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As Bernanke clarifies Fed's moves, markets stumble
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The Federal Reserve might begin tapering off its economic life support late this year and finish a controversial program of bond purchases by the middle of the next year, Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday in remarks that triggered fear and...Tags: S&P 500, Financial Markets, Money and Monetary Policy, Bonds, Prices
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Bonds away! How to protect against rising interest rates
Retire SmartWhen investors look back at the spring of 2013, they may say it was the moment when the bond market finally shifted and a new trend of higher interest rates emerged. It appears that the long-awaited reversal of the bond market has begun. In early May, the...Tags: Financial Markets, Mutual Funds, Money and Monetary Policy, Banking, Bonds
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Sprint shares dip after Dish fails to make bid
The Kansas City StarWall Street took a step back from Sprint Nextel Corp. on Wednesday after potential acquirer Dish Network Corp. backed off. Sprint shares fell 4.4 percent, a drop of 32 cents, to $7, and one analyst downgraded the stock. Dish failed to meet a late...Tags: Verizon Communications, Leveraged Buyouts, Justice System, Wells Fargo & Co., Sprint Nextel Corporation
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Dow tumbles more than 200 points after Fed meeting
NEW YORK -- Stocks fell sharply after the Federal Reserve's statement and Chairman Ben Bernanke's news conference Wednesday, with major U.S. indexes losing more than 1%. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 206.04 points, or 1.35%, to 15,112.19 at...
Tags: Bonds, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Ben Bernanke, Stock Market
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Stocks fall about 1% as investors digest Fed and Bernanke statements
NEW YORK -- Investors' early reaction to the Federal Reserve's statement: sell. After being essentially flat all day, stocks fell after the Fed announced it would keep interest rates low and continue its massive stimulus program -- for now. The Dow...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Stock Activities, Ben Bernanke, Stock Market
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Fed holds steady on interest rates and stimulus, sees risks easing
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers said Wednesday that they would continue the central bank’s controversial bond-buying stimulus program and leave short-term interest rates near zero to help boost the economic recovery, which they said was...
Tags: Financial Markets, Money and Monetary Policy, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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Treasury secretary improves his penmanship for currency signature
WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew has improved his penmanship, unveiling a less loopy version of his unusual signature that will be printed on U.S. paper currency. Lew's official signature, which is somewhat more legible than the one he used...
Tags: U.S. Senate, White House, Barack Obama, Jack Lew, U.S. Department of the Treasury
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. OBAMA TO PUSH NUCLEAR CUTS A senior administration official says Obama will propose reduce the U.S. and Russian stockpiles by up to one-third at...Tags: Congressional Budget Office, Hamid Karzai, Stanley A. McChrystal, National Security Agency, NYSE Euronext, Inc.
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Huge home price gains expected to moderate as supply increases
Dramatic double-digit percentage home price gains have raised concerns of a new housing bubble, but those eye-popping increases should moderate by the end of this year as more supply comes on the market, according to a national real estate data firm....
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Real Estate Sellers, Land Price, Inventories, Homes
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Investors on edge before Fed meeting
NEW YORK -- The stock market could get a bit jumpy. Investors have been eagerly awaiting clearer signals from the Federal Reserve over when it will wind down its massive stimulus programs, known as quantitative easing. At the end of its two-day...
Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Charles Schwab, Finance
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Family finances: Cut your 2013 taxes now
Kiplinger's Money PowerShelving tax planning until next spring could cost you money. The tax law passed earlier in the year imposes a 39.6-percent rate on taxable income over $400,000 ($450,000 for married couples). All taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income of $200,...Tags: Social Security, Mutual Funds, Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Personal Finance
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MarksJarvis: All eyes on interest rate
The warnings have sounded. In a dress rehearsal for the drama that might lie ahead in bonds and stocks, investors are discovering that some of the investments they thought would be fairly safe for income can deliver sudden losses. Popular dividend-...
Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Financial Markets, Money and Monetary Policy, Personal Investing, Bonds
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