Globe and Mail PRECIOUS-Gold steadies after falling on Bernanke's comments Reuters SINGAPORE June 10 (Reuters) – Gold regained some footing on Thursday after falling the previous day on comments by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that the metal was sending a different signal in response to inflation. …
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Reuters India Futures Firm; Bernanke in Focus Wall Street Journal US stock futures pointed to a firmer start, building on Tuesday's late rally that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average climb more than 123 points.
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Borders Group Chairman LeBow adds CEO title BusinessWeek Book retailer Borders Group Inc. on Thursday said Chairman Bennett LeBow would add the title of CEO. The company also named Mike Edwards president of Borders Group and CEO and president of subsidiary Borders Inc
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New York Post Morgan Stanley's Mack gets a 150 percent raise Reuters NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley (MS.N) Chairman John Mack, who has said Wall Street's high pay packages show that the industry is out of touch with mainstream America, is receiving a 150 percent base salary increase to $2 … Stocks in focus Tuesday: Morgan Stanley, AIG MarketWatch Mack's Pay Is More Than Doubled Wall Street Journal Morgan Stanley Raises Mack's Salary to $2 Million BusinessWeek ABC News
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Fed: Don't force banks out of swaps business Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was concerned about a US Senate proposal that could force banks to spin off their swaps business, according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday. …
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CBC.ca SEC: Regulators yet to determine cause of plunge BusinessWeek Regulators need more time to figure out what caused last week's stock market plunge, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission told a congressional panel Tuesday. SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro said her agency has … Market Inquiry Focuses on One Trader New York Times Regulators Push for Market-Wide Circuit Breaker Wall Street Journal Summary Box: SEC looking for plunge's cause CNBC Reuters
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Globe and Mail Fed swaps don't expose US to losses-lawmaker Reuters WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke persuaded most US senators at a meeting on Tuesday that currency swaps with other central banks protect the United States from financial contagion and do not expose it to losses, … Bernanke Defends Swap Lines Wall Street Journal Bernanke saw threat to US banks from Europe-Shelby Reuters Fed to Give Update on Plan to Ease Europe's Woes ABC News New York Times
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RTE.ie Factory orders strengthen, home sales contracts up Sacramento Bee AP Business Writers WASHINGTON — A surprisingly busy month for US factories and a surge in home buying are the latest signs that the economic recovery is picking up. Orders to US factories rose 1.3 percent in March, … US Economy: Factory Orders Rise, Pending Home Sales Gain BusinessWeek Factory Orders Jump Wall Street Journal Factory Orders Up 1.3% in March TheStreet.com DailyFinance
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AmmoLand.com (press release) Cabela's 1Q net income jumps 57 percent BusinessWeek Outdoor gear retailer Cabela's Inc.
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France24 Proposed bank tax wouldn't crimp lending: Geithner MarketWatch WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The bank tax proposed by the Obama administration on the nation's biggest banks would not crimp lending because small banks that do most of the lending are exempt, Treasury Secretary Timothy … Geithner open to adding bank tax to financial bill Washington Post Geithner: Banks should bear bailout burden CNNMoney On Capitol Hill, Geithner Makes Case for Bank Tax New York Times (blog) Reuters
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