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By Sandrine Rastello, Bloomberg |
January 23, 2013
The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecasts and now projects a second year of contraction in the euro region as progress in battling Europe’s debt crisis fails to produce an economic recovery.
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By Heidi Przybyla and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg |
December 28, 2012
President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to a White House meeting three days before a year-end deadline to avoid $600 billion in spending cuts and tax increases
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By Cordell Eddings and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
December 28, 2012
Treasuries advanced for a third day amid speculation U.S. lawmakers will fail to reach agreement in time to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff of more than $600 billion in spending cuts and tax increases
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By Roxana Tiron and Hans Nichols, Bloomberg |
December 18, 2012
House Speaker John Boehner said he will push a budget “plan B” measure that would include tax increases on income of more than $1 million, while continuing to negotiate with President Barack Obama.
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By Phil Mattingly, Bloomberg |
July 3, 2012
In the U.K., a record fine for Barclays Plc has triggered outrage from lawmakers and forced resignations from the bank’s top executives. In the U.S., Wall Street’s defenders in Congress are sticking by the industry
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By Laura Litvan and Phil Mattingly, Bloomberg |
May 18, 2012
Republicans in the U.S. Congress were uniting behind a call to repeal all or part of the 2010 financial regulatory overhaul. Since JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced its $2 billion trading loss earlier this month, that front has splintered.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
August 16, 2011
The Oracle of Omaha shook things up a little on Monday with an op-ed piece in the New York Times saying the rich should pay ...
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By Phil Flynn |
May 5, 2011
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