Economy hit on multiple fronts

Story date: 2008-03-13 09:08:00
Added on: 2008-03-13 22:30:14

Boston Globe - That was the second such drop in the past three months, a pattern consistent with the onset of a recession. ... Poor's predicted that financial companies are nearing the end of the massive write-downs in the value of subprime mortgages ...


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