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Home prices up slightly for third straight month: Signs of stabilization likely to be temporary, economists warn (Post, October 28, 2009) The home-buyer tax credit: Throwing good money after bad (By Simon Johnson and James Kwak, October 27, 2009; 12:20 AM) Existing-home sales rebound to 2-year high: FORECLOSURES, TAX CREDIT DRIVE RISE Recovery could be temporary, some analysts warn (Post, October 24, 2009) This is the bust in the boomtown that banks built: Beneath Charlotte's shiny skyline, 'a new humility' (Post, October 21, 2009) Why companies do stupid things, credit rating edition (By Simon Johnson and James Kwak, October 20, 2009; 12:17 AM) Small firms, home buyers to get a boost: More administration efforts on tap to target economic trouble spots (Post, October 20, 2009) Big financial firms losing power on Capitol Hill: House panel to vote on subjecting national banks to state rules (Post, October 19, 2009) Record-High Deficit May Dash Big Plans: $1.4 Trillion in Red Ink Means Less to Spend On Obama's Ambitious Jobs, Stimulus Policies (Post, October 17, 2009) Real Estate Matters: Failure to Repay Home-Equity Lines Can Result in Foreclosure (Post, October 17, 2009) Defections Expose Chamber's Dirty Little Secrets (By Steven Pearlstein, October 16, 2009) Citigroup Earns $101M After Dip in Losses on Toxic Loans (Post, October 15, 2009; 12:31 PM) Fed Leaders Differed on Outlook: Meeting Minutes Show Varied Inflation Views (Post, October 15, 2009) As Earnings Portray a Thriving J.P. Morgan, Small Banks' Story Differs (Post, October 15, 2009) Steep Losses Pose Crisis for Pensions: Two Bad Choices for Funds: Cut Benefits Or Take Greater Risks to Rebuild Assets (Post, October 11, 2009) Real Estate Matters: A Thicket of Rules Governing Giving (Post, October 10, 2009) Don't Blame China (By Simon Johnson and James Kwak, October 6, 2009; 12:31 AM) Bank of America at a Crossroads: Huge Growth May Hurt It as Regulation Looms (Post, October 3, 2009) Real Estate Matters: If You Can Buy a House With Cash, Should You? (Post, October 3, 2009) For Bank of America's Dealmaker, One Deal Too Many?: CEO Lewis to Step Down Amid Firestorm Over Merrill Merger (Post, October 1, 2009) Treasury Kicks Off Toxic-Asset Program: After Long Delay, Plan Is Scaled Back (Post, October 1, 2009) Banking on the Fed: As Subprime Lending Crisis Unfolded, Watchdog Fed Didn't Bother Barking (Post, September 27, 2009) Clock Is Ticking for First-Home Buyers: $8,000 Tax Credit Is Set to Expire Nov. 30 -- Unless Congress Extends It (Post, September 25, 2009) Fed Prepares to End Mortgage Program: Officials See Signs of Shaky Recovery (Post, September 24, 2009) Now's the Time to Prepare for 2009 Taxes (By Michelle Singletary, September 24, 2009) A New Bubble Of the Fed's Creation (By Steven Pearlstein, September 23, 2009)