business - "credit"

DETROIT (Reuters) - Major automakers are expected to report lower U.S. vehicle sales for March on Tuesday, ending the first quarter on a weak note and adding to evidence that the housing slump and tighter credit have crimped demand.

Sending money back home? Just press 'talk.' That's what Western Union, Radio Shack and the small wireless carrier Trumpet Mobile hope millions of Hispanic immigrants will do with a new service announced yesterday. Though financial turmoil has put credit card, mortgage and auto markets at a stands...

Stocks shot up the most in two weeks on Tuesday after strong demand for a Lehman Brothers share offering quelled fears it was headed toward a fate similar to Bear Stearns and raised optimism that the worst of the credit crisis may be over.

Stocks surged Tuesday, with the Dow jumping close to 400 points on the first day of the new quarter, as investors cheered signs that the companies hit hardest by the credit market crisis seem to be working through the problems.

'All the financials are up big, and there's a sense that things are turning. We definitely have not seen the last of the credit crisis, but we're getting closer.' wall street began the second quarter with a big rally Tuesday as investors rushed back into stocks amid optimism that the worst of the credit crisis has passed and that the economy is faring better than ... via Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

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Stocks move up on optimism that the worst of the credit crisis has passed.

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Every year American taxpayers attempt to lower their federal tax liability by including any credits or deductions they can think of. Below is a list of the most ridiculous tax write-offs ever allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.