Senators Withdraw 'Nuclear' Bill in Trade Fight (Stock Trading)
Senators Withdraw 'Nuclear' Bill in Trade Fight
Two senators who have threatened punitive legislation against China for its currency system shelved their bill yesterday, saying that they still believe Beijing is practicing unfair trade but that a less confrontational approach will work better.
Paul Blustein
Regulators Issue Warning on 'Exotic' Mortgages
Federal banking regulators yesterday issued a strongly worded warning to lenders about the growing use of nontraditional, or "exotic," home loans, telling them they must make sure consumers have the money to repay the loans.
Kirstin Downey
Hispanic Unemployment Down, Study Finds
Unemployment among Hispanics fell sharply this year, and their wages rose after a two-year decline, according to a national study released yesterday.
Karin Brulliard
Economy Unlikely to Become a Recession
WASHINGTON — The economy has slowed even more than previously thought, but the sluggish spell is not expected to turn into recession as Election Day nears.
JEANNINE AVERSA
U.S. to Gauge Iraqi Support for Operations
As violence continues in Iraq, the military is looking for ways to achieve stability through opinion polls and public relations.
Walter Pincus
Developers Selected to Transform Southwest Waterfront
A team of developers was chosen last night to transform 47 acres of the Southwest Washington waterfront, from the 12th Street Bridge to Fort McNair, into a multimillion-dollar neighborhood with housing, restaurants, shops, offices and cultural attractions.
Dana Hedgpeth
Fresh Spinach Declared Safe to Eat
Federal food safety officials said fresh spinach is "as safe as it was before the outbreak," even though investigators have not determined the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak.
Annys Shin
House Panel Digs Deep in HP Spy Case
Lawmakers fiercely challenged former Hewlett-Packard Co. chairman Patricia C. Dunn yesterday on her assertion that she did not know about potentially illegal tactics used in the company's spy scandal, while 10 other key figures in the case shunned interrogation by refusing to testify during a…
Yuki Noguchi and Ellen Nakashima
Senators Seek Domestic-Partner Benefits for Federal Workers
Sens. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) and Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) have introduced legislation that would permit unmarried federal employees to apply for health, dental and vision insurance, retirement and other benefits for their domestic partners.
Stephen Barr
For Ten Witnesses, Nothing but the Fifth
One after another yesterday morning, 10 of the 14 people summoned by Congress to testify about their role in a spying scandal that has rocked Hewlett-Packard Co. spoke into the microphone and invoked a constitutional right against self-incrimination: the Fifth Amendment.
Yuki Noguchi
Senator Blocks Treasury Nomination
WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department's new plan for collecting billions in unpaid taxes is not a credible strategy, said a key senator who is holding up a tax official's nomination.
MARY DALRYMPLE
Firm Expands Spinach Testing
Natural Selection Foods LLC, the San Juan Bautista, Calif., processor of fresh produce that recalled bagged fresh spinach two weeks ago, said yesterday that it has begun testing spinach in the field for the E. coli bacteria.
Annys Shin