Mark Trumbull

How Retirement Is Being Reinvented Worldwide

People are working longer – out of necessity and choice – as the world undergoes one of the biggest demographic shifts in history. Boston - When business conditions in …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; McClatchyNewspapers|Report

January 17, 2011

IMF Leaves Question Unresolved: Can World Avert Harmful “Currency War”?

World financial leaders agree on the problem. They just don't have a ready solution to the risk that the global economic recovery will be undermined by nationalistic elbowing over …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

October 10, 2010

Obama Pitches $300 Billion Tax Break Package for Businesses

Obama travels to Cleveland to pitch a tax break package worth as much as $300 billion for businesses. But economists are skeptical that many jobs can be gained this …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

September 8, 2010

Record Plunge for Home Sales Could Weigh Heavily on Economic Recovery

Home sales fell 27 percent between June and July. The news suggests that working through a glut of unsold homes and foreclosed properties may take longer than some economists …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

August 24, 2010

Eight Ways the Great Recession Has Changed Americans

Fifty-five percent of Americans in the labor force have experienced a job loss, a pay cut, or a reduction in hours since the onset of the Great Recession in …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor|Report

June 30, 2010

Who Is Bob Dudley? Five Things to Know About BP’s New Point Man

BP's managing director Bob Dudley will have day-to-day responsibility for managing the company's oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico. Will he do any better at battling the …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor

June 19, 2010

Who Got Fed Money During Financial Crisis? Senate Votes to Know

The Federal Reserve has argued that it needs to be above politics. But Senators disagreed Tuesday, saying they want to know who the Fed helped during the financial crisis. …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor

May 12, 2010

Fannie Mae Wants $8.4 Billion More in Federal Aid

Fannie Mae announced a $11.5 billion quarterly loss Monday. The mortgage giant's continued poor performance has added urgency to the question of how – or whether – it should …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor

May 11, 2010

Obama Tries Again to Stem Home Foreclosures

The Obama administration on Friday unveiled new programs to help 3 million to 4 million distressed borrowers avoid home foreclosures. By one count, 11 million borrowers now owe more …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor

March 27, 2010

Lehman Brothers Used Accounting Trick Amid Financial Crisis – and Earlier

Failed investment bank Lehman Bros. used an accounting trick at the end of each quarter to make its finances appear less shaky than they really were, says a report …

By: Mark Trumbull ,; TheChristianScienceMonitor

March 15, 2010

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