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• UPDATE 1-Obama might back territorial tax system -business chief

  WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The chief of a group of more than 200 CEOs said on Thursday that President Barack Obama had told the business community last month he might back a territorial tax system, which could exempt offshore corporate profits from U.S. taxation.

• FACTBOX-Obama's second-term Cabinet takes shape

  Following is a list of nominations thus far along with some Cabinet members who the White House has confirmed are staying on, and some important positions that are vacant or may soon become vacant.

• Geithner's Last Day Today 

  

  CNBC's John Harwood looks back on Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's legacy