Renae Merle
Financial
Articles by Renae Merle
Markets Rally After Oil Prices Fall Back (August 23, 2008)
FDIC Restructuring Some IndyMac Loans (August 21, 2008)
Mortgage Insurers' Losses Mount (August 14, 2008)
Falling Oil Prices Boost Stocks After Volatile Week (August 9, 2008)
Builder's Troubles Put Buyers in a Bind (August 5, 2008)
Projects That Pay (August 2, 2008)
Mortgage Giants To Boost Incentives For Helpful Lenders (August 1, 2008)
Thousands Flock for a Chance at Loan Relief (July 24, 2008)
Stocks Close A Big Week With a Whimper (July 19, 2008)
Merrill Lynch Posts $4.65 Billion Loss In Second Quarter (July 18, 2008)
Wachovia Faces Shallow Reserves but Says It Is Raising More Capital (July 16, 2008)
Markets Show Modest Declines, But Big Bank Stocks Nose-Dive (July 15, 2008)
Fannie, Freddie Worries Drive Down Markets (July 12, 2008)
Savings After the Sale (July 12, 2008)
Struggling Mortgage Lender Taken Over by Regulators (July 12, 2008)
Stocks Gain Footing In Rocky Trading (July 11, 2008)
Market Instability Continues In Sell-Off (July 10, 2008)
Lenders Help Fewer Homeowners In May (July 3, 2008)
Resets Peaking on Subprime Loans (July 1, 2008)
Caruso Homes Enters Bankruptcy Proceedings (June 25, 2008)
An Outgoing Tide (June 21, 2008)
Mortgage Lenders Pledge More Help For Homeowners (June 17, 2008)
Data on Housing Relief Questioned (June 13, 2008)
Mortgage Investors to Chip In for Homeowners' Counseling (June 12, 2008)
Despite Interest Rate Cuts, Foreclosures Hit Record High (June 6, 2008)
Playing Lowball (May 31, 2008)
Lenders Pressed to Hurry Help (May 7, 2008)
The Condo Owner's Dilemma (May 3, 2008)
Investment House? (April 27, 2008)
States Tackle Foreclosures In Absence of Federal Help (April 16, 2008)
Clicking With Buyers (April 12, 2008)
Sharp Uptick Sends Jobless Claims Past Projections (April 4, 2008)
It Might Be a Recession, Fed Chief Tells Congress (April 3, 2008)
From Many Parts, the Right Sum (March 29, 2008)
'Economy's Main Engine' Now in Idle (March 29, 2008)
New-Home Sales Show Market Still in a Slump (March 27, 2008)
Financial Stocks Lead A Week-Ending Rally (March 21, 2008)
Foreclosure Hope, but No Cure-All (March 15, 2008)
Mortgage Foreclosures Reach All-Time High (March 7, 2008)
Merits of New Mortgage Aid Are Debated (March 4, 2008)
Alan Ball's Search for Authenticity (February 29, 2008)
You're Invited . . . To Pay Your Mortgage (February 16, 2008)
Lenders to Offer Reprieves To Delinquent Borrowers (February 13, 2008)
Appealing Possibilities (February 2, 2008)
The Bonuses Keep Coming (January 29, 2008)
Region's Home Prices Continue To Fall; Some Pockets Thrive (January 20, 2008)
Reduced by $2.5 Million! (January 19, 2008)
Foreclosures, Lenders' Preferred Fix (January 18, 2008)
Covered for Catastrophe? (January 12, 2008)
Local Home Foreclosures on the Rise (December 10, 2007)
Those Who Avoided Risk Call Plan A Raw Deal (December 7, 2007)
Nonprofit Groups Take Center Stage (December 4, 2007)
'No Real Positive News' Seen As Home Prices Continue to Fall (November 28, 2007)
Read Them, Or Weep (November 17, 2007)
U.S. Plans Tougher Inspection Of Imports (November 7, 2007)
HUD Defeated on Down-Payment Assistance (November 1, 2007)
New-Home Sales Rise, but Not Hopes for Next Year (October 26, 2007)
GAO Report Cites Waste In Anthrax Vaccine Cache (October 23, 2007)
China, U.S. Near Deal on Safe Food (October 13, 2007)
