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By CHRISTINE HAUSER Stocks on Wall Street declined steeply Thursday, following Asia and Europe, amid new signs that the debt crisis in Europe was affecting the financial sector and the economy. By STEVEN LEE MYERS President Obama for the first time on Thursday explicitly called for Bashar al-Assad to leave office, and European leaders followed him with a joint statement. By LOUISE STORY The Justice Department is investigating whether Standard & Poor's rated mortgage securities improperly leading up to the financial crisis. Bucks Blog By ANN CARRNS The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached a 50-year low this week of 4.15 percent, before points. The Caucus By ASHLEY PARKER Gov. Rick Perry of Texas took his popovers with a side of hecklers Thursday morning, when he stopped into a cafe in New Hampshire to greet voters. |
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BUSINESS
By JACK EWING Concerns about the banking system rose after a report that an unnamed bank turned to the European Central Bank for a $500 million loan. By STEPHEN CASTLE Demands for collateral by several euro zone nations could complicate negotiations on the Greek aid package. By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF Hewlett-Packard said it may spin off its personal computer business and will stop making its TouchPad tablet and webOS phones. By HIROKO TABUCHI While finance officials meet to calm jittery markets, the currency has bolstered the country's purchasing power overseas, as shown by Asahi's $1.3 billion purchase of a New Zealand company. By SARAH LYALL The British police arrested James Desborough, the Hollywood reporter for the defunct News of the World tabloid, on Thursday, bringing the number of arrests in the phone hacking case to 13. |
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