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Analysis:
Slowing world
economy could
boost eurozone
borrowing costs
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Billions spent
on housing tax
breaks
accomplish
little, experts
say
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Fitch: Fannie
and Freddie
could hand a
$42B loss to
major U.S. banks
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Bankruptcies in
the U.S. reach
the highest
level since 2005
(18 Aug.)
,
Reuters
(18 Aug.)
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Economics
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Obama: U.S.
economy is on
the right track,
but more work
remains
Aug.)
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Canada sees an
increase in
people claiming
unemployment
benefits
For the third
consecutive
month, Canadians
collecting
unemployment
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Geopolitical/Regulatory
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Financial revamp
gives U.S.
regulators
authority over
compensation
A little-noticed
provision of the
Dodd-Frank act
gives U.S.
regulators power
to adopt rules
governing pay at
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Ethics
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N.J.'s improper
pension
disclosure is
securities
fraud, the SEC
says
The U.S.
Securities and
Exchange
Commission
accused New
Jersey of
securities
fraud, saying
the state lied
about properly
funding its
pension plan.
The SEC issued a
cease-and-desist
order to settle
the claim, and
the state
accepted without
admitting or
denying
wrongdoing
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