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    May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates higher, 30-year fixed averages 3.59%

    Mortgage rates have risen for the third week in a row, with Freddie Mac's survey of lenders pegging the average 30-year fixed-rate home loan at 3.59%, up from 3.51% last week.
    Mortgage rates have risen for the third week in a row, with Freddie Mac's survey of lenders pegging the average 30-year fixed-rate home loan at 3.59%, up from 3.51% last week. Fixed-rate 15-year mortgages -- popular during a recent boom in homeowners...

    Tags: Mortgages, Ben Bernanke, Real Estate Sales, Freddie Mac, Labor Markets

  2. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Initial jobless claims drop to 340,000 after one-week spike

    WASHINGTON -- Initial unemployment claims dropped back to a level indicating moderate job growth last week after a spike the previous week raised alarms about the labor market recovery.
    WASHINGTON -- Initial unemployment claims dropped back to a level indicating moderate job growth last week after a spike the previous week raised alarms about the labor market recovery. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first...

    Tags: Verizon Communications, Unemployment Rate, Unemployment Benefits, Ben Bernanke, Employment Opportunities

  4. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  5. Japan market plunge sparks global sell-off; U.S. stocks dip, rebound

    Wall Street followed Europe in a broad sell-off following a 7.3% overnight plunge in Japan's stock market.
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    Wall Street followed Europe in a broad sell-off following a 7.3% overnight plunge in Japan's stock market. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 107.1 points, or 0.7%, to 15,200.07 shortly after the opening bell in New York. The broader Standard &...

    Tags: Japan, China Earthquake (2010), Ben Bernanke, Unemployment Benefits, Stock Market

  6. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. Some Fed officials open to start tapering stimulus as soon as June

    WASHINGTON -- Some Federal Reserve officials said they were willing to start ratcheting back the central bank's stimulus program as early as June if the economic recovery strengthened further, according to minutes from their policy meeting three week ago.
    WASHINGTON -- Some Federal Reserve officials said they were willing to start ratcheting back the central bank's stimulus program as early as June if the economic recovery strengthened further, according to minutes from their policy meeting three week ago....

    Tags: Jamie Dimon, Financial Markets, Ben Bernanke, Labor Markets, Central Bank

  8. May 22, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete
  9. Stocks close down on news that Fed considered cutting stimulus

    Stocks closed lower on news that several Federal Reserve policymakers favored cutting back on stimulus programs as early as June if the economy continues to improve.
    Stocks closed lower on news that several Federal Reserve policymakers favored cutting back on stimulus programs as early as June if the economy continues to improve. The release of minutes of the Fed's April 30-May 1 meeting reversed a surge earlier...

    Tags: Financial Markets, Ben Bernanke, Stock Activities, Stock Market, NYSE Euronext, Inc.

  10. May 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  11. Fed's mixed messages roil markets

    WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's unprecedented stimulus efforts are starting to box in the nation's central banker.
    WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's unprecedented stimulus efforts are starting to box in the nation's central banker. Its bond purchases have helped fuel economic growth since the financial crisis. But Fed policymakers now must figure out how...

    Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Money and Monetary Policy, U.S. Congress, Financial Markets, Credit Ratings

  12. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  13. Fed's Dudley says decision on stimulus pullback still months away

    WASHINGTON — A top Federal Reserve official said Wednesday that a decision on reducing the central bank's unprecedented economic stimulus efforts still is three to four months away as policymakers first must determine if the recovery is strong enough to handle such a pullback.
    WASHINGTON — A top Federal Reserve official said Wednesday that a decision on reducing the central bank's unprecedented economic stimulus efforts still is three to four months away as policymakers first must determine if the recovery is strong...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Jamie Dimon, Ben Bernanke, Budget Control Act of 2011, Labor Markets

  14. May 22, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  15. Bernanke warns against scaling back Fed stimulus too soon

    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank could start scaling back its stimulus program in the next few months, but warned against acting too quickly and harming the still-weak economic recovery.
    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said Wednesday that the central bank could start scaling back its stimulus program in the next few months, but warned against acting too quickly and harming the still-weak economic recovery. The key...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Finance, Jamie Dimon, Career and Workplace, Ben Bernanke

  16. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  17. As stocks hit new highs, is the market overheating?

    NEW YORK -- Wall Street will be watching Ben Bernanke's testimony before Congress on Wednesday, hoping the Federal Reserve chairman will offer clues as to when the central bank may begin turning off its spigot of easy money. Investors will also be...

    Tags: Prices, Money and Monetary Policy, U.S. Congress, Credit Ratings, Ben Bernanke

  18. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  19. Lower energy and food costs fuel big drop in wholesale prices

    WASHINGTON -- Big drops in the cost of food and energy pushed wholesale prices down 0.7% in April, the largest monthly decline in more than three years, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
    WASHINGTON -- Big drops in the cost of food and energy pushed wholesale prices down 0.7% in April, the largest monthly decline in more than three years, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The slide in the producer price index, the largest since...

    Tags: Prices, Energy

  20. May 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  21. Families reduced their debt load in first quarter to 2006 level

    WASHINGTON -- American families reduced their debt load in the first three months of the year by 1%, bringing it down to pre-recession levels after an uptick in the last quarter of 2012, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday.
    WASHINGTON -- American families reduced their debt load in the first three months of the year by 1%, bringing it down to pre-recession levels after an uptick in the last quarter of 2012, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday. Outstanding household debt,...

    Tags: Social Issues, Financial and Business Services, Credit and Debt, Bank of America Corp., Loans

  22. May 14, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete
  23. Stock market rises back into record territory

    The stock market marched back into record territory as investors seized on the latest encouraging news about the economy. On Tuesday, it was a report on the health of small businesses.
    The stock market marched back into record territory as investors seized on the latest encouraging news about the economy. On Tuesday, it was a report on the health of small businesses. Small business owners were slightly more optimistic in April,...

    Tags: Money and Monetary Policy, Sony Corp., Weather Reports, Japan, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities

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