After Last Year's E. Coli Outbreak, Produce Testing Diverged at Border (October 12, 2007)
Ground Beef Recall Is End of Meat Company (October 6, 2007)
Technology Seen as Key To Upgrading Food Safety (October 2, 2007)
Mattel and China Differ on Apology (September 22, 2007)
Food Firms Want FDA To Oversee Imports (September 19, 2007)
Misplaced Anxiety Over Toys? (September 12, 2007)
Panel Urges More Scrutiny Over Imports (September 11, 2007)
Mattel Issues Third Toy Recall Of the Summer (September 5, 2007)
Products That Miss Safety Standards Sent Overseas by U.S. Companies (September 1, 2007)
Wal-Mart Tightens Toy-Safety Program (August 24, 2007)
For Parents, Bottle Safety Still Unclear (August 22, 2007)
Import Safety Panel Points to Technology (August 18, 2007)
Defense Contractor Was Paid $1 Million to Ship 2 Washers (August 17, 2007)
China Vows to Step Up Inspections (August 16, 2007)
Mattel Recalls More Chinese-Made Toys (August 15, 2007)
Cost of Coast Guard's Deepwater Project Rises Again (August 9, 2007)
Two Very Different Paths From Farm to Table (August 4, 2007)
Recalls Of Toys Pressure Agency (August 3, 2007)
Alliant IT Contract Spans Big Names (August 1, 2007)
Defense Earnings Continue To Soar (July 30, 2007)
Bills Calls for Meat to be Labeled by Origin (July 26, 2007)
Lockheed Martin Reports 34% Rise in 2nd Quarter Profit (July 25, 2007)
Military Medical Breach Revealed (July 21, 2007)
FDA Faulted In Safety Lapses (July 18, 2007)
Armaments And Investments (July 15, 2007)
In Role Reversal, China Blocks Some U.S. Meat (July 15, 2007)
Bill Would Impose Fee On Some Food Imports (July 13, 2007)
Armored Vehicles Chronically Late (July 12, 2007)
A Hole in the Food Safety Net? (July 10, 2007)
Government Short of Contracting Officers (July 5, 2007)
A Spurt Precedes Hilton's Sale (July 5, 2007)
Racing to Defeat the Roadside Bomb (July 3, 2007)
No Vote On FluMist For Kids Under 5 (June 29, 2007)
Longtime CACI Chief to Step Down (June 22, 2007)
Deal for Smallpox Vaccine Could Jump-Start BioShield (June 7, 2007)
U.S. Contractor Multimax Acquired for $400 Million (June 1, 2007)
More Park Than Office at Fort Meade (May 28, 2007)
Coast Guard Seeks Deepwater Refund (May 18, 2007)
House Approves Cut to Army Modernization Plan (May 18, 2007)
BAE Systems to Acquire Maker of Armored Trucks (May 8, 2007)
Court Backs Pentagon In Killing Fighter Jet (May 4, 2007)
Identity-Services Provider to Buy Advanced Concepts (May 3, 2007)
Propelled by Earnings, Lockheed Boosts Forecast (April 25, 2007)
Army Contracting Criticized (April 20, 2007)
Justice Dept. Probes, Congress Denounces Coast Guard Upgrade (April 19, 2007)
Coast Guard To Take Over 'Deepwater' (April 17, 2007)
A Combat Mission Two Decades in the Making (April 14, 2007)
High Costs Lead Navy to Cancel Lockheed Coastal Vessel (April 13, 2007)
Weapons Maker Struggles To Survive (April 2, 2007)
Coast Guard's Purchasing Raises Conflict-of-Interest Flags (March 25, 2007)
Creditor's Accusation Delays Allied Defense's Earnings (March 21, 2007)
Coming Under Fire (March 19, 2007)
Lockheed Asked to Fund Cost Overruns (March 16, 2007)
Coast Guard Cancels Contract (March 15, 2007)
House to Consider New Rules for No-Bid Contracts (March 14, 2007)
Costs Ballooning for New Combat Ship (March 1, 2007)
As Military Contracts Grow, So Do Protests (February 27, 2007)
Marines Seek Views on Vehicle (February 17, 2007)
Audit Confirms Boat Design Flaws (February 15, 2007)
