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Summers On Regulation

Summers said there were signs of improvement from a year ago but that much work remained to right the economy

12 March 2010

Return of Inflation In Food Business?

After a run to record highs in 2008, the worst economic slump in decades kept a lid on grain prices last year

12 March 2010

Global Stocks Hit 7-Week Highs, Yen Pressured

Global stocks rose to seven week highs on Friday led by bank shares after talks on US banking reform collapsed

6 March 2010

Bulls May Extend Rally From March 2009 Lows

Tuesday will mark the first anniversary of the stock market's slide to 12-year closing lows

6 March 2010

Dollar Still Reigns Supreme

People's Bank of China head Zhou Xiaochuan emphasised that a healthy dollar was vital to the workings of the global economy

4 March 2010

Madoff Investors Await Luxembourg Ruling On Claims

Madoff is serving a 150-year term in a US prison after pleading guilty last year to a worldwide Ponzi scheme

25 February 2010

US 'Dark Pools' Marketplace May Face Pruning

The surprising growth of US stock trading venues is set for a pruning as regulators prepare to tighten controls on so-called dark pools

24 February 2010

Obama To Appeal To Business Chiefs On Job Creation

Obama's focus on jobs comes as Democratic lawmakers work to get a job-creating bill through Congress

24 February 2010

Bernanke To Outline Exit Path To Skeptical Cong

Ben Bernanke may have cleared the hurdles to his confirmation for a second term as Federal Reserve chairman

20 February 2010

Obama Unveils Fund To Address US Housing Woes

The president is trying to boost Reid, a Nevada Democrat who trails potential Republican opponents by double digits in opinion polls

13 February 2010

NRI Prof Among 3 Killed In US Shooting

Indian-American professor Gopi Podilla, Chairman of the biological sciences department, was shot dead by Amy Bishop

12 February 2010

Obama Names Outsourcers As Tax Evaders

US can't be the consumer engine for the entire world while America is racking up more debts

10 February 2010

Two Lakh Indians Live Illegally In US

As many as two lakh Indians are living illegally in the United States, a latest official report on illegal residents for the year 2009 has claimed

6 February 2010

Hedge Funds Start 2010 With Small Losses: HFR

Monthly performance numbers are closely watched in the loosely regulated $2 trillion hedge fund industry

4 February 2010

China Hits Back At Obama Over Currency Criticism

US manufacturers complain China's currency policies give local companies an unfair advantage

3 February 2010

Toyota's Other Pedal Problem: Lawsuits

Toyota has stopped selling eight models in the United States and Canada, including its popular Camry and Corolla, because of possible unintended acceleration


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