Finance
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Biggert among 3 from Illinois named to financial regulation panelJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. House leaders named 20 Democrats and 10 Republicans, including 13th Congressional District Representative Judy Biggert, to work with senators on a panel designed t...
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SEC puts in new 'circuit breaker' rules to prevent 'flash crashes'Jun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators on Thursday put in place new rules aimed at preventing a repeat of last month's harrowing "flash crash" in the stock market. Members of ...
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Banks cut emergency borrowing from Fed
Jun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Bank borrowing from the Federal Reserve's emergency lending program over the past week fell to the lowest point in more than two years, strong evidence th...
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Dismal outlook for teen summer jobs throughout the suburbsMay 22, 2010 11:00 pm - High school and college students who have not yet landed a summer job may find themselves low on cash and out of luck. Many suburban businesses and career counselors say...
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WaMu, FDIC should end bankruptcy dispute by May 21May 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Washington Mutual Inc. and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. should end their dispute over the biggest U.S. bank failure by May 21, lawyers for both groups told a bank...
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SEC said to probe cause, exploitation of stock market turmoilMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - U.S. regulators plan to examine whether securities professionals triggered yesterday's stock- market plunge or exploited the turmoil to profit illegally, two people with...
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German banks agree to Greek financingMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- The German parliament approved Berlin's share of the rescue package for debt-laden Greece after a boisterous debate Friday in which the finance minister told l...
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Banks should make loans to sound borrowersMay 05, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Regulators must do all they can to help banks make loans to creditworthy borrowers, especially small businesses, a development that's critical to strengthe...
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Fifth Third posts $72 mil loss in 1st quarterApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - CINCINNATI -- Fifth Third Bancorp says its losses nearly tripled in the first quarter as the regional bank's noninterest income dipped. The Cincinnati-based banking comp...
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Morgan Stanley's profit of $1.41 bil. tops forecastsApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley said Wednesday its first-quarter profit surged to $1.41 billion on strong results from its trading operations. The investment bank easily topp...