Treasury Introduces New $100 Bill
U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner and Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke unveiled a new $100 bill that is equipped with two new security features.
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Secondary Sources: Rent vs. Buy, Small Business, Global Imbalances
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IMF: Europe Will Be Laggard in Global Recovery
Europe's economy will recover at a slower pace than other parts of the world, and could lag even further behind if concerns about the Greek government's ability to repay its debt become more general, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
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Google is Skynet. Search Suggest Opinions
To know what the world is searching for must be amazing. Search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing are in that position but they’re not exactly sharing those insights. Well, except if you do a little guess work and leverage their keyword research or keyword suggest tools. For example, the suggest-as-you-type features that all the [...]
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Pickford on Return on Investment
"Today is a new day. You will get out of it just what you put into it..." Mary Pickford (1892-1979) Canadian actress, Academy Award® winner Co-founder of United Artists
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Fed’s Plosser Supports Ending Emergency-Lending Power
The president of the Philadelphia Fed wants to end the emergency lending powers most central bankers think were key to fixing financial markets during the darkest days of the market meltdown.
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As Lehman Fell, Fed Recruited SEC Officials
In the fall of 2008 as the Federal Reserve Board took on oversight of investment-banking firms, the Board in Washington and New York Fed sought to hire Securities and Exchange Commission officials with more direct knowledge of how those firms operate.
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Bank of Canada’s Rate-Increase Signals May Provide Lessons for Fed
The Bank of Canada signaled it could raise interest rates as soon as June. The Fed isn't likely to act soon but officials are likely to watch Canada's move closely for another reason: To better understand the impact of a central bank's words on markets.
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Secondary Sources: Tax Refunds, Emerging Markets, Cities
A roundup of economic news from around the Web.
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The Volcano’s Cost to Europe’s Economy
As Europe's skies start to reopen, the job of counting the cost to its economy can begin.
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