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Report: public research universities in peril

Report: public research universities in peril
By JUSTIN POPEAP Education Writer They're the pride and backbone of American higher education, doing essential research and educating en masse the next generations of scientists and engineers. But a new report argues the mission of the country's 101 major public research universities is

Mortgages and the younger borrower

Mortgages and the younger borrower
By Kirk HaverkampProvided by With home prices and mortgage rates as low as there are, it's an attractive time for young people to buy their first home. But many are unsure whether they can qualify for a mortgage. To be sure, the current generation is less enthusiastic about home

Mortgages and the younger borrower

Mortgages and the younger borrower
By Kirk HaverkampProvided by With home prices and mortgage rates as low as there are, it's an attractive time for young people to buy their first home. But many are unsure whether they can qualify for a mortgage. To be sure, the current generation is less enthusiastic about home

Mortgages and the younger borrower

Mortgages and the younger borrower
By Kirk HaverkampProvided by With home prices and mortgage rates as low as there are, it's an attractive time for young people to buy their first home. But many are unsure whether they can qualify for a mortgage. To be sure, the current generation is less enthusiastic about home

Mortgages and the younger borrower

Mortgages and the younger borrower
By Kirk HaverkampProvided by With home prices and mortgage rates as low as there are, it's an attractive time for young people to buy their first home. But many are unsure whether they can qualify for a mortgage. To be sure, the current generation is less enthusiastic about home

Mortgages and the younger borrower

Mortgages and the younger borrower
By Kirk HaverkampProvided by With home prices and mortgage rates as low as there are, it's an attractive time for young people to buy their first home. But many are unsure whether they can qualify for a mortgage. To be sure, the current generation is less enthusiastic about home

Italy's borrowing costs continue to fall

Italy's  borrowing costs continue to fall
ROME (AP) - Italy is finding it easier to raise money on the world's debt markets thanks to the European Central Bank's decision to help lower the borrowing costs of heavily indebted countries. On Tuesday, the government raised €5.5 billion in a series of auctions for two-, four and 10-year

ECB's Draghi defends bond-buying plans to Germans

ECB's Draghi defends bond-buying plans to Germans
By GEIR MOULSONAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) - The head of the European Central Bank sought Tuesday to win a skeptical German audience over to his plans to buy potentially unlimited amounts of government bonds to help the continent's most indebted states survive the financial crisis. Mario

NY a busy battleground of competitive House races

NY a busy battleground of competitive House races
By MICHAEL HILLAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York state's congressional elections are testing the staying power of Republicans who rode a tea party wave to a House majority two years ago - as well as the resilience of Democrats striving to regain control. Democrats are targeting

Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO

Prices of Facebook stock since long-awaited IPO
By The Associated Press Facebook's stock has been down on 50 trading days, up on 38 and unchanged on two since its initial public offering. Facebook began trading publicly in mid-May following one of the most anticipated stock offerings in history. The IPO priced at $38, at the top of a