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A Volatile Lesson for Central Bankers
One thing the world's central bankers can take away from this week's market volatility: They need to do a better job of communicating.
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Dealers Hope Memorial Day Sparks Car Sales
Whether or not the industry ends May on top depends largely on whether or not dealers enjoy strong business Memorial
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UK Gas Hours From Running Out in March
Britain came within six hours of running out of natural gas in March, highlighting the risk of supply shortages, the FT reports.
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'It's a Big Moment for Japan': Fed's Bullard
The huge volatility in the Japanese market is not surprising, St Louis Federal Reserve Chairman James Bullard told CNBC.
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Japan’s Nikkei Goes for a Wild Ride
Japan's stock market witnessed a second-straight day of heightened volatility on Friday.
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Earthquake Hits Russian Far East
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Russia'a Far East.
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Draghi: 'We Need More, Not Less Europe'
Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank (ECB) insisted that the euro zone was more stable than a year ago.
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EU Rushes Out Corporate Tax Transparency Law
Big companies' tax affairs in Europe are to be opened up to greater public scrutiny, the FT reports.
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Choppy Bond Markets Put Japan Banks on Edge
The volatility in the Japanese government debt market has unnerved investors in domestic banks.
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Japan Bulls Unwavered by Market Rout
Investor optimism over the outlook for the Japan's stock market remains unshaken.
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Japan Defends Abenomics
The massive plunge in the Nikkei on Wednesday will not derail the government's "Abenomics" policy, said Japanese officials.
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Google Faces New Antitrust Probe: Report
Federal regulators start new antitrust investigation of the company.
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Judge Favors US in Apple E-Books Case
A federal judge suggested the U.S. will show evidence that Apple engaged in a conspiracy to increase e-book prices.
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Boy Scouts to Admit Gay Youth
After years of resistance and internal debate, the Boy Scouts has decided to admit openly gay youths as members.
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Subscriber Growth Boosts Pandora
Pandora reported revenue and an outlook that beat market expectations. Shares gained in the after-hours.
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Shakeup at Embroiled IRS Unit
Lois Lerner, the IRS official at the center of the alleged Tea Party targeting, has been placed on administrative leave.
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Cramer: 2 Laggards Worry Bernanke
Bernanke would never admit to it, but Cramer is convinced he’s worried about these two laggards.
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Sears Shares Drop 13% After Big Loss
The department-store chain saw its loss more than quadruple, a big miss. Shares fell sharply after-hours.
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House Votes for Market-Based Rates
House of Representatives on Thursday voted to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system.
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Gap's Earnings Beat Forecasts
Clothing-store chain Gap delivered earnings and revenue that beat expectations, an encouraging sign for the retail sector.
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