Reuters - Protests that began in New York against U.S. economic inequality spread around America on Thursday as the growing movement found unlikely support from a top official of one of its targets — the Federal Reserve.[Read more...]
AP - Ron Paul, antagonist of the Federal Reserve and advocate for the gold standard, probably won’t capture the Republican presidential nomination. But with his libertarian leanings energizing a small though growing group of passionate conservatives, the quirky Texas congressman is proving to be a force in the 2012 contest.[Read more...]
“Operation Twist” might be more powerful than many investors expect. As the Federal Reserve Bank of New York prepares to release on Friday new details about the central bank’s rate-lowering program, some bond-market strategists have done their own back-of-the-envelope assessment already. Enlarge ImageClose The Wall Street Journal Investors are in suspense over the [...]
Reuters - Stocks headed for their biggest drop in more than a month on Thursday as an unsettling outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from China stoked global recession fears.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stocks fell further on Thursday, with the Dow industrials briefly down 4 percent, as a bleak outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from China heightened fears of a global recession.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stocks dived more than 3 percent on Thursday, extending losses for a fourth day, as a bleak outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from China heightened fears of a global recession.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stocks skidded 3 percent on Thursday, extending losses for a fourth day as a gloomy outlook from the Federal Reserve and weak data from China heightened fears of a global recession.[Read more...]
NEW YORK—Investors staged a flight from risk in global markets as investors pressured stocks and sent 10-year Treasury yields to 1940s levels after a gloomy outlook by the Federal Reserve renewed fears of a global economic slowdown. In a move dubbed “Operation Twist,” the Fed announced Wednesday it would increase the share of [...]
AP - Stocks are opening sharply lower after the Federal Reserve indicated that the U.S. economic slump could last for years.[Read more...]
Reuters - Stocks fell sharply at the open on Thursday, extending losses for a third day, as a grim outlook from the Federal Reserve and downbeat data in Europe and China heightened fears about a global recession.[Read more...]
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Fierce street fighting in Sirte
Snipers in last-ditch bid to defend Gaddafi hometown
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FBI searches for missing Mo. baby in Kan. landfill
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Libyans face heavy resistance in Gadhafi hometown
(AP)Snipers slow government attack on Gaddafi hometown
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Libyan government forces launch big assault on Sirte
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Libya troops renew Sirte assault
Doubtful social conservatives giving Romney chance
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Libya troops renew push for Sirte
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Tank fire hits Gaddafi stronghold
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Libya battle hits heart of Sirte
Nobel honors African, Arab women for peace
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Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but it’s not enough
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