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Fed minutes: Rates not too low but next move likely to be up
AP Economics WriterEven as they grappled with inflation worries, most Federal Reserve officials at their August meeting didn't believe the Fed's key interest rate was too low given harder-to-get credit conditions straining consumers and businesses alike. Documents,...Tags: Federal Reserve, Financial Markets, Petroleum Industry, Productivity, Inflation and Deflation
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Fed: Interest Rates Not Too Low
Associated PressEven as they grappled with inflation worries, most Federal Reserve officials at their August meeting did not believe that the Fed's key interest rate was too low given harder-to-get credit conditions straining consumers and businesses alike. Documents,...Tags: Federal Reserve, Fannie Mae, Productivity, Financial Markets, Petroleum Industry
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Bigger fish are at stake this time
Tribune NewspapersThe mess in the U.S. financial system is making some people nostalgic for the dot-com collapse of 2000-02. That, too, was the cataclysmic bursting of an insane market bubble. But, as we are painfully learning, it's one thing for the economy to lose...Tags: Countrywide Financial Corp., Bears Stearns Cos., Mutual Funds, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Federal Reserve
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Credit concerns erode stocks
Associated PressStocks sank in light trading yesterday as worries about American International Group Inc. touched off broader concerns that the deterioration of the credit markets will bring more big losses for financial companies. The major indexes lost about 2...Tags: Federal Reserve, Stocks, American International Group, New York, Stock Activities
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Stocks Fall on Drop Among Financials
Associated PressNEW YORK -- Stocks are ending sharply lower after worries about American International Group Inc. are stirring concerns about the financial sector. New York-based AIG fell Monday following an analyst's decision to cut his price target on the world's...Tags: Stocks, Mortgages, Securities, General Motors Corp., New York Mercantile Exchange
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Week in stocks: Strong finish on flurry of good news
Wall Street's week started with a big hole but ended with a whole lot of hope. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 311 points Monday and Tuesday, its worst two-day performance since June. But the Dow clawed back the rest of the week, punctuated by a...Tags: Federal Reserve, Stocks, Financial Markets, Petroleum Industry, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated
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Stocks drop sharply on bad financial sector news
Stocks sank in trading yesterday as worries about American International Group Inc. touched off broader concerns that the deterioration of the credit markets will bring more big losses for financial companies. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by...Tags: Federal Reserve, Clubs and Associations, Stocks, Financial Markets, American International Group
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Dow dives nearly 250 points as AIG, financials lead market lower
The Associated PressStocks sank in trading Monday as worries about American International Group Inc. touched off broader concerns that the deterioration of the credit markets will bring more big losses for financial companies. The Dow Jones industrial average fell by nearly...Tags: Mortgages, Insurance, MBIA Incorporated, Government Debt, Financial Markets
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Challenging Economy
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the financial crisis coupled with higher inflation is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability. Page E1 MOTORINGTags: Federal Reserve
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Stocks surge as oil prices fall back
Wall Street capped a volatile week with sharp gains Friday as oil prices tumbled and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said inflation pressures are likely to moderate. Speculation that Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. could be sold helped buoy the...Tags: Federal Reserve, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, Lehman Brothers Holdings Incorporated, Energy Saving
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Bernanke: Financial crisis taking toll on economy
The Associated PressFederal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said today the financial crisis that has pounded the country -- coupled with higher inflation -- is taking a toll on the economy and poses a major challenge to Fed policymakers as they try to restore stability....Tags: Federal Reserve, Financial Markets, Petroleum Industry, Inflation and Deflation
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Too big to fail? We'll see about that
MARKET BEATThe mess in the U.S. financial system is making me nostalgic for the dot-com collapse of 2000-2002. That, too, was a cataclysmic bursting of an insane market bubble. But, as we are painfully learning, it's one thing for the economy to lose Pets.com...Tags: Mortgages, Stocks, Countrywide Financial Corp., Banking, Bears Stearns Cos.
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