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Dollar rises as Fed signals stimulus scale-back
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - The dollar rose on Thursday as global asset markets adjusted sharply after the Federal Reserve confirmed that it would begin reducing the pace of stimulus this year as the economic outlook improves. Against the buoyant dollar, the euro...Tags: Marketing, Ben Bernanke, Credit Ratings, Altana AG, Economic Stimulus Plan
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China factory activity hits nine month low, policy action eyed
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's factory activity weakened to a nine-month low in June as demand faltered, a preliminary survey showed, heightening the risk of a sharper second quarter slowdown and increasing the heat on the central bank to loosen policy....Tags: Japan, Ben Bernanke, Xi Jinping, Industrial Production, Finance
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Michigan's unemployment rate steady at 8.4 percent
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state says Michigan's seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained steady at 8.4 percent in the latest month as the size of the workforce and the number of people employed both grew. The Department of Technology,...Tags: Unemployment, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Fed signals end to bond buys
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke outlined a path for eventually ending the central bank's unprecedented stimulus efforts after Fed officials voiced surprising optimism about the economy. At the end of their two-day meeting...
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Valley housing market gains momentum in May
Margaret Wolf couldn't help but notice when the "for sale" sign in front of a house two doors away was removed just days after it went up. The gray home with red shutters on Route 309 in Upper Saucon Township attracted multiple offers and sold for $177,...
Tags: Finance, Homes, Money and Monetary Policy, Services and Shopping, Employment Opportunities
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Salary Surfer site helps students gauge potential future earnings
California community college students have a new website to help them choose fields of study — and provide a preview of their potential earning power. The Salary Surfer provides information on median annual incomes for 179 popular programs of...Tags: Health Treatments, Earnings, Students, Science and Technology, Technology
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Instant View: Fed to keep buying bonds, boosts 2014 forecasts
Reuters(Reuters) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it would keep buying $85 billion in bonds per month and gave no explicit indication that it was close to scaling back the program, despite intense market speculation it could soon start drawing it to a...Tags: Unemployment, Elections, Ben Bernanke, Finance, Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index
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Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year. Bernanke's confirmation that the...Tags: Unemployment, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Ben Bernanke, Finance, Consumer Confidence
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Mayor alleges sexual discrimination by council members
Staff WriterCALEXICO — The mayor has filed sexual discrimination complaints with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against three other councilmembers. Mayor Maritza Hurtado filed the complaints May 29 against councilmen Joong Kim, Luis Castro...Tags: Sex Crimes, Discrimination, Local Government, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Browne's amendment advances part of Corbett's pension fix
HARRISBURG — One aspect of Gov. Tom Corbett's plan to change the state's two pension systems for government workers narrowly escaped a key Senate panel Wednesday. But that amended bill — written by Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh — could...Tags: Stewart J Greenleaf, Elections, Finance, Judges, Prisons
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WRAPUP 6-Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
Reuters* Fed says risks to growth, jobs have lessened since fall * Bernanke says Fed could end bond buying by mid-2014 * Two officials dissent; Bullard worries inflation too low By Alister Bull and Pedro da Costa WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - Federal...Tags: Unemployment, Finance, Consumer Confidence, S&P 500, Labor Markets
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, bonds drop as Fed points to reduced bond buying
Reuters* Bernanke suggests timetable for reduced bond purchases * U.S. stocks fall more than 1 percent * Treasury bond prices drop, 10-yr yield at 15-month high By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, June 19 (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled and benchmark Treasury bonds rose to...Tags: Bonds, Ben Bernanke, Finance, S&P 500, Credit Ratings
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