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Bernanke makes case for strong Fed role on banks
1 hour 35 mins ago
The chairman of the Federal Reserve is concerned that congressional efforts at financial reform could weaken the central bank's ability to handle future crises and may politicize monetary policy.
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Administration plans new efforts on foreclosures
1 hour 49 mins ago
The Obama administration, battling a foreclosure crisis that shows no signs of relenting, will step up pressure on mortgage companies to do more to help people remain in their homes, officials said Saturday.
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Whitman tries courting women in Calif. gov race
6 hours 2 mins ago
As Meg Whitman has been introducing herself to California voters, she retells a line that usually generates a chuckle: "The next governor of California needs to know exactly what SHE believes."
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Police: Blaze in NY Walmart's Xmas-tree section
7 hours 48 mins ago
Police say a fire has broken out among Christmas trees for sale outside a Walmart on New York's Long Island during a busy holiday shopping weekend.
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Dubai looks to oil-rich neighbor for possible aid
7 hours 49 mins ago
As world markets absorbed the shock of Dubai's debt crisis, the ruler of the once-booming city-state left town for an important meeting in a desert palace. His hosts: the leaders of neighboring Abu Dhabi whose balance sheets are flush with oil revenue.
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Geneva: Police use tear gas on WTO protest
9 hours 13 mins ago
Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday to separate violent demonstrators from a protest of a meeting of top world trade officials, but the hooded "black bloc" activists were able to cause damage before 14 were arrested, spokesmen said.
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Black Friday store spending edges up; online soars
11 hours 38 mins ago
Shoppers who endured long lines and sometimes-frigid temperatures spent only slightly more during their Black Friday shopping sprees than they did last year, according to data released Saturday by a research firm.
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GM says production at Ohio plant to end Jan. 29
15 hours 52 mins ago
General Motors Co. says production at a stamping plant in Ohio is expected to end Jan. 29.
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