G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
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1 hour, 30 minutes ago Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured and committed themselves to urgent action on tackling climate change.
Homebuyers tax credit extended and expanded
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Fri 3:18 pm ET President Obama signed an extension and expansion of the first-time homebuyers tax credit on Friday.
Fla. yacht broker gets 2 months prison in UBS case
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Fri 12:36 pm ET A Florida yacht broker who admitted filing a false U.S. tax return and concealing millions of dollars in a secret account at Swiss bank UBS AG was sentenced Friday to two months in prison.
President extends unemployment benefits by up to 20 weeks
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Fri 12:13 pm ET President Obama said he signed into law Friday a bill to provide up to 20 additional weeks of jobless benefits to unemployed Americans and extend the $8,000 tax credit for new homebuyers into the middle of next year.
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Business aided by jobless bill
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Fri 11:55 am ET Emergency help for the jobless will be a huge windfall for Realtors, homebuilders, mortgage bankers and others, and that's no accident.
Businesses get break in unemployment bill
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Fri 11:47 am ET The unemployment insurance bill that President Obama signed Friday won't just help the jobless and the homebuyer. It also includes a long-awaited break for businesses that will let them quickly turn their recent losses into cold cash.
Mich. House taps 2010 stimulus funding for schools
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Fri 11:21 am ET The Michigan House voted to tap federal stimulus money set aside for next year to soften a cut in school funding now, but it's unlikely the move is going to win the support of the state Senate.
Senate extends unemployment benefits by up to 20 weeks
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Fri 10:02 am ET After weeks of partisan debate, the Senate voted on Wednesday to lengthen unemployment benefits by up to 20 weeks and to extend the $8,000 homebuyer tax credit.
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