Wall St ends down on recovery jitters »

Wall St ends down on recovery jitters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Tuesday after disappointing corporate news from 3M Co and McDonald’s, while negative developments in global credit markets caused a shift to safe-haven assets.
Equities faced pressure from a stronger U.S. dollar after Dubai’s unresolved debt problems and Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of Greece’s bond rating dented risk appetite.
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Citizens lay down law on U.S. debt »

Citizens lay down law on U.S. debt

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — When it comes to managing the country’s purse strings, Washington gets a failing grade from several groups of citizens and experts across the country.
Those groups, part of the Concord Coalition’s Fiscal Stewardship Project, went to Capitol Hill on Monday to deliver a report to their lawmakers detailing their suggestions for [...]