe

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Obama's mortgage plan: Who really benefits?

February 2, 2012, at 10:36 AM

The president pitches his idea to rescue underwater homeowners. But is the new tax on banks that would cover the program's multi-billion costs a deal-breaker?

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