Reuters - The top U.S. securities regulator said market watchdogs need to supervise credit default swaps, securities blamed for exacerbating 2008’s market meltdown and more recently the Greek debt crisis.
Source:SEC head prods Congress on derivatives rules
(Reuters)
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AP - Verizon Communications Inc. said Friday it will list its stock on the Nasdaq exchange along with its existing New York Stock Exchange listing.
Source:Verizon to list on Nasdaq as well as NYSE
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AFP - FTSE 100 shares ended slightly higher on Friday on news that retail sales in the United States rose unexpectedly in February for the second straight month.
Source:FTSE shares close higher
(AFP)
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AP - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
Source:Kroger, Ruby Tuesday, UAL are big movers
(AP)
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Reuters - The S&P 500 hit a 17-month closing high as rising bank shares led a late rally that lifted stocks on Thursday, more than offsetting worries China may move to cool its overheating economy.
Source:S&P 500 hits 17-month high as banks lift Wall St
(Reuters)
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AP - An official in charge of China’s foreign reserves tried to ease American concern Tuesday about the political impact of its huge holdings of U.S. government debt and indicated Beijing has no plans for a big increase in its gold stockpile.
Source:China: US assets should not be 'politicized'
(AP)
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AFP - Leading shares closed higher on Wednesday in cautious trading as market players digested the latest batch of company results and awaited key US economic data later this week.
Source:FTSE 100 shares edge higher
(AFP)
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AP - World stock markets mostly rose Wednesday, though trading was choppy as investors looked for direction a day after the one-year anniversary from recession-related lows. The pound meanwhile continued to decline after disappointing industrial production figures.
Source:World stocks up modestly; pound takes another hit
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AP - The chief economist of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who is an expert on the financial instruments that figured largely in the 2008 crisis, is leaving his position for the private sector.
Source:SEC chief economist leaving
(AP)
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AP - A YEAR LATER: The Dow Jones industrial average is up 61.4 percent since it closed at a 12-year low of 6,547 on March 9, 2009. On paper, U.S. stocks have gained about $5.7 trillion but are still down about $5.5 trillion from the peak in October 2007.
Source:Summary Box: Gains slow after big year [...]
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