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Fannie Mae Official Details Plans on Low Down Payment Mortgages
By PETER EAVIS
The chief executive of Fannie Mae said that Fannie would accept more low down payment mortgages but would require private mortgage insurance as well.
Microsoft Changes Tack, Making Office Suite Free on Mobile
By NICK WINGFIELD
In a sign of the seismic changes underway in the tech industry, Microsoft will give away its lucrative software product on iPads, iPhones and Android tablets.
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Offering a mobile edition of Office for free comes as Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new chief executive, pushes cloud and mobile computing as lodestars for the company’s future.
Head of European Commission Under Pressure Over Luxembourg Tax Revelations
By JAMES KANTER
Jean-Claude Juncker was the prime minister of Luxembourg when the tiny country was transformed into one of the world’s premier low-tax hubs.
Takata Warns of Larger Loss
By HIROKO TABUCHI
The Japanese supplier, whose faulty airbags have been linked to several deaths, faces legal uncertainty and rising costs related to a large recall.
As Power Shifts in Washington, Some See Chance for Tax and Fiscal Deals
By JONATHAN WEISMAN
Tax reform, international trade and budget policy may offer common ground for Democrats and Republicans in President Obama’s final two years in office.
E.C.B. Threatened to End Funding Unless Ireland Took Bailout, Letters Show
By STEPHEN CASTLE
Letters released by the European Central Bank show how Ireland’s government was left with little alternative but to apply for the bailout.
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Fall of the Banner Ad: The Monster That Swallowed the Web
By FARHAD MANJOO
In the 20 years since their introduction, banner ads have ruined the appearance and usability of the web, perverted content and diminished privacy.
Machine Learning
Augmenting Your Password-Protected World
By MOLLY WOOD
While passwords aren’t likely to disappear soon, new technology that uses eyes and fingerprints as identifiers can protect data more easily.
Known as ‘Alex From Target,’ Teenage Clerk Rises to Star on Twitter and Talk Shows
By LESLIE KAUFMAN
While many people focused on the midterm elections, others became enamored of a young employee at a Target store in Texas.
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Discouraged in School, Melody McCloskey Thrives as a Tech Entrepreneur
By COLLEEN DEBAISE
“I was the only woman in the class,” said Ms. McCloskey, who stands out as a rare woman in the land of start-ups, “All the guys either wanted to talk to me or didn’t want me to be there.”
Sales of Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ Intensify Streaming Debate
By BEN SISARIO
Ms. Swift has the best-selling new album of the year, and has taken center stage in the industry war over streaming services like Spotify.
Your Money Adviser
More Expensive Cars Are Leading to Longer-Term Loans
By ANN CARRNS
Car loans used to last three or four years, but the average length of a new-car loan is now a record five and a half years, with some loans reaching eight years.
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Will the LeBron James Stimulus Be Good for Cleveland?
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
Some locals are hoping King James’s return will revive the city’s economy, but experts say these predictions are wildly inflated and unlikely to last.
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