J.P. Morgan Chase to freeze foreclosures over flawed paperwork

J.P. Morgan Chase, one of the nation's leading banks, announced Wednesday that it will freeze foreclosures in about half the country because of flawed paperwork, a move that Wall Street analysts said will pressure the rest of the industry to follow suit.


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Treasury close to deal on recouping taxpayer investment in AIG

The Treasury Department and AIG are close to finalizing a deal aimed at recouping the U.S. investment in the global insurer.


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Four key questions if the Fed decides to stimulate the economy

The debate over new Federal Reserve efforts to boost the economy has rapidly shifted from "whether" to "how." Since Fed officials met last week and signaled they are open to new steps to try to strengthen the economy, chatter has flown around financial markets about the possibility of a major new...



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D.C. area unemployment up from year ago, remains lowest among large metro areas

The Washington area's unemployment rate remained the lowest among major U.S. metropolitan areas last month, despite a one-tenth percentage point increase, to 6.2 percent, compared with August 2009, according to data released Wednesday.


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New federal rules take aim at shady practices of debt-settlement companies

Got debt? Well, if you do, the federal government has made it more difficult for unscrupulous or sham debt-settlement companies to make false claims that much of your debt can be easily erased. Debt-settlement or debt-relief services promise to renegotiate or in some way change what you owe to an...


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The challenge of green energy across the region and around the world, in pictures

President Obama has pledged to end America's dependence on foreign oil, and his administration is spending billions on greener energy initiatives. Washington Post photographers captured the impact of energy production on communities around the area and the world.


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From panelists, many calls to action

"If you want more clean, reliable and cheap electricity in large amounts, you build nuclear power plants. . . . I mean, China is building a new nuclear power plant every three months. . . . If we want to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, the single best way to do that is to electrify half our...



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Projected change in natural gas consumption worldwide from 2007

A note from the editor on our special energy report

Few issues are more critical to Washington, the nation and the world than the choices we make about how we find, create and use energy. President Obama has pledged to end America's worrisome dependence on foreign oil. Leaders in Congress and business hope to focus the nation's entrepreneurial ing...


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Inside our energy report

For every energy-efficient appliance, there's a plasma TV eating the savings.


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