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By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg |
June 17, 2013
Tucked deep in the 1,198-page U.S. House agriculture policy legislation is an initiative to guarantee prices for sushi rice. So too is insurance for alfalfa and a marketing plan for Christmas trees.
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By Derek Wallbank and Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg |
June 11, 2013
The U.S. Senate passed a $955 billion rewrite of agriculture law by an even larger margin than last year, sending it to the House of Representatives, where disagreements over food stamps and farm subsidies may complicate passage.
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By Silla Brush |
May 30, 2013
Gary Gensler is drawing scrutiny for using personal email for work, including during the collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd.
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By Laura Litvan |
May 20, 2013
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook will face off against U.S. senators leveling accusations that the iPhone maker is avoiding paying billions of dollars in U.S. taxes.
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By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg |
April 22, 2013
A U.S. Senate bill that would let states impose sales taxes on purchases from out-of-state sellers could lead to state-level financial transaction taxes, a Wall Street trade association said.
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By Steve Walsh, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2013
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved the nomination of Ernest Moniz as secretary of the Energy Department, setting up a confirmation vote by the full Senate.
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By Mary Childs and Elizabeth Dexheimer, Bloomberg |
March 18, 2013
Bruno Iksil, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. trader known as the London Whale, had an e-mail sent to about 20 colleagues last year estimating almost double the daily losses his book had shown thus far. Then the phone rang.
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By Dave Michaels |
March 16, 2013
Senate probe provided 900 pages of evidence that could help the SEC make the case that JPMorgan executives broke the law.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins |
March 14, 2013
JPMorgan Chase & Co. engaged in high-risk proprietary trading under the guise of ordinary hedging, said Senate investigators.
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By Kasia Klimasinska |
February 27, 2013
Former White House Chief of Staff Jacob J. Lew won Senate confirmation to become U.S. Treasury secretary.
