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Brown in call for global 'contract' - PA
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Gordon Brown has called for a new global 'economic and social contract' with the financial institutions to ensure taxpayers around the world will never again have to bear the cost of banking failure.
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Brown - G20 should consider bank tax
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ST ANDREWS, Scotland (Reuters) - A tax on financial transactions to fund future bank bailouts should be considered with urgency, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Saturday, a significant departure from
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Pennetta beats Glatch before rain hits Fed final
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By Mark Meadows REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy (Reuters) - Flavia Pennetta overpowered Alexa Glatch 6-3 6-1 to give hosts Italy a 1-0 lead over United States in the Fed Cup final on Saturday. The second singles
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Fed losing support on bank oversight
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Key Democratic lawmakers are threatening to dismantle the Obama administration's plans to place the Federal Reserve at the heart of efforts to overhaul the financial regulatory system. When administration
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Share your online investing tips and tricks
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EST R Globe and Mail personal finance columnist Rob Carrick has completed his annual online broker rankings and highlighted the strengths and weaknesses of each website. Now we want to hear from you.
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Short-term Treasurys the better bet on the Fed
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Investors worried about the outlook for the economy and wanting a safe place to stash cash often look to the Treasury market, confident that the U.S. government will always pay its debts. But not all
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Citi Plans To Relaunch Unit of Troubled HF
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Citigroup is said to be prepping the relaunch of its troubled hedge fund unit Citi Alternative Investments under the name Citi Capital Advisers reports Financial Times
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H1N1 flu shot availability growing
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(The Augusta Chronicle - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The supply of vaccine against the novel influenza A H1N1 virus is slowly but progressively growing, an official with the
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Wall St rises 3 pct for week on Friday's slim gain
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NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose 3 percent for the week after ending Friday's session slightly higher, shrugging off government data showing the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent -- the highest
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Australian Hedge Funds Mull a Big Move
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Source: New York Times Deal Blog. After a decade running Sydney-based hedge fund Commodity Strategies, founder Rob Holroyd is planning a move to New York or Switzerland in search of cash, as investors
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Wall St turn positive; GE up after upgrade
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NEW YORK, Nov 6 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks erased initial losses and turned positive on Friday, as industrial stocks advanced, led by General Electric Co. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 4.54 points,
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Wall Street rallies on upbeat economic data, 11/05
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Wall Street rallied on Thursday after the U.S. government reported better-than-expected jobless claims and productivity numbers and Cisco posted strong sales. The U.S. Labor Department said initial jobless
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Small business accounts suffer miserly interest rates
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Clubs, charities and small businesses must shop around to find reasonable returns from bank accounts Businesses cannot take advantage of retail savings accounts with better rates. Photograph: Russell
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Fed: Interest rates to stay low for 'extended period'
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The Federal Reserve Boards Open Market Committee wrapped up a two-day interest rate meeting Wednesday afternoon vowing to keep rates exceptionally low for an extended period. Policy makers also say there
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SEC official worried about "naked access"
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A top U.S. securities regulator said on Thursday that she was concerned about naked access, where brokers give high-frequency traders unfiltered access to public markets. By Rachelle Younglai 'I am worried
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