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Fed officials want more progress before bond tapering: minutes
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many Federal Reserve officials earlier this month wanted to see more evidence that the economy was recovering before shifting toward a tapering of their bond purchase program, the Fed said on Wednesday. "Most observed that the...Tags: Inflation and Deflation, U.S. Congress, Federal Reserve, Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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Companies get to work on gas-fired power plant in top coal-mining state
Associated PressCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The newest electrical generation project in the top coal-mining state is a power plant to be fueled by natural gas. Black Hills Corp. subsidiaries Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power and Black Hills Power are building the Cheyenne...Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Global Warming, Mining
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Moody's prefers California governor's conservative revenue outlook
ReutersSAN FRANCISCO, May 22 (Reuters) - If California lawmakers rely on the state budget watchdog agency's latest revenue outlook, they may build spending increases into a budget plan at odds with the relatively conservative and cautious plan urged by...Tags: Politics, Moody's Corporation, Executive Branch, Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, Government
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Bernanke warns that premature ending of Fed's stimulus efforts would carry substantial risks
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus programs. Reducing the Fed's efforts to keep borrowing rates...Tags: S&P 500, Financial Markets, Kevin Brady, U.S. Congress, Bonds
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Fed minutes showed some officials willing to consider trimming bond purchases as early as June
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Several Federal Reserve policymakers this month favored slowing the Fed's efforts to maintain record-low long-term interest rates as early as June — if the economy showed strong and sustained growth. But those officials...Tags: U.S. Congress, Bonds, Money and Monetary Policy, Mortgages, Ben Bernanke
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Carrefour sells stake in Middle East venture for $683 million
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - Carrefour , Europe's largest retailer, agreed to sell its remaining 25-percent stake in a Middle East joint venture to local partner Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) for 530 million euros ($682.45 million), MAF said in a statement on Wednesday....Tags: United Arab Emirates, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Carrefour S.A., Walmart, Finance
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Irish seek to hold the line in tax battle
ReutersCORK/DUBLIN (Reuters) - Until this week, Richard Bruton enjoyed the sweet spot in Irish government. While cabinet colleagues rolled out spending cuts and tax hikes, Bruton got the photo opportunities with foreign CEOs investing in their favorite corner of...Tags: Politics, Corporate Officers, Republic of Ireland, Dublin (Ireland), Government
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Bell faces 'fiscal crisis' after corruption scandal, audit finds
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.Three years after a massive corruption scandal, Bell's finances have worsen considerably and the city doesn't have the money to refund millions of dollars in taxes illegally levied on residents, according to a state audit released Wednesday. Bell...Tags: City of Bell Public Corruption Scandal, Prosecution, Bell City Council, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Bernanke spurs stock volatility, dollar gains
Reuters* Dollar index up after Bernanke comments on stimulus * U.S. stocks turn lower, S&P 500 comes off high * Treasuries fall on comments on possible tapering * Crude oil tumbles after jump in supplies By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Stocks,...Tags: Foreign Exchange Market, S&P 500, Stock Activities, Financial Markets, U.S. Congress
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T. Rowe Price announces new series of target-date retirement funds
T. Rowe Price plans to launch a new series of 11 target-date retirement funds later this summer, the Baltimore-based money manager said Wednesday. Target date funds automatically become more conservative as investors age. Price began offering such funds...
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Sony weighs investor's proposal to break up company
ReutersSony Corp. is considering a proposal by California billionaire Daniel Loeb to sell as much as a fifth of the group's money-making entertainment arm -- movies, TV and music -- to free up cash to revive an electronics business battered by competition from...Tags: Corporate Officers, Insurance, Shinzo Abe, Mutual Funds, PlayStation
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Massachusetts reaches $9.6 mln REIT settlement with 5 broker-dealers
ReutersBOSTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Five independent broker-dealers will pay at least $9.6 million in fines and restitution to settle what Massachusetts' top securities regulator has called their improper sales of non-traded real estate investment trusts, or...Tags: Finance
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