CNN 2010-01-26

As the mortgage crisis has deepened, more people have turned to Uncle Sam for their home loans. And for many, it's their last hope for home ownership. Well, beginning today those FHA mortgages are going to be even tougher to get. Let's break it all d

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BBC News. Wikileaks has published thousands of confidential documents detailing what it says are top secret hacking tools used by the American Central Intelligence Agency. The alleged cyber weapons include malware that targets Android devices and iPh

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IN THE NEWS - Latin American Economic Crisis

By Cynthia Kirk IN THE NEWS -August 10, 2002: Latin American Economic Crisis This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. The International Monetary Fund has agreed to provid

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Pakistan holds talks this week with the International Monetary Fund about what is expected to be an estimated $10 billion bailout package. With foreign currency reserves dwindling and the rupee trading at all time lows against the dollar, Pakistan i

Greeks Rally Ahead of Bailout Vote

Thousands of Greeks have taken to the streets of Athens to protest severe austerity measures as eurozone ministers prepare to vote on a new $171 billion bailout for the debt-crippled nation. As the demonstrators marched, Greek Prime Minister Lucas Pa

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JEFFREY BROWN:And we turn to a July 1stdeadline for interest rates on student loans and the economic consequences of growing student debt. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA:Now is not the time for us to turn back on young people. JEFFREY BROWN:Flanked by studen

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China's new loans surge in June, raising inflation concerns

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According to a new poll by the think tank Compass, 68% people believe the government should be introducing a lending rate cap on things such as credit cards, store cards and even the, what they call, payday loans. Seven in ten want the government to

IMF chief to propose 28-bln-euro loan for Greece

WASHINGTON, March 9 (Xinhua)-- The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Friday that she would advise the Fund to contribute 28 billion euros (about 36.7 billion U.S. dollars) to the second bailout package for Greece. Today I have consul

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A top finance official in Dubai says the emirate's government will not guarantee the debts of the heavily-indebted, state-owned conglomerate Dubai World. VOA News 30 November 2009 Lenders bear some responsibility for the current crisis Finance Depart

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A number of officials arriving for the Eurogroup meeting, such as Eurogroup chair Jeroen Dijsselbloem, spoke of a fundamental lack of trust after years of broken Greek promises and a snap referendum called by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. We a

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Belarus Asks IMF for Rescue Loan of Up to $8 Billion

Belarus is requesting a new economic rescue loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help it cope with a deepening financial crisis. Belarusian Prime Minister Mikhail Myasnikovich said Wednesday the government has asked for an IMF loan betw

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NICOSIA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Cyprus signed an agreement restructuring a 2.5-billion-euro (3.3-billion-U.S. dollar) loan, the Cypriot government said in a statement on Thursday. The statement said the restructuring provides for the repayme