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By Matthew Leising |
December 20, 2012
In 2001, power company executive Jeffrey Sprecher wandered the exhibits of the futures-trading industry’s annual convention with an idea nobody wanted to hear.
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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 Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
December 13, 2012
Retail sales in the U.S. rose in November as demand for automobiles rebounded and holiday shoppers snapped up electronics and clothes.
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By Ian Katz |
December 3, 2012
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's pragmatism amid the most recent financial crisis may offer clues to the solution that will ostensibly avoid the looming fiscal cliff.
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By Alex Kowalski and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
November 1, 2012
Fewer Americans than forecast filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance last week, an indication demand is strong enough to maintain current staff levels.
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By Steve Zwick |
November 1, 2012
Corzine may have moved rogue trading to the boardroom, but that’s only the latest in a line of offenses.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
October 9, 2012
U.S. milk production is headed for the biggest contraction in 12 years as a drought-fueled surge in feed costs drives more cows to slaughter.
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By Liz Capo McCormick and Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg |
October 1, 2012
Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest bond fund, says the Federal Reserve’s open-ended plan to flood the economy with $40 billion a month will ignite inflation. The options market is signaling that won’t happen anytime soon.
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By Jeff Wilson, Bloomberg |
September 27, 2012
Corn futures tumbled to an 11-week low on signs of slowing demand for supplies from the U.S., the world’s biggest exporter. Soybeans also declined.
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By Press Release |
September 25, 2012
The CFTC complaint charges Eric N. Schmickle and Q Wealth Management with operating a commodity futures Ponzi scheme.