Archive for August 2012
Stocks end month higher after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke hinted about additional stimulus.
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Eastwood’s “empty chair” speech to Republican convention claims there are 23 million unemployed, but actual count is far less.
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U.S. stocks were poised for higher open Friday as investors await Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech later in the day.
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Kindle Fire sells out ahead of Amazon event
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A week before Amazon is expected to unveil a new line, the Kindle Fire tablet is sold out.
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Obama administration grants Royal Dutch Shell permission to begin drilling preparations in the Arctic off Alaska.
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett increased his gift to his children’s foundations by .1B.
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Most Americans think the rich should pay more. But ‘rich’ and ‘more’ are iffy terms.
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U.S. stocks were set to open lower Thursday as investors remain skeptical as to whether central banks will offer further stimulus measures.
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Citi to pay $590M in penalties to investors
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Bank has paid out or agreed to .3 billion in penalties related to the financial crisis in the past year.
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The nation’s five largest banks have provided nearly .6 billion in mortgage relief to homeowners under a settlement deal that was struck with the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia earlier this year, according to a preliminary progress report.
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