Marine Corps Grounds V-22 Osprey Aircraft (February 10, 2007)
Northrop Joins Chase For Massive Air Force Contract for Tankers (February 9, 2007)
5 Indicted in Probe of Iraq Deals (February 8, 2007)
Problems Stall Pentagon's New Fighting Vehicle (February 7, 2007)
Reports Fault Oversight of Iraq Police Program (January 31, 2007)
Louisiana Officials Criticize Delays on the 'Road Home' (January 29, 2007)
Coast Guard Cited in Report on Flawed Ship (January 27, 2007)
Wartime Spending a Mixed Blessing for General Dynamics (January 25, 2007)
Bioterror Antidote: Unfulfilled Prescription (January 16, 2007)
Navy Halts Lockheed Contract (January 13, 2007)
Contractors Are Cited in Abuses at Guantanamo (January 4, 2007)
General Dynamics' Purchase Challenged (December 29, 2006)
Quest for Anthrax Vaccine Lengthens (December 21, 2006)
Anthrax Vaccine Contract Voided, Thwarting Administration (December 20, 2006)
Testing of Anthrax Vaccine Still on Hold (December 19, 2006)
Lockheed Trims Perks, Increases Salaries (December 16, 2006)
Va. Consortium Wins Bid To Send Linguists to Iraq (December 16, 2006)
Law Passes Retooling Effort on Bioterror (December 12, 2006)
Lockheed's Tech Services Unit Names Chief (December 8, 2006)
Costly Fleet Update Falters (December 8, 2006)
Census Counts 100,000 Contractors in Iraq (December 5, 2006)
Coast Guard Finds Flaws In Converted Patrol Boats (December 2, 2006)
Contractors Face More Scrutiny, Pinched Purses (November 28, 2006)
VaxGen Wins Extension on Anthrax Vaccine (November 17, 2006)
Senate to Take Up Biological Threats (November 15, 2006)
Boeing Wins Deal To Build Helicopters, Beating Lockheed (November 10, 2006)
Looking Beyond the War Zones (November 6, 2006)
Anthrax Vaccine Testing Called Off (November 4, 2006)
SRA Profit Up Slightly; CACI International's Down (November 2, 2006)
First Ears, Then Hearts and Minds (November 1, 2006)
Lockheed Says Contract Reduction Is No Surprise (October 27, 2006)
Lockheed Profit Up 47% As It Plans to Diversify (October 25, 2006)
Circling the Statehouse (October 23, 2006)
General Dynamics Profit Rises 17 Percent (October 19, 2006)
Rocket Monopoly Approved (October 4, 2006)
Trade Spat Snares Tanker Bids (September 19, 2006)
Army Tries Private Pitch For Recruits (September 6, 2006)
William C. Ford Steps Down as Auto Firm's CEO (September 6, 2006)
Lockheed Wins Contract to Build NASA's New Spaceship (September 1, 2006)
As U.S.-Indian Alliance Grows, Defense Firms Seek to Profit (August 31, 2006)
Lockheed PAC to Pay Fine For Filing False Reports (August 23, 2006)
Verdict Against Iraq Contractor Overturned (August 19, 2006)
After 30 Years, Libya Can't Get Its Planes, Might Get Repair Bill (August 18, 2006)
Lockheed Says F-35 Could Fly Pilotless (August 16, 2006)
Military Blimps Report for Duty (August 7, 2006)
Boeing CEO Asserts Commitment to Ethics (August 2, 2006)
Lockheed Martin Put Out of Army Aircraft Bid (August 2, 2006)
Fighting Roadside Bombs: Low-Tech, High-Tech, Toy Box (July 29, 2006)
Boeing Lowers '06 Profit Forecast After Quarterly Loss (July 27, 2006)
Lockheed Looks Overseas for Growth (July 26, 2006)
Leader of Panel That Endorsed Jet Program Has Ties to Contractor (July 25, 2006)
General Dynamics Finds Profit on the Battlefields (July 20, 2006)
Name Settled, Future Is Not For U.S. Jet (July 8, 2006)
House Votes to Let Allies Buy Top U.S. Fighter (July 1, 2006)
