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But as the U.S. continues to languish in recession, few analysts see any relief for truckers before 2010.

"It's fair to say the trucking sector has excess capacity," said Art Hatfield ...[more]

The Senate is expected to start considering the massive bill next week, following passage on Wednesday in the House of Representatives of a slightly smaller bill, without the support of a sin ...[more]

The source, who spoke anonymously because the plan is still being finalized, said the options are likely to include a "bad bank" that could soak up mortgage securities and other distressed in ...[more]

Those hopes were fueled by a report earlier this week of a surprising jump in existing home sales last month.

Not so fast, say some analysts: the sale of cheaper, foreclosed homes mad ...[more]

For the first time in six months the Conference Board's Index of Leading Economic Indicators surprisingly rose in December, gaining 0.3 percent, boosted primarily by money supply.

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KEY POINTS: * The composite index of 20 metropolitan areas fell 2.2 percent in November from October, S&P said in a statement on Tuesday. * The depreciation on a month-over-month basis wa ...[more]

Prices in 20 metropolitan areas tracked by S&P fell 2.2 percent from October as housing continues to suffer from a huge supply of unsold homes, tighter lending standards and record forecl ...[more]

Executives might be motivated to avoid excessively risky behavior if faced with the prospect of losing their bonuses, the Congressional Oversight Panel said in a report.

The recommend ...[more]

But as the U.S. continues to languish in recession, few analysts see any relief for truckers before 2010.

"It's fair to say the trucking sector has excess capacity," said Art Hatfield ...[more]

U.S. shoppers will spend 17 percent less, on average, on their sweethearts during the Feb 14 lover's holiday this year, according to a survey by BIGresearch for the National Retail Federation ...[more]

"We are not likely to wake up on the 1st of January in 2011 and find everything going so great," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs told a daily press briefing.

A collapse in th ...[more]