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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, with the backing of the Obama administration, took a big step forward on Monday toward adopting the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Depression, calling on Republicans to join them ...
Dodd: Time to reform Wall Street
Dodd Bill Empowers Federal Reserve to Break Up Large Firms
Dodd unveils bill that puts consumer agency at Fed
![]() Globe and Mail | Dodd Lays Out Details of Financial Overhaul Bill New York Times WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, with the backing of the Obama administration, took a big step forward on Monday toward adopting the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Depression, calling on Republicans to join them ... Dodd: Time to reform Wall Street Dodd Bill Empowers Federal Reserve to Break Up Large Firms Dodd unveils bill that puts consumer agency at Fed |
![]() CBS News | No room for error on US debt CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (Fortune) -- The United States isn't in jeopardy of losing its gold-plated credit rating, though by one measure America is closer to the ratings-downgrade danger zone than Spain. ... Credit Agency Warns US and Others of Risk to Top Rating Stocks fall on concern about US credit rating Stocks Open Lower After Moody's Warning |
![]() Xinhua | Most Online News Readers Use 5 Sites or Fewer, Study Says New York Times By THE NEW YORK TIMES The audience for news online tends not to stick to a single site — that much has been known for years. But a new study says that even with a vast array of digital choices, “promiscuous” news consumption goes only so far. ... Pew 'State Of The News Media': Most News Outlets See Revenue Challenges Don't Buy the Myth That People Won't Pay for News Pew: Online Media Still Lack Monetization Path |
![]() Reuters | Google Is Poised to Close China Site Wall Street Journal Google Inc. appears increasingly likely to shutter its Chinese-language search engine, a step that would remove one of the last major foreign players from the world's most populous and fastest-growing Internet market. ... Stock Picks: Google, Kraft, Boston Scientific, Hasbro Google inches lower after China reports China Issues Warning to Major Partners of Google |
![]() Washington Post | Continental to Charge for Food Wall Street Journal Continental Airlines Inc., the last big US airline to operate catering kitchens and to serve free meals to economy-class passengers on longer domestic flights, said Monday that it will begin charging for in-flight meals in coach class on ... Continental Scraps the Free Food Continental Airlines to charge for meals Continental Airlines to charge for food |
![]() Times Online | Toyota takes aim at California runaway Prius story CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Toyota is expected to challenge a California driver's story of an out-of-control Prius at a press conference Monday afternoon in California. ... Test on Prius Is Inconclusive Toyota Prius's 90mph runaway ride 'not feasible', says leaked government memo Wear on Runaway Prius Brakes Raises Questions |
![]() Reuters | German Government Counters Lagarde's Export Critique Wall Street Journal BERLIN (Dow Jones)--The German government Monday rejected the idea that the country's reliance on exports creates imbalances in the euro zone, following criticism by French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde ... Eurozone studies Greek rescue options Euro Falls as EU Finance Ministers Damp Greek Aid Speculation EU exec to put Greek plan to finmins, Germany doubtful |
![]() BBC News | Deal Making Heats Up Among Apparel Makers Wall Street Journal NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Retail apparel giant Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.'s (PVH) bid to acquire Tommy Hilfiger for about $3 billion may be the first of several deals in the retail space this year. ... Phillips-Van Heusen Buys Hilfiger for $3 Billion Phillips-Van Heusen Takes On Tommy Tommy Hilfiger's next act |
![]() Wall Street Pit (blog) | Ex-NY bank president first accused of TARP fraud Reuters NEW YORK, March 15 (Reuters) - The former president of New York's privately held Park Avenue Bank was arrested and charged on Monday with being the first person to attempt to steal from US government bailout funds in the financial ... Ex-Park Avenue Bank Chief Antonucci Accused of Crimes Ex-bank president charged in NYC fraud Ex-Bank President Arrested for Allegedly Lying to Get TARP Money |
![]() Reuters | Chile's power grid unstable for a week - president Reuters SANTIAGO, March 15 (Reuters) - Chile's main power grid will remain "unstable" for the next seven days, President Sebastian Pinera said on Monday, a day after a massive outage left most the world's top copper producer in the dark. ... Chile Power Grid Seen Unstable For A Week After Blackout Enersis Falls, Leading Chile Index Drop, on Blackout Concern Lights back on in Chile after huge blackout |