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By Silla Brush, Bloomberg |
November 20, 2013
The Senate panel responsible for confirming President Barack Obama’s picks for the CFTC said it won’t act this year.
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By Terry Atlas, Roxana Tiron and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg |
October 17, 2013
After the disruptions of a shutdown and displays of dysfunction, Congress did what it could have done weeks ago: voted to fund the government.
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By Richard Rubin, Kathleen Hunter and Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg |
October 16, 2013
The Senate voted 81-18 to halt the 16-day government shutdown and raise the U.S. debt limit, moving closer to ending the nation’s fiscal impasse.
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By Richard Rubin, Kathleen Hunter and Roxana Tiron, Bloomberg |
October 15, 2013
Senate leaders are poised to reach an agreement as early as today to bring a halt to the fiscal standoff, and now must race the clock to sell the plan to lawmakers before U.S. borrowing authority runs out this week.
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By Michael C. Bender, Terry Atlas and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg |
October 14, 2013
Senate leaders have yet to reach an agreement on how to end the U.S. fiscal impasse amid mounting concern in financial markets three days before the government’s borrowing authority lapses.
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By Kathleen Hunter and Laura Litvan, Bloomberg |
September 4, 2013
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to authorize President Barack Obama to conduct a limited U.S. military operation in Syria, the first step toward congressional endorsement of the effort.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg |
July 29, 2013
U.S. banks’ ownership and trading of physical commodities will face further scrutiny tomorrow when the heads of the CFTC and SEC testify before lawmakers.
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By Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg |
July 28, 2013
JPMorgan Chase & Co. said it plans to get out of the business of owning and trading physical commodities ranging from metals to oil.
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By Kathleen Hunter and Laura Litvan, Bloomberg |
July 16, 2013
The U.S. Senate confirmed Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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By Mark Drajem, Bloomberg |
July 16, 2013
Lawmakers grilled representatives of oil producers and refiners seeking an explanation for a rise in gasoline prices at the pump amid a boom in U.S. oil production.
