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Dollar muscles up on Bernanke comments; Aussie under pressure
ReutersTOKYO/SYDNEY (Reuters) - The dollar bounded up to a three-year high against a basket of major currencies in Asia on Thursday, squeezed higher after Treasury yields jumped on the prospect that the Federal Reserve might scale back its stimulus program...Tags: Bangkok (Thailand), Bank of America Corp., Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Employment Opportunities, Charles Schwab
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Average U.S. 401(k) balance tops $80,000, up 75 pct since 2009
ReutersBOSTON, May 23 (Reuters) - The average 401(k) retirement balance for U.S. workers hit a record high of $80,900 in the first quarter, a growth spurt of 75 percent since the stock market's nadir in March 2009, Fidelity Investments said on Thursday based...Tags: Stock Market, 401K, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Average U.S. 401(k) balance tops $80,000, up 75 percent since 2009
ReutersBOSTON (Reuters) - The average 401(k) retirement balance for U.S. workers hit a record high of $80,900 in the first quarter, a growth spurt of 75 percent since the stock market's nadir in March 2009, Fidelity Investments said on Thursday based on a survey...Tags: Stock Market, 401K, Career and Workplace, Employees
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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall St extends losses, S&P down 1 pct
ReutersNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks extended their decline on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 falling 1 percent following remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke which suggested the central bank was not ready to pull back on its economic...Tags: Financial Markets, Ben Bernanke, Stock Activities, Nasdaq Composite, Stock Market
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WRAPUP 4-Bernanke says more progress needed before stimulus pullback
Reuters* Bernanke touts benefits of Fed bond buying * Says end to purchases will depend on economy * Could trim bond buys at one of the "next few meetings" * If anything, "inflation is too low," Bernanke says By Pedro da Costa and Alister Bull WASHINGTON,...Tags: Mortgages, U.S. Congress, Central Bank, Economy, Unemployment Benefits
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US STOCKS SNAPSHOT - Wall St ends lower after Fed minutes
ReutersNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset purchases as early as at the June meeting. Based on the latest available...Tags: Financial Markets, Stock Activities, Stock Market, Nasdaq Composite, Federal Reserve
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Wall St cierra con caídas tras minutas de la Fed
ReutersNUEVA YORK, 22 mayo (Reuters) - Las acciones cerraron en baja el miércoles en la bolsa de Nueva York, tras minutas correspondientes a la última reunión de la Reserva Federal que mostraron que algunos de sus miembros se manifestaron abiertos a reducir...Tags: Financial Markets, Nasdaq Composite
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U.S.-based municipal bond funds gained $602 mln in latest week -ICI
ReutersBy Sam Forgione NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Investors in mutual funds based in the United States committed $602 million to municipal bond funds in the latest week, the most since mid-February, according to data released by the Investment Company...Tags: Google Inc., Citigroup Incorporated, Stock Market, Mutual Funds, Bonds
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U.S.-based municipal bond funds gained $602 million in latest week - ICI
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in mutual funds based in the United States committed $602 million to municipal bond funds in the latest week, the most since mid-February, according to data released by the Investment Company Institute on Wednesday. The...Tags: Google Inc., Citigroup Incorporated, Stock Market, Mutual Funds, Bonds
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks, oil fall after Bernanke; dollar gains
Reuters* Investors focus on possible tapering of Fed's bond buying * Dollar index up, Treasuries fall * U.S. stocks turn lower, S&P 500 comes off high * Crude oil tumbles after jump in supplies By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Stocks, bonds...Tags: Financial Markets, U.S. Congress, Stock Activities, Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve
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PIMCO's Gross says US Fed likely to ease stimulus in Sept -CNBC
ReutersNEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of bond giant PIMCO, said on Wednesday the U.S. Federal Reserve will likely begin tapering its monetary stimulus in September and that bond investors might have already anticipated the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Satellite and Cable Service, Television Networks, Ben Bernanke, Television Industry
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WRAPUP 3-U.S. home sales close in on 3-1/2-year high
Reuters* Existing home sales rise 0.6 percent in April * Sales level highest since November 2009 * Tight inventories remain constraint to faster sales pace * Median home price highest since August 2008 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - U.S....Tags: Homes, Bank of America Corp., Services and Shopping, Consumer Confidence, Federal Reserve
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