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Gold: Is it Really a Safe Haven?

11/05/2009|Web Exclusive

Gold: Is it Really a Safe Haven?We break down if the precious metal is a safe play for your portfolio.

Google CEO on Future of Technology

11/05/2009|Cavuto

Google CEO on Future of TechnologyGoogle CEO Eric Schmidt breaks down the future of his search engine.

Yankees Win Good for Economy

11/04/2009|Web Exclusive

Yankees Win Good for EconomyWe break down why the winner of the Fall Classic can swing the market.

Ron Paul on Rolling Back Big Government

11/04/2009|America's Nightly Scoreboard

Ron Paul on Rolling Back Big GovernmentRep. Ron Paul on what successful Republican elections mean for government.

Cavuto Business Report 11-04-09

11/04/2009|Cavuto

Cavuto Business Report 11-04-09Stocks end mixed the FOMC leaves its key interest rate at an historic low.

Financial Brain Drain

11/04/2009|Web Exclusive

Financial Brain DrainFOXBusiness.com's Darryl Isherwood breaks down the exodus of talent from the big financial firms.

Election's Effect on Wall Street

11/04/2009|Bulls and Bears

Election's Effect on Wall StreetMerk Investments's Axel Merk on how Wall Street is responding to the election results.

Meltzer: Fed Should Begin Raising Rates

11/04/2009|Closing Bell

Meltzer: Fed Should Begin Raising RatesFed historian Allan Meltzer on the actions of the Federal Reserve .

Fed: Economic Activity Picking Up

11/04/2009|FOX Business

Fed: Economic Activity Picking UpFBN's expert panel weighs in on the FOMC's decision to keep interest rates at historic lows.

FOMC Leaves Key Rates Unchanged

11/04/2009|FOX Business

FOMC Leaves Key Rates UnchangedFBN's Peter Barnes on the FOMC's decision to keep interest rates at historic lows.

LATEST STORIES

MarketWatch's Top Stories Of The Week, Nov. 2-6

By MarketWatch| MarketWatch| Other Stories

retail sales and the Federal Reserve leaving rates unchanged ..... expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest ..... strength, but the Federal Reserve promised again this ..... for clues about what the Fed might do, and when

Story|11/06/2009

FOXBusiness.com's Week in Review: Nov. 2-6, 2009

By Erik Berte and Julia Limitone| FOXBusiness| Markets

Politics = Money Wednesday The FOMC decided to keep the federal funds rate at a range of 0% to 0.25% Wednesday. And the Federal Reserve said it sees rates staying near zero for a while. The central bank, however, said that the economy is continuing to “pick

Story|11/06/2009

Consumer Debt Drops For Record 8th Straight Month

By Rex Nutting| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

WASHINGTON - Outstanding consumer debt fell at a 7.2% annual rate in September, the eighth consecutive decline, the Federal Reserve reported Friday. Consumer credit fell by $14.8 billion to $2.46 trillion in September, down 4.7% compared with

Story|11/06/2009

Gold Ends At New Record, After Topping $1,100

By Nick Godt| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

new record closing level on Friday, after news that the U.S. unemployment rate rose above 10% fueled expectations the Federal Reserve will keep easy money available at least well into next year. Gold for November delivery rose $6.40, or 0.6%, to

Story|11/06/2009

Recovering From Labor Pains

By Mark Lieberman, Senior Economist| FOXBusiness| Markets

rather than growth as they look to end the Fed ’s aggressive monetary policy. Reading ..... Obama Administration in that direction. The Fed operates under a dual mandate: maintaining ..... budget deficits) to produce growth while the Fed itself set the primary goal of monetary

Story|11/06/2009

Fed Could Be Part Of Bank Regulator, Frank Says

By Rex Nutting| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

Nutting MarketWatch Pulse WASHINGTON - Congress could merge the Federal Reserve into a newly created national bank regulator as part of bank ..... may get a combination of the national bank supervisor and the Fed , but state bank regulation should remain separate," said

Story|11/06/2009

Fed Futures Lower Chance Of Rate Hike By Mid-2010

By Deborah Levine| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

traders pared bets on the Federal Reserve raising its target rate by ..... before the jobs report. The Fed typically changes rates in ..... month. Analysts say raising the fed funds rate will come long after the Fed pursues other methods to

Story|11/06/2009

Two More Executives Pass on BofA CEO Spot

By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

disclosures related to its merger with Merrill Lynch. At the same time, the board doesn’t want to select someone the Federal Reserve or Treasury view as tainted, the Post reported. While Brian Moynihan, head of BofA’s consumer lending business, has

Story|11/06/2009

Pay Czar Says Jury Still Out on Reforms

Reuters| Markets

Financial. Feinberg has said financial firms should be prepared to face tough scrutiny from regulators on pay plans. The Federal Reserve last month issued bank pay guidelines aimed at curbing the type of reckless risk-taking officials say contributed to the

Story|11/06/2009

Productivity Jumps Higher as Job Losses Show Drop

FOXBusiness| Markets

quarter, the Labor Department said. Unit labor costs, a gauge of inflation and profit pressures closely watched by the Federal Reserve , fell 5.2% after declining 6.1% in the second quarter. Analysts had expected unit labor costs to fall 4% in the

Story|11/05/2009