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Is China headed for a major real estate bubble?

Li Nan has real estate fever. A 27-year-old steel trader at China Minmetals, a state-owned commodities company, Li lives with his parents in a cramped 700-sq.-ft. apartment in west Beijing. Li originally planned to buy his own place when he got married, but after watching Beijing real estate prices soar, he has been spending all his free time searching for an apartment. » Read more…

Obama tells banks: `We want our money back’

President Barack Obama told banks Thursday they should pay a new tax to recoup the cost of bailing out foundering firms at the height of the financial crisis. “We want our money back,” he said. » Read more…

Sweden urges US-style EU bank tax

Sweden has called for a European tax on banks similar to a new US scheme, in a bid to fix broken public finances and build a buffer against future financial crises. » Read more…

Obama wants $30 billion in TARP for small business loans

President Barack Obama will propose on Tuesday using $30 billion from the TARP bank bailout program for a small business lending  fund to try to spur job growth in a critical sector of the U.S. economy. » Read more…

Fed emergency loans to banks continue to decline

Banks borrowed less from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending program over the past week, another sign that strains on private credit markets are easing. » Read more…