Senate panel mulls consumer protection deal

The Senate might break its impasse on financial overhaul if it moves forward with a proposal that would put a consumer financial protection watchdog […]

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Kamei Urges Bank of Japan to Underwrite Debt to Beat Deflation

Japanese Financial Services Minister Shizuka Kamei said the central bank should contemplate directly purchasing debt from the government to help overcome deflation.
“The central […]

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Treasurys fall after Bernanke

Bond prices fell Wednesday after Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress that interest rates will stay low for "an extended period."
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Google Buzz slammed by Yahoo and Microsoft

Well, that didn’t take long.
Less than an hour after Google (GOOG, Fortune 500) unveiled its new social network, Google Buzz, Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) […]

G-7 Risks ‘Muddled Middle’ With Plan to Spend Now, Save Later

Group of Seven finance ministers promised to spend now and save later as they try to spur the global economic rebound without incurring the […]

Deal may be in works for Calumet building

Nearly one year after it went on the market, the historic Calumet building may be sold.
The law firm of Kenney Shelton Liptak Nowak LLP, in […]

Bank pooh-poohs debt bomb talk

Canadians are doing a decent job of managing their debts even though they are borrowing more than ever before, says the chief executive of this […]

Blue chips gain ahead of jobs report

A rally in financial shares and signs of improvement in the retail sector gave the blue chips a boost Thursday, but the broader market […]

Gustaf resigns from Wichita Area Technical College

Pete Gustaf, president of the the Wichita Area Technical College and CEO of the Sedgwick County Technical Education and Training Authority, has resigned both positions, […]

Job picture: Signs of improvement

The pace of U.S. job losses slowed in November, according to two reports released Wednesday.
Automatic Data Processing (ADP, Fortune 500), a payroll-processing firm, […]