Economy Watch: March 7, 2010 - March 13, 2010
New report into Lehman Brothers collapse released
The actions of Lehman Brothers executives “ranged from serious but non-culpable errors of business judgment to actionable balance sheet manipulation,” says a 2,200-page report into the factors that led to the largest bankruptcy claim ever filed. The just-published report...
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March 12, 2010; 1:17 PM ET |
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Positive retail numbers send markets climbing
Despite snowstorms and weak demand for autos, U.S. retail sales increased by 0.3 percent in February to $355.5 billion, the Commerce Department said this morning. Analysts had expected a decline of 0.2 percent, by comparison, according to a survey by...
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March 12, 2010; 9:50 AM ET |
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NHTSA chief: Does agency have authority over automakers?
The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pondered whether his agency has the sort of reach it needs to adequately enforce the modern automobile industry as he testified Thursday before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection....
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March 11, 2010; 3:45 PM ET |
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Dodd plans bill to overhaul nation's financial regulation
Senate banking committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.) announced this morning that he plans to introduce legislation aimed at revamping the nation's financial regulatory system. Dodd said he will unveil Monday an updated version of the overhaul package he introduced...
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March 11, 2010; 1:05 PM ET |
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Mildly positive numbers on new unemployment claims, foreclosures; stocks open down
The U.S. Department of Labor reports this morning that it counted 462,000 new unemployment claims for the week of March 6. Although that's a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week, analysts polled by Reuters had expected that figure to...
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March 11, 2010; 9:39 AM ET |
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D.C. unemployment rate reaches 12%
More unemployment figures are out today, and they show an increase in the District, Maryland and Virginia in January, despite a decrease in the U.S. jobless rate that month. Unemployment in the District increased to 12 percent in January from...
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March 10, 2010; 11:59 AM ET |
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In New York, another runaway Prius
Toyota cars seem to be on the run. For the second time this week, a Toyota Prius driver reported that a car accelerated on its own. This report came on Tuesday from a woman in suburban New York who said...
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Sarah Halzack
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March 10, 2010; 10:59 AM ET |
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Engineers weigh in with their stories, possible solutions to Toyota's problems
Let's hear it for -- and from -- the engineers! My piece from last Sunday, "What it's so hard for Toyota to find out what's wrong," really brought the engineers out of the woodwork, and that's good to see. Engineers...
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March 10, 2010; 10:30 AM ET |
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| Tags: Lexus, Runaway acceleration, Toyota problems, toyota, toyota recall model and years, unintended acceleration
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Today marks the first anniversary of the stock market bottom
Today marks the anniversary of the March 9, 2009, stock market bottom. Of course, at the time we didn't know it was the bottom. The market crashed hard in October and November, diving below 8,000 on the Dow. Then it...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 9, 2010; 3:05 PM ET |
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Toyota's bad luck continues with runaway Prius in California
Toyota's run of bad luck and terrible timing continues. On the same day that Toyota launched a counterattack against the assertion that electronics may be at the heart of its runaway acceleration problem, a Toyota Prius took its driver on...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 9, 2010; 12:13 PM ET |
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Stocks celebrate anniversary of 2009 bottom by opening lower
Today is the one-year anniversary of the 2009 stock market bottom and, to celebrate, stocks have opened lower. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the Dow and the the tech-heavy Nasdaq are just below water. The broader S&P 500...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 9, 2010; 9:48 AM ET |
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Toyota launches massive engineering, PR counterattack on runaway acceleration
Toyota deploys an army of engineers to refute research that suggests the automaker's runaway acceleration problem may be electronic.
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Frank Ahrens
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March 8, 2010; 5:01 PM ET |
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Stocks open week up slightly
Stocks are up slightly at opening and seeking direction, following news of an AIG sell-off. In the first 15 minutes of trading, the Dow is up one-tenth of 1 percent. The broader S&P 500 is up two-tenths of 1 percent,...
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Frank Ahrens
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March 8, 2010; 9:31 AM ET |
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