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Bank CEO on Refusing TARP

11/20/2009|FOX Business

Bank CEO on Refusing TARPNorth Jersey Community Bank CEO Frank Sorrentino on denying TARP funds and the state of lending for regional banks.

Market Expert: Invest in Financials

11/20/2009|Opening Bell

Market Expert: Invest in FinancialsMidway Capital Research and Management Partner Justin Fuller argues now is the time to invest in financials.

Failing Banks, Failing Confidence

11/19/2009|Web Exclusive

Failing Banks, Failing ConfidenceWe break down whether the economy is going hand-in-hand with the financial sector.

Rep. Calls for Geithner Resignation

11/19/2009|Bulls and Bears

Rep. Calls for Geithner ResignationCongressman Kevin Brady (R-Tex.) on his heated exchange with Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner about the economy.

Raymond James CEO on Financial Regulation

11/19/2009|FOX Business

Raymond James CEO on Financial RegulationRaymond James CEO Tom James on what regulatory reforms are necessary to improve the financial system.

Market Expert: Inflation Will Rise 8-10%

11/19/2009|Opening Bell

Market Expert: Inflation Will Rise 8-10%Dreman Value Management's David Dreman argues Bernanke and Geithner are trapped and powerless to address inflation.

More Disciplined Process Needed for Bailouts

11/18/2009|FOX Business

More Disciplined Process Needed for BailoutsMFS Investment Management's Robert Pozen argues most large companies are not too big to fail and should not be given government bailouts.

Inflation: Just Around the Corner?

11/18/2009|Web Exclusive

Inflation: Just Around the Corner?We break down how you can prepare if the economy is smacked with inflation.

Inflation, Here We Come

11/17/2009|Web Exclusive

Inflation, Here We ComeHartford Financial Services' Bob Froehlich says inflation is coming, here's how to prepare.

Retailers: Staging a Comeback

11/17/2009|Web Exclusive

Retailers: Staging a ComebackWe break down whether October's numbers are a sign of the return of the retailer.

LATEST STORIES

Full Plate: Upcoming Week Stuffed With Economic Data

By By Mark Lieberman, Senior Economist| FOXBusiness| Markets

compared with the 2008 full year average of 345. The MBA application report followed an equally discouraging report from the Federal Reserve in its quarterly survey of bank lenders, which was seen as a “positive” in that fewer lenders reported tightening credit

Story|11/20/2009

Bank of America, Stimulus Jobs - Week in Review: November 16-20, 2009

By By Erik Berte and Julia Limitone| FOXBusiness| Markets

there was more officials at the Federal Reserve could have done to reduce the ..... General for the TARP program said the Fed missed opportunities to lessen taxpayer ..... came as news spread that the Federal Reserve ’s easy money policies will

Story|11/20/2009

Fed's Fisher Backs Dismantling Biggest Banks

By By Greg Robb| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

By Greg Robb MarketWatch Pulse WASHINGTON -- Richard Fisher, the president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, said Thursday that he favors dismantling the biggest financial institutions to address the 'too big to fail' problem

Story|11/19/2009

Fed Balance Sheet Can Be Audited, Panel Says

By By Ronald D. Orol| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

Pulse WASHINGTON - A key congressional committee approved legislation on Thursday that would allow for government audits of Federal Reserve monetary policy as well as how much the central bank has lent and will lend to specific banks in response to the financial

Story|11/19/2009

Taxpayers May Not Be Activist Shareholders, but Goverment Is

By By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

averaging 50% at the seven bailed out companies for which he was charged with setting compensation rates. Elsewhere, the Federal Reserve has cracked down on banks and credit card companies, reigning in service charges and late fees assessed to consumers that

Story|11/19/2009

Geithner, Under Fire, Defends Bailout of AIG

Reuters| Markets

Group Inc in 2008 when he was president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Representative Kevin Brady, a Republican, called ..... reform plan, the Obama administration has proposed that the Federal Reserve be given powers to oversee the largest financial firms

Story|11/19/2009

Gold Extends Loss After Mortgage, Indicators Data

By By Laura Mandaro| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

economic indicators rose 0.3% in October, less than the 0.4% increase predicted by economists. The Philadelphia Federal Reserve 's manufacturing index rose more than anticipated to 16.7 this month from 11.5 in October. Yet another report showed

Story|11/19/2009

Philly Fed Index Rises To 16.7 In November

By By Rex Nutting| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

WASHINGTON -- Manufacturing activity expanded for the fourth consecutive month in the Philadelphia region in November, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia reported Thursday. The Philly Fed index improved to 16.7 from 11.5. The new orders improved to

Story|11/19/2009

Treasurys Stay Up After Jobless Claims Data

By By Deborah Levine| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

Yields on 10-year notes fell 1 basis point to 3.36%. Still to come is a manufacturing report from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve , the government's leading indicators index, and the Treasury Department's announcement of how much in notes it will

Story|11/19/2009

Fed Officials Play Down Impact of Weak Dollar

Reuters| Markets

Reuters HONG KONG/SINGAPORE-- Federal Reserve officials on Thursday downplayed ..... is only one of the factors the Fed watches when setting policy ..... will become a voting member of the Fed 's policy-setting committee ..... value. He said the focus on the Fed 's dual mandate of price stability

Story|11/19/2009