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A Volatile Lesson for Central Bankers

9 hours 16 min ago
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

10 hours 9 min ago
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

10 hours 22 min ago
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

10 hours 38 min ago
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

10 hours 43 min ago
Japan's stock market witnessed a second-straight day of heightened volatility on Friday.
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Earthquake Hits Russian Far East

10 hours 49 min ago
A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck Russia'a Far East.
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Draghi: 'We Need More, Not Less Europe'

11 hours 16 min ago
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

11 hours 24 min ago
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

11 hours 53 min ago
The volatility in the Japanese government debt market has unnerved investors in domestic banks.
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Japan Bulls Unwavered by Market Rout

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 10:07pm
Investor optimism over the outlook for the Japan's stock market remains unshaken.
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Japan Defends Abenomics

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:09pm
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

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 8:54pm
Federal regulators start new antitrust investigation of the company.
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Judge Favors US in Apple E-Books Case

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 6:59pm
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

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 6:16pm
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

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 6:12pm
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

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 6:11pm
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

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 6:01pm
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

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 5:38pm
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

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 5:27pm
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

Thu, 05/23/2013 - 4:24pm
Clothing-store chain Gap delivered earnings and revenue that beat expectations, an encouraging sign for the retail sector.
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