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Man arrested in plot to blow up Federal Reserve in New York City
Federal authorities have arrested a man they say was plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve building in New York City, just blocks from the World Trade Center site. Authorities say 21-year-old Quazi Nafis was arrested Wednesday morning after a sting...
Tags: New York City, Police Arrests, FBI, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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The occupations spread to Southwest Virginia
Multimedia JournalistAs hundreds for Occupy Roanoke marched through downtown Roanoke, stories of what they consider heroic protestors were told. The march started on Elm Avenue, and then groups headed toward the market and two big banks: Wells Fargo and Bank of America....Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Wells Fargo & Co.
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Stocks struggle for a second day as oil prices jump and BofA's dividend request is rejected
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks turned mixed Wednesday after the Federal Reserve rejected Bank of America's plan to increase its dividend and the Japanese government said that the recent earthquake and tsunami will be the most expensive natural disaster in...Tags: Real Estate, 3M Co., Natural Disasters, Homes, Disasters
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Fed boss: it will take years for jobs to come back
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke tells Congress there's increasing evidence that a "self-sustaining" economic recovery is taking hold, but he says the Fed's $600 billion Treasury bond-buying program is still needed because it...Tags: Career and Workplace, Elections, Labor Markets, Politics, Washington, DC
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Bernanke, in commencement address, upbeat on innovation outlook
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke painted an upbeat picture on Saturday for the potential of innovation to lift living standards, delivering a sweeping look at the last 100 years that included memories of his 1963...Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Television Industry, Science and Technology, College Baseball, Technology
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GLOBAL MARKETS-US dollar soars, stocks set new highs on Fed QE exit talk
Reuters* Fed's Williams says stimulus reduction could start this summer * U.S. consumer sentiment rises to nearly six-year high * U.S. dollar index hits nearly three-year high * Dow, S&P 500 surge to record closing highs By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 17...Tags: Nasdaq Composite, Stock Market, Market and Exchange, Gold and Precious Material, Consumers
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COMMODITIES-Up broadly on strong US economic data; gold slumps
Reuters* Oil, copper up on strong US consumer sentiment, stock market * Corn up too on less sales by farmers focused on planting * Gold at 1-month low as Fed pressured to end US stimulus By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Oil and copper prices...Tags: Stock Market, Non Ferrous Metal, Petroleum Industry, Casino and Gambling Industry, China
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High-yield bond funds see lower demand after record rally
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors worldwide cut back on commitments to high-yield "junk" bond funds in the latest week, giving just $100 million to the funds globally after committing over $1 billion the prior week, according to Bank of America Merrill...Tags: Stock Market, Personal Finance, Money and Monetary Policy, Mutual Funds, Emerging Market
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Homespun Advice From A Business Legend
Larry Bossidy was never the CEO of a Connecticut-based company, but he's been a big force in business here and elsewhere for decades at General Electric, Allied Signal, Honeywell International and lately, as a board member at Berkshire Bank, which owns...Tags: Rocky Hill, Boston Red Sox, Connecticut Business and Industry Association, United Technologies Corporation, Harry Gray
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Hedge funds back to selling gold after propping market a month ago
Reuters* Money managers pull $1.4bln from COMEX gold in May 14 week * Traders see another $200 to $300 drop in gold price By Barani Krishnan NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - Hedge funds and other big speculators in commodities have started selling gold in a big...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, Marketing, Finance, Metal, Casino and Gambling Industry
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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: Real Estate, Bloomberg L.P., Productivity, Money and Monetary Policy, Freedom of Information Act
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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: Insurance, Politics, Prosecution, Justice System, Ben Bernanke
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