Federal Reserve chairman says it's too soon for the central bank to ease up on its bond-buying. But meeting minutes show some monetary policy makers were willing to dial it down in June.
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Stocks slip as Fed sends mixed message
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Jamie Dimon may face a new, tougher board
Jamie Dimon may face a new, tougher boardRead full story for latest details. -
Lowe's struggles against Home Depot
Lowe's struggles against Home DepotHome improvement retailer Lowe's reported disappointing sales. But the stock still rose even though Home Depot continues to outshine its rival. -
How much did Tumblr's VCs really make?
How much did Tumblr's VCs really make?Reports of VC returns on Tumblr have been greatly exaggerated. -
Goldman pushes hedge funds for your 401(k)
Goldman pushes hedge funds for your 401(k)Wall Street is rolling out low-minimum mutual funds that will let you lose money like a high roller.
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The Wall Street cicada index
The Wall Street cicada indexThese bugs may get better returns than Warren Buffett -
Slide Show: 10 things cicadas won?t say
Slide Show: 10 things cicadas won?t sayThe insects that come in peace ? but not quiet -
Corrections: Treasurys fall on Bernanke; 10-year hits 2%
Corrections: Treasurys fall on Bernanke; 10-year hits 2%A May 22 story mispelled the name of Garth Friesen, co-chief investment officer at III Associates. The story has been corrected. -
Bond Report: Treasurys fall on Bernanke; 10-year hits 2%
Bond Report: Treasurys fall on Bernanke; 10-year hits 2%Treasurys swiftly reacted to comments by Bernanke about the time frame for discussing changes to monetary policy, sending yields to their first day above 2% since mid-March. -
Futures Movers: Oil under $95 on hefty U.S. supply, QE musings
Futures Movers: Oil under $95 on hefty U.S. supply, QE musingsOil futures fall as traders fret over the ample state of U.S. supplies following government data showing only a modest weekly decline in crude supplies. Hints from the Federal Reserve on a pullback in its stimulus policy also weighs on oil.
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NYSE Announces First-Quarter 2009 Circuit-Breaker Levels
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NYSE to Suspend R.H. Donnelley Corporation and Moves to Remove from the List
NYSE to Suspend R.H. Donnelley Corporation and Moves to Remove from the List -
NYSE to Suspend Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. and Moves to Remove from the List
NYSE to Suspend Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. and Moves to Remove from the List -
New York Stock Exchange to Halt Trading of the Class A Common Stock of Alpharma Inc.
New York Stock Exchange to Halt Trading of the Class A Common Stock of Alpharma Inc. -
NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report
NYSE Group Inc. Issues Short Interest Report
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Case And Shiller Say Housing Is Better, Not Back To Booming
Case And Shiller Say Housing Is Better, Not Back To BoomingChip Case and Robert Shiller are known for the gauge of home prices that bears their name, but as that indicator continues to draw cheers for a U.S. housing recovery the pair warn that things are not quite as rosy as they appear. -
A Divided Fed: FOMC Minutes Reveal Hawks Calling For QE Taper In June
A Divided Fed: FOMC Minutes Reveal Hawks Calling For QE Taper In JuneTectonic plates are shifting within the Fed? Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) as hawks and doves battle it out over QE. The FOMC minutes for April/May meeting, released on Wednesday hours after Chairman Ben Bernanke concluded his testimony before Congress, fueled the flames of uncertainty, with several FOMC participants pushing to taper asset purchases as early June, when the FOMC is scheduled to have its next meeting. Adding to the debate, participants also spoke of ?buoyant? markets as a bubble could be in the works, while others warned of the risks of deflation and pushed for more QE. -
Sell Alert: Get Rid Of Low Quality Muni Bonds
Sell Alert: Get Rid Of Low Quality Muni BondsSome people have nightmares about being chased by runaway trains, vicious animals or bad guys. Mine is daytime nightmare: Being chased by molten lava. -
P.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Ends Down As Federal Reserve News Deemed Bearish
P.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Ends Down As Federal Reserve News Deemed Bearish(Kitco News) - Comex gold futures prices ended the U.S. day session solidly lower in a volatile trading session Wednesday. Gold was first supported and then pressured by the latest news to come from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Comex June gold last traded down $17.40 at $1,360.30 an ounce. Spot gold was last quoted down $14.30 at $1,362.25. July Comex silver last traded down $0.075 at $22.38 an ounce. -
YieldBoost MAS To 14.9%
YieldBoost MAS To 14.9%Shareholders of Masco Corp. (NYSE: MAS) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1.4% annualized dividend yield can sell the October covered call at the $24 strike and collect the premium based on the $1.25 bid, which annualizes to an additional 13.6% rate of return against the current stock price (at Stock Options Channel we call this the YieldBoost), for a total of 14.9% annualized rate in the scenario where the stock is not called away. Any upside above $24 would be lost if the stock rises there and is called away, but MAS shares would have to advance 7.2% from current levels for that to occur, meaning that in the scenario where the stock is called, the shareholder has earned a 12.8% return from this trading level, in addition to any dividends collected before the stock was called.
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BusinessWeek.com -- Finance
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The SEC Chairman's Crusade for Money-Fund Safety
The SEC Chairman's Crusade for Money-Fund SafetyMary Schapiro says new rules are needed to prevent runs. The industry disagrees -
Charities Still Love Wall Street Bankers
Charities Still Love Wall Street BankersPandit, Cohn, and others are honored for their work—and contributions -
Egypt's Power Vacuum Threatens the Economy
Egypt's Power Vacuum Threatens the EconomyThe IMF wants to see consensus before committing more funds -
Arizona's New Housing Crisis: No Workers
Arizona's New Housing Crisis: No WorkersWages rise as a sudden rebound makes skilled help scarce -
John Paulson's Very Bad Year
John Paulson's Very Bad YearNothing could go wrong for the hedge fund manager—until everything did. Inside the unmaking of a Wall Street legend
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NBCNews.com: Stocks & economy
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Stocks off highs at midday amid Bernanke testimony
Stocks off highs at midday amid Bernanke testimony
Stocks slipped back from their opening highs as investors struggled to digest conflicting remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke over when the central bank may begin easing off the stimulus gas pedal. -
Bernanke: Economy still needs Fed's help
Bernanke: Economy still needs Fed's help
The Federal Reserve's monetary stimulus is helping the U.S. economy recover, and the central bank needs to see further signs of traction before taking its foot off the gas, central bank chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday. -
Economy is on the move again -- and so are Americans
Economy is on the move again -- and so are Americans
Americans are on the move again. Thanks to the slowly brightening employment picture, along with the uptick in the housing market, more and more people are packing up and relocating. -
Poverty increasingly pushing into the suburbs
Poverty increasingly pushing into the suburbsWhen Americans think about poverty, chances are they don?t picture places such as the suburbs surrounding Cape Coral, Fla., Colorado Springs, Colo., and Atlanta. But a new book, ?Confronting Suburban Poverty in America,? finds those were among the suburban areas that saw some of the biggest increases in the number of poor people between 2000 and 2010. -
Bonuses for top federal workers know no sequester
Bonuses for top federal workers know no sequester
While some federal workers are being hit with furloughs due to the sequester, other high-level federal executives are scheduled to get millions of dollars in bonuses, unless there's a law to stop them.
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