Trade Deficit Drops For Third Consecutive Month
Despite the improvement, the U.S. is on track to end 2006 with a record trade imbalance, eclipsing the $716.7 billion deficit in 2005....
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4th-Quarter G.D.P. Growth Unchanged At 0.6%
The economy nearly sputtered out in the final quarter of last year and is probably faring even worse now amid the housing, credit and financial crises....
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Lennar Posts Its Largest Loss Ever
MIAMI (AP) — The Lennar Corporation, the home builder, reported a $1.25 billion fourth-quarter loss on Thursday — its biggest ever — as a slowdown drove home prices lower and the company took a write-...
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World Bank Board Weighs Response To Chief’s Actions
New evidence suggested that Paul D. Wolfowitz had not been entirely candid about his role in giving his girlfriend a raise and transfer....
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Nato Falls In Behind US To Step Up Aid To Afghanistan
Nato members promised today to step up their military and economic aid to Afghanistan after the United States led the way by pledging $10.6bn to the campaign and urged its allies to assist with a fres...
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