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Food Stamp Cuts Affect Retailers and Consumers
Friday, November 1, 2013 - 10:52am | 573Read More...With the expiration Friday of $16 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits first enacted in 2009, approximately 48 million Americans will see cuts in their food stamp benefits. The cuts, which average $36 a month for a family of four, will not just affect those...
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We Were Regulators Once: Ed Gray's Finest Hour
Sunday, April 1, 2012 - 3:21pm | 2524Read More...On April 2, 1987, four U.S. Senators met secretly with Federal Home Loan Bank Board (Bank Board) Chairman Edwin J. Gray in the offices of Senator DeConcini (D.AZ). Senator Donald Riegle (D. MI) was a surprise no-show. DeConcini was joined by Alan Cranston (D. CA), John Glenn (D. OH), and John...
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Dollar (USD) Returns Gains Made Last Week
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 6:37pm | 259Read More...The dollar gave back some ground Monday after big gains last week as investors awaited actions by the Federal Reserve and the Senate vote on a second term for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Meanwhile, a successful bond sale for Greece helped calm worries about indebted countries in the eurozone, said...
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GMAC May Receive Third Bailout From The Government (GMA)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 11:26am | 138Read More...GMAC Inc. (NYSE: GMA) is in talks to receive another bailout from the government amounting between $2.8 billion to $5.6 billion on top of the $13.5 billion already issued to them. In exchange of the bailout, the federal government will be receiving preferred stock that could expand their already 35...
