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Lifted the limit saying the exposure to f fannie and freddie is now unlimited. >> bret: thanks. the federal deposit insurance corporation, fdic is proposing stricter rules for asset-backed securities. those are the bundles of loans that contribute to the market collapse in 2008. banks would be required to hold at least 5% of the securities on their own books. theoretically making them careful about properly screening borrowers. the congressional budget office says the new healthcare law could cost $115 billion more than previously estimated. the latest analysis out today says if congress appro...

Lifted the limit saying the exposure to f fannie and freddie is now unlimited. >> bret: thanks. the federal deposit insurance corporation, fdic is proposing stricter rules for asset-backed securities. those are the bundles of loans that contribute to the market collapse in 2008. banks would be required to hold at least 5% of the securities on their own books. theoretically making them careful about properly screening borrowers. the congressional budget office says the new healthcare law could cost $115 billion more than previously estimated. the latest analysis out today says if congress appro...

The dow jones industrials ticking up 8.5 points and s&p adding two points and nasdaq tacking on four points. alcoa posting profits of 10 cents a share in line with expectations. sales were slightly better than expected but the stock is trading flat after hours. a true m and a monday with firms finalizing deals. hewlett packard hit a 9 1/2-year high. and a power producer is agreeing to take over a rival to create one of america's largest power manufacturers and a huge drop in the federal budget deficit for march after the white house lowered the projected costs to bail out the nation's banks ...

Measure from moving forward. the governor of virginia restored $750,000 to the state budget to pay for mine safety inspections. that funding, casualty and belt tightening until last week's deadly accident in neighboring west virginia. america's budget deficit declined in march after the white house lowered projected cost of bailing out nation's banks by $115 billion. on wall street investors cheered a round number milestone as the dow closed above 11,000 for the first time since september of 2008. pittsburgh steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger will not face sexual assault charges a...

The postal service? >> the big impact on consumers if the postoffice gets its way would be higher prices, including stamps, fewer post offices around the country and less frequent home delivery, five days instead of six. the postmaster general spelled out the options at an unusual conference here in washington this morning, saying that declining mail volume means huge financial losses unless some basic changes are made. >> we need to reinvent, redefine, and reinvigorate the value of mail to business and households, and to structure our organization in a way that restores its fiscal integrity. ...