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Some Fed officials open to start tapering stimulus as soon as June
WASHINGTON -- Some Federal Reserve officials said they were willing to start ratcheting back the central bank's stimulus program as early as June if the economic recovery strengthened further, according to minutes from their policy meeting three week ago....
Tags: Jamie Dimon, Federal Reserve, Labor Markets, Central Bank, Financial Markets
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Bernanke warns against scaling back Fed stimulus too soon
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank could start scaling back its stimulus program in the next few months, but warned against acting too quickly and harming the still-weak economic recovery. The key...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Jamie Dimon, Employment, Federal Reserve
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Fed's Dudley says decision on stimulus pullback still months away
WASHINGTON — A top Federal Reserve official said Wednesday that a decision on reducing the central bank's unprecedented economic stimulus efforts still is three to four months away as policymakers first must determine if the recovery is strong...
Tags: Jamie Dimon, Government Debt, Federal Reserve, U.S. Congress, Labor Markets
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Stocks turn higher after reassuring words from Fed official; Home Depot gains after earnings
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Reassuring comments from a Federal Reserve official and better earnings from two big retailers helped push the stock market higher Tuesday. Stock indexes wobbled between gains and losses in early trading, then took a turn higher...Tags: JPMorgan Chase & Co., TiVo Inc., Stock Activities, The Home Depot, S&P 500
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Small company stocks are a bright spot as Russell 2000 index climbs above 1,000 for first time
AP Markets WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Small-company stocks were a bright spot in a subdued start to the week for Wall Street. The Russell 2000, an index of small-company stocks, climbed above 1,000 points for the first time and ended higher Monday, even as the Dow Jones...Tags: U.S. Congress, Foreign Exchange Market, Finance, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Financial Markets
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As stocks hit new highs, is the market overheating?
NEW YORK -- Wall Street will be watching Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress on Wednesday, hoping the Federal Reserve chairman will offer clues as to when the central bank may begin turning off its spigot of easy money. Investors will also be...Tags: Credit Ratings, Stock Market, Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, U.S. Congress
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Goldman Sachs wins even when muzzled by the feds
Almost three years ago, when Goldman Sachs Group Inc. paid $550 million to settle fraud accusations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, one of the claims was that Goldman misled the bond-insurer ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. in a horribly complex...Tags: Defendants, Finance, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Parties and Movements, Trials
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Caroline Baum: Federal Reserve handicaps race of its own making
Ed Koch, the late mayor of New York City, used to stop residents on the street and ask, "How am I doing?" With next month marking the four-year anniversary of the end of the 2007-2009 recession, the longest and deepest since the Great Depression, it...Tags: Economic Indicator, New York City, Services and Shopping, The Wall Street Journal, Freedom of Information Act
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Letters: Sen. Warren speaks up
Re "Warren upends bankers, tradition," May 11 As the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is a breath of fresh air. Finally, there's a voice in Washington for the people and a staunch advocate for consumers....Tags: Elizabeth Warren, Federal Reserve, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Sen. Warren goads Fed, SEC, DOJ to explain no-fault bank deals
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, having chastised bank regulators for failing to put Wall Street giants on trial, is demanding to see any analyses that the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Reserve and the Securities and Exchange Commission have conducted...Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Congress, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Parties and Movements
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Maryland's McDaniel College closing the 'opportunity gap'
Here's what Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said three years ago as the nation's gap between rich and poor widened toward historic levels: "I think it's a very bad development. It's creating two societies. And it's based very much, I think, on...
Tags: Poverty, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Colleges and Universities, High Schools, Teaching and Learning
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Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, waited patiently for her first chance to question top financial regulators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. When her turn finally came after 90 minutes,...
Tags: Freddie Mac, Finance, Consumers, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, $700 Billion Bank Bailout (2008)
May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 22, 2013
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May 21, 2013
|Story| AP Member Choice Limited
May 20, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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May 17, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
May 17, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 12, 2013
|Column| Baltimore Sun
May 10, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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