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The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies.
Disputes over global warming, worries about soaring oil prices and uncertainty about Iran and North Korea’s nuclear ambitions pose daunting challenges for Bush when he sits down with presidents and prime ministers Monday.
There are fewer than […]

Mortgage application volume rose 3.6% during the week ended June 27, according to the trade group Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly application survey.
The MBA’s application index rose to 477.7 during the week, bouncing back from a year-to-date low of 461.3.
Refinance volume increased 4.7% during the week, while purchase volume increased 2.8%. Refinance applications accounted for […]

The economy turned in a better - but still subpar - performance in the first three months of this year, mostly spurred by stronger sales of U.S. products overseas.
The 1% annualized increase in gross domestic product, announced by the Commerce Department on Thursday, marked a slight improvement from the government’s previous estimate of 0.9% […]