Megabanks Will Shrink, Bernanke Tells Financial Crisis Commission, Yet Doubts Over Too Big To Fail Remain

by admin on September 3, 2010

In one of his most definitive statements on the subject to date, the nation’s central banker said Thursday that he expects some of the nation’s megabanks to start getting smaller. “The most important lesson of this crisis is we have to end Too Big To Fail,” Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

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Employers Pushing Health Care Cost Increases Onto Workers, Report Shows

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As employers struggle with rising healthcare costs and a sour economy, U.S. workers for the first time in at least a decade are being asked to shoulder the entire increase in the cost of health benefits on their own

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Video: Pangestu Says Indonesia Can Maintain Inflation Target: Video

September 3, 2010

Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) — Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu talks about the outlook for the nation’s economy

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Video: Westpac’s Shugg Expects `Disappointing’ U.S. Payrolls: Video

September 3, 2010

Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) — James Shugg, a senior economist at Westpac Banking Corp., talks about the outlook for the U.S

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Video: Locke Says U.S. Doesn’t Want Trade Wars, Protectionism: Video

September 3, 2010

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Video: Kumar Says HP’s Offer for 3Par `Extremely Expensive’: Video

September 3, 2010

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Video: Twitter’s Costolo Discusses Strategy, `Promoted Tweets’: Video

September 2, 2010

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Dick Costolo, chief operating officer of Twitter Inc., speaks about the company’s growth strategy and revenue from advertisers’ “promoted tweets.” He talks with Cris Valerio and Carol Massar on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (This report is an excerpt. Source: Bloomberg) View original post here: Video: Twitter’s Costolo Discusses Strategy, `Promoted Tweets’: Video

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Les Ross Joins Wholesale Trading Co-Op as Managing Partner

September 2, 2010

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Video: Ethan Harris Discusses Outlook for U.S. Labor Market: Video

September 2, 2010

Sept. 2 (Bloomberg) — Ethan Harris, head of developed markets economic research at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch Global Research, talks about the outlook for the U.S. labor market and the jobs report for August

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Obama Economic Team Considering New Stimulus Heavy On Tax Breaks For Business

September 2, 2010

With the recovery faltering less than two months before the November congressional elections, President Obama’s economic team is considering another big dose of stimulus in the form of tax breaks for businesses – potentially worth hundreds of billions of dollars, according to two people familiar with the talks. See the original post here: Obama Economic Team Considering New Stimulus Heavy On Tax Breaks For Business

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