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Obama seeks path to trade deals sought by biggest U.S. companies

By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg | January 28, 2014

President Barack Obama asked Congress for broader authority to negotiate trade deals, and changes to immigration laws.

U.S. stocks rise after Bernanke says growth poised to accelerate

By Callie Bost, Bloomberg | January 3, 2014

U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rebounding from its biggest drop in three weeks, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the economy is poised for faster growth even as he cuts stimulus.

Apple to IBM push buyback to record trading as volume slows

By Whitney Kisling and Callie Bost, Bloomberg | December 16, 2013

Companies buying their own stock make up more of the U.S. equity market than ever before, underpinning share values even as the Federal Reserve prepares to reduce stimulus.

U.S. stocks decline as economic data fuel Fed stimulus speculation

By Nick Taborek and Callie Bost, Bloomberg | December 5, 2013

U.S. stocks declined a fifth day after improving economic data boosted bets the Federal Reserve will curb its monthly bond purchases sooner than estimated.

Great rotation seen muted by pension-fund demand

By Matt Robinson, Bloomberg | November 13, 2013

A shift by household investors from bonds into equities that Bank of America Corp. dubbed the great rotation is being muted as pension funds and insurers boost fixed-income assets to match future obligations.

Bond exodus at broad funds hits Pimco, JPMorgan

By Lisa Abramowicz, Bloomberg | November 12, 2013

In a year of record withdrawals from taxable bond funds, no category has been harder hit than the biggest broad market strategies managed by firms from Pacific Investment Management Co. to JPMorgan Chase & Co.

U.S. stocks fluctuate after debt-limit deal as IBM, Goldman drop

By Nick Taborek and Namitha Jagadeesh, Bloomberg | October 17, 2013

U.S. stocks fluctuated, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index came within four points of a record, as investors assessed the effects of the budget standoff and International Business Machines Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. tumbled amid declining revenues.

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