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Investors in bad Bank of America loans won an $8.5 billion settlement Wednesday. Homeowners on the other end of those loans have less to cheer about.

By John W Schoen.

President Barack Obama's bounce in the polls following bin Laden's death will be tested by continued signs of a weak economic recovery.

By John W.

If the Consumer Price Index is up 2.7 percent for the year, your cost of living has risen by that much, right?

Not exactly.  Eye on the Economy. By John. W. Schoen.

With job growth just beginning to rebound and consumers gloomy about their prospects, a “double dip” in housing could put the wider economic recovery at risk. By John W SChoen.

The latest numbers show the housing market remains mired in a deep slump. In fact,  it may be in much worse shape than those number suggest.  By John W.

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Mortgage lenders foreclosing on record numbers of homeowners now face a potentially more formidable adversary: investors who bought bonds backed by bad loans.

By John W. Schoen.

The U.S. economy turned in a surprisingly good performance in the fourth quarter, surging by 5.7 percent, according to government data.

Or did it? By John W. Schoen.

Ten months into the government’s third program to stop a record wave of foreclosures, the latest effort is falling far short of its goal.

By John W. Schoen

The stock market's recent rally has been based on expectations for a pick up in profits.

If they don't materialize, the market could be headed for a fall.  By msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.

The recent drop in the value of the dollar has been a good thing for U.S. exporters. But if the currency falls too far, the consequences could be serious.

The Answer Desk, by John W. Schoen.