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Many Foreclosure Victims Making Speedy Return To Homeownership

Reuters | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Video, Foreclosure Crisis, Freddie Mac, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Federal Housing Agency, Great Recession, Homeownership, Reuters, Mortgage Crisis, Fannie Mae, Foreclosure, Forclosure, Housing Crisis, Business News

By Jilian Mincer NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - When Jennifer Anderson's family could no longer afford their mortgage an...

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Goldman Backlash Good News For Volcker Rule

Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Dodd-Frank Act, Goldman Sachs, Senator Carl Levin, Video, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Public Citizen, Reuters, Resignation Letter, New York Times, Federal Financial Analytics, Volcker Rule, Paul Volcker, Muppets, Greg Smith, Business News

* Departing exec's editorial calls out treatment of clients * Reform advocates say shows need for tough Volcker rule * S...

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Bank Of America Nabs Malcolm Gladwell To Educate Small Business Owners

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Video, Small Business, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, The Awl, Bank of America, Citibank, Entrepreneurs, Foreclosure, Malcolm Gladwell, Small Business Lending, Business News

Struggling small businesses need not fear any longer: Malcolm Gladwell is on the way, sponsored by Bank of America. Gladwell, the bestselling write...

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Double-Dip Recession: How Bad Could It Be?

AP | By BERNARD CONDON | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Congress, Video, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Morgan Stanley, Wall Street, Great Recession, Double-Dip Recession, Economic Cycle Research Institute, Wells Capital Management, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Standard & Poor's 500 Index, Business News

NEW YORK -- Are investors overreacting to the prospect of a recession? The slightly better jobs report on Friday notwithstanding, the odds of a reces...

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Long-Term Unemployment Makes Working A Dim Memory For Many

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER and MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Congress, Mark Zandi, Video, Unemployment, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Moody's Analytics, Great Recession, Labor Department, Unemployment Benefits, Standard & Poor's, Jobs, Jobless, Great Depression, Business News

WASHINGTON — For more Americans, being out of work has become a semi-permanent condition. Nearly one-third of the unemployed – nearly 4.5...

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Ben Bernanke: U.S. Should Learn From Emerging Economies

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Developing Nations, Free Trade, Emerging Economies, Public Investments, Education, Video, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, u.s. Lawmakers, Budget Deficits, Business News

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday that long-term unemployment is a "national crisis" and suggested that Congress...

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Obama Jobs Plan Could Add Well Over One Million Jobs: Analysis

Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Congress, Video, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Unemployment Rate, Macroeconomic Advisers, Double-Dip Recession, President Barack Obama, International Monetary Fund, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Obama, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Economic Growth, Business News

(Stella Dawson) - President Barack Obama's jobs package could lift economic growth by one to three percentage points in 2012, add well over one mi...

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Rather Than Aiding Economy, Low Interest Rates Hurt Savers

AP | By PAUL WISEMAN | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Interest Rates, Retirees, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Bond Purchases, Savers, Great Recession, Double-Dip Recession, Federal Reserve, Economic Recovery, Economic Growth, Savings, Video, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Super-low interest rates haven't done what they usually do after a recession. They haven't ignited economic growth or revived the home m...

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Stocks Of Apple's Competitors Rise After Jobs' Resignation

AP | PAMELA SAMPSON | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Iphone, Steve Jobs, Eurozone, Yen, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Economic Stimulus Package, Wall Street, Stock Market, Samsung Electronics Co., Glencore, Apple Inc., Credit Agricole, Business News

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets sank Friday as investors waited to see if Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke unveils new steps to help the U.S....

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World Stocks Still Hung Up On Recession Fears

AP | PAMELA SAMPSON | Posted 10.22.2011

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BANGKOK — Asian stocks mostly inched higher Tuesday after gyrating markets on Wall Street and Europe ended with modest gains. Oil prices rose t...

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Wholesale Inflation Sees Greatest Increase In Months

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Wholesale Inflation, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Energy Prices, Producer Price Index, Inflation, Labor Department, Oil Prices, Federal Reserve, Insight Economics, Business News

WASHINGTON — A key measure of wholesale inflation rose in July by the most in six months. The measure, called core wholesale inflation, exclude...

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Why Wall Street Seems Unfazed By Default Threats

AP | By BERNARD CONDON and MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 09.14.2011

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NEW YORK -- The CEO of a big bank says a U.S. default could be catastrophic for the economy. The head of the Federal Reserve warns of chaos. And a cre...

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Small, Medium-Sized Businesses Not Expecting Growth To Pick Up

Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Small Business, Stimulus, Consumer Confidence, Gdp, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Unemployment, Profits, Great Recession, Economic Recovery, Japan, Economic Growth, Trade Agreements, Chief Executives, Medium-Size Business, Small Business America, Vistage International, Business News

NEW YORK Alexandra Alper) - Small and medium-sized companies are increasingly glum about the chances of a pickup in growth in the U.S. economy ov...

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Bernanke: Inaction On Debt Ceiling Could Cause 'Severe Disruptions' In Markets

Posted 08.14.2011

Read More: Taxes, Treasury's Debt Obligations, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, Congress, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Treasury Securities, Aaa Credit Rating, Financial Crisis, Debt Limiit, Vice President Joe Biden, Healthcare, Global Market, Business News

WASHINGTON (Pedro Nicolaci da Costa) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned on Tuesday that a failure to lift the government's $14.3 trill...

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Fed Wants Broad Group Of Banks To Provide Annual Finance Details

Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Congress, Stockholders, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Central Bank, Hedge Funds, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Federal Regulators, Financial Regulation, Capital, Business News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve wants a broader group of banks to provide details each year about their finances, part of an effort to ensure ...

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Bernanke Admits Growth 'Somewhat Slower Than Expected'

Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: U.S. Economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Unemployment, Budget Cuts, Jobs, Jobless, Economic Recovery, Stimulus, Video, Business News

ATLANTA (Matt Bigg) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Tuesday acknowledged a slowdown in the U.S. economy but offered no suggestion the c...

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Fed Chairman: Big Banks Need 'More-Stringent' Rules

Posted 07.11.2011

Read More: Congressional Testimony, Wall Street Reform, Federal Reserve, U.S. Central Bank, Regulators, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Financial Firms, Business News

WASHINGTON - Larger financial firms should face more onerous regulatory requirements to make sure they can withstand turbulence in economy or cred...

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Bernanke: U.S. Economy Needs Time To Heal

AP | By JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Small Businesses, Lower-Income Neighborhoods, National Economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Lending, Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, Job Creation, Business News

WASHINGTON (By Mark Felsenthal) - The U.S. economy is not fully recovered from its deep recession, with housing still weighing on growth, Federal ...

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Bank Of America Had Early White House Support On Merrill Lynch Deal

washingtonpost.com | Zachary A. Goldfarb | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Documents, Financial Crisis @Y:Business, Economic Advisers, President Obama, Kevin Warsh, Bank of America, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Merrill Lynch Deal, Kenneth D. Lewis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, Wall Street, Lawrence H. Summers, New York's Attorney General, Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner, Joe Price, National Economic Council, Securities and Exchange Commission, Andrew Williams, Business News

Top economic advisers to President Obama signed off on a deal to protect Bank of America from losses incurred by its purchase of failed Wall Street fi...

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Geithner Defends Financial Oversight Reform

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke staked out opposing sides Friday in a turf war over w...

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