Fed sees 'widespread signs of deceleration'
The economy continued to grow at a sluggish pace through the summer months, although there are now "widespread signs of deceleration," the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in its latest snapshot of regional economic conditions.
The nearly forgotten Mariner explosion is just as bad as the BP oil spill
It's never a good time for an oil rig to blow up in the Gulf of Mexico, but Mariner Energy's Vermillion 380 platform couldn't have gone off at a worse time. The government and the media were already scrutinizing offshore drill production in an unprecedented way. Thirteen unlucky workers were ejected off of Vermillion into the water last week. And Mariner inadvertently became the latest part of a national political debate about the safety of offshore drilling.
Big bank bloodbath fears. They're ba-ack!
Have you looked at how big bank stocks have done in the past few months? If so, you can be forgiven if you break into a cold sweat and start worrying about a repeat of the fall of 2008.
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