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2007-08-25 05:16:41Group: Bad credit threatening US economyNEW YORK (AP) - Bad credit has supplanted terrorism as the gravest immediaterisk threatening the economy, a key national research group reported Monday.2007-08-25 00:20:31Business HighlightsWASHINGTON (AP) - New-home sales turned up and factory orders soared inJuly, suggesting the economy was on stable footing before a credit crunch took aturn for the worse.2007-08-24 23:48:54Insurance group spent $2.1M lobbyingWASHINGTON (AP) - The American Insurance Association, which represents 350major property and casualty insurance companies, spent nearly $2.1 million tolobby the federal government in the first half of 2007.2007-08-24 23:36:38Dingell mortgage proposal sparks worryWASHINGTON (AP) - Amid a severe housing market slump, Rep. John Dingell israising eyebrows with a proposal to eliminate interest-tax deductions for ownersof big houses.2007-08-24 23:30:31MedAssets plans to go publicNEW YORK (AP) - MedAssets Inc., a provider of technology solutions for thehealth care industry, on Friday filed for an initial public offering of itscommon stock.2007-08-24 23:01:06Freddie Mac spent $4.3M lobbyingWASHINGTON (AP) - Mortgage financier Freddie Mac spent almost $4.3 millionin the first half of 2007 to lobby the federal government, according to a recentdisclosure form.
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US, China sign MoU on development of deposit insurance for Chinese banks 