Economic and Finance
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that it was "very likely" that the recession had ended although he cautioned that it […]
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NEW YORK — A federal judge on Monday rejected a $33 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America Corp., […]
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Johnson & Johnson has cut the amount it will pay for its 18.4 percent stake in Irish drugmaker Elan Corp Plc by $115 million […]
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The Federal Reserve and other central banks may adopt different strategies for ending monetary stimulus because they have diverging views on the role of […]
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It’s fair to say no one has come out a “winner” from the Great Recession in the conventional sense. Mere survival counts as winning […]
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General investment theory holds that investors should diversify, buying different asset classes on expectations that profits in some will help to offset losses in […]
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Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart said on Thursday the U.S. economic recovery has started and the Fed could stop short of buying […]
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Half of the Federal Reserve’s 12 districts saw evidence the U.S. economy had improved by the end of August, although labor markets remained weak […]
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All you have to do to feel the outrage over the continuing flow of bonuses on Wall Street is to take a walk down […]
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Swiss Re, the world’s second-biggest reinsurer, said reinsurance prices were rising overall, lifting its shares nearly 3 percent.
The reinsurer also said on Monday it […]
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