Timothy F. Geithner
The Obama administration began an ambitious effort to help troubled homeowners, offering lenders and borrowers big incentives and subsidies.
The measure would allow bankruptcy judges to change mortgage terms to help homeowners avoid foreclosure, granting new authority some lawmakers say is central to easing the housing crisis.
The automaker said that it would eliminate up to $10.4 billion of its debt by offering debt holders cash and stock instead.
More than a dozen Wall Street trading firms systematically cheated their customers of millions of dollars by improperly slicing bits of profit from countless trades, federal regulators said on Wednesday.
Medical device makers remain insulated from the kind of lawsuits allowed by the Supreme Court’s ruling. But, perhaps, not for long.
An Indiana town dotted with vacated G.M. plants is rebuilding itself with a patchwork of small businesses.
Stocks rose on expectations that China would increase its stimulus spending.
The salaries and bonuses were great, the lifestyle grand. The party’s over, and expats are joining the ranks of the jobless.
A Swiss bank, under fire from Congress for secrecy that may allow tax evasion, suggests it’s a matter for diplomats.
A licensing agreement could lead to the creation of a new premium Web site for music videos.
Suggestions for maintaining an empty in-box, a goal that has tantalized many since the dawn of e-mail.
Private employers cut 697,000 jobs in February compared with a revised 614,000 jobs lost in January, ADP Employer Services reported.
More start-ups are occupying a middle ground between a nonprofit venture and a business with a social priority.
Founded in 1987 and restructured three times since, Eurotunnel announced a dividend after posting a net profit of $50 million for 2008.
French oil giant Total’s experience in Yemen shows just how far a company will go to develop new energy supplies.
Since the Great Depression, presidents have tried many methods to fight recessions. Three economists explain what worked and what didn’t.
An overview of government support, beyond the $700 billion bailout known as TARP, given to companies from banks to car companies.
How the money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program is being doled out to banks, insurance companies and others.
An interactive version of the 2008 tax return to help taxpayers understand how to report income and deductions.
Though seven major financial firms lost more than $100 billion since 2007, they have paid their top executives $464 million since 1995.
Google's chief talks about Twitter's success and his company's views on making acquisitions.
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T-Mobile introduces the Samsung Memoir, the first 8-megapixel phone camera in the United States. Photos are excellent, but there’s a lot of mediocrity.
An interactive chart that shows the stark wage differences between men and women within the same occupations.
The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city housing index fell by a record 18.6 percent from December 2007, the largest decline since its inception in 2000.
The list of customer account names found by the court-appointed trustee in the records of Bernard L. Madoff’s wealth management firm.
We just bought a home and want to make it energy-efficient — but we’re broke. Where do we begin?
Slide Show: Life in Anderson
Greening an Old Home
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