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The Bank of Japan ended a two-day meeting on Wednesday, taking some by surprise with a decision not to take any steps to ease heightened uncertainty in bond markets.
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Monetary policy could be set to change in the U.K. when George Osborne unveils his latest budget, but any alterations to the Bank of England's remit could sink the sterling even further, analysts told CNBC.
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The Reserve Bank of India lowered its key policy rate for the second time this year on Tuesday, but will the central bank's latest move succeed in helping revive growth in Asia's third largest economy?
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The bailout in Cyprus that rattled the markets and rekindled fears of the European debt crisis will be beneficial for U.S. stocks, analyst Meredith Whitney told CNBC.
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The bailout in Cyprus could mean a pause in the US stock-market rally but some market pros say it's also likely to give the Fed more ammunition to maintain its stimulus.
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Citigroup has agreed to pay $730 million to settle a class action lawsuit on behalf of investors who said they were misled by the company's disclosures. Purchasers of the bank's debt and preferred stock claimed there were misstatements and omissions in the disclosures.
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Liberty Media is close to buying a 25 percent stake in cable operator Charter Communications for about $2.5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello is stepping down as CEO effective March 30 after over six years on the job. Board member and former CEO Larry Probst will take over as executive chairman as the company looks for a new CEO.
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The Cyprus impact is a minor blip on the weekly euro/dollar chart. The upside target for the pair in a rebound from $1.29 is the previous resistance level near $1.34.
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NBC News and CNBC look at the implications US energy independence would have for the economy, other types of energy, foreign policy and the environment.
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The NFL has settled a lawsuit relating to the use of retired players' images, agreeing to contribute $42 million to a newly established Common Good Fund that will be administered by a group of retired players. NBC reports.
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While a unique case, Cyprus' unique bailout terms have sent a shudder through the multi-trillion dollar world of offshoring.
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While Jim Cramer thinks the Cyprus bailout plan is "stupid," he argues the bears overplayed how it might drag down the market.
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A plan to tax bank savers in Cyprus questions the "sanctity of bank deposits in Europe," says Pimco Co-CIO Mohamed El-Erian.
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Chrysler has issued an unusually dire warning to some owners of its Dodge Challenger muscle car instructing them to park the vehicles, NBC News reports.
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Adobe is doing what looked impossible just a couple of years ago. It's successfully moving its biggest business to a subscription model, and investors like the change.
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A federal grand jury on Monday indicted former CalPERS CEO Frederico Buenrostro on conspiracy charges in connection with a scheme to commit fraud, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
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The Cyprus news of a savers' haircut is surprising even given the ongoing European debt crisis, Jim O'Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, told CNBC.
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As America becomes a country of second (and sometimes third) screens, broadcasters, cable and satellite companies are forced to rethink their customer interactions.
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Liza Ermolenko, emerging markets economist at Capital Markets, tells CNBC why Cyprus' travails are unlikely to have too much of an effect on the Russian economy, although it might startle Russian investors out of the country.
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Business is brisk, but the new-home market won't be back to normal for a while, Meritage CEO Steven Hilton said.
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