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Foreclosures down from 2015, but persistent in certain states

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 14, 2016
The mortgage crisis has a long tail in many communities, but is invisible in others.
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The Price of Profits

Stock buybacks break records, prop up markets

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 13, 2016
Fat with cash, companies are driving up their share prices.
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, July 12, 2016 in New York City. 
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Another summer without a summer vacation

by Reema Khrais
May 30, 2016
A new survey says less than half of Americans will take a vacation this summer.
Not everyone is feeling the effects of the economic recovery.
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Bank jobs and branches in decline

by Mitchell Hartman
May 26, 2016
There will 800,000 fewer bank jobs in the U.S. by 2025, according to a Citigroup report.
Fintech is supplanting traditional transaction methods.
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Top hedge fund managers still making bank despite the market

by Lewis Wallace
May 10, 2016
The top 25 highest-earning hedge fund managers pulled in a collective $12.94 billion last year.
Kenneth Griffin tied for the top spot of highest-earning hedge fund managers this year.
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We're becoming a nation of renters

by Lizzie O'Leary
Mar 11, 2016
A new study looks into what's driving the drastic rise in renting.
Do you rent or own?
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How can we tell if a recession is upon us?

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 9, 2016
New York Times senior economics correspondent Neil Irwin talks about the signs of a recession
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It's a contraction, not another Great Recession

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 25, 2015
Remember the epic fails of automakers, banks and mortgages all at once?
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Rhode Island, hard hit by recession, slow to recover

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 23, 2015
Pre-recession, the housing boom in Rhode Island helped mask manufacturing woes.
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More workers get crammed into less space

by Dan Weissmann
Jul 1, 2014
Businesses have added back jobs since the recession, but not office space.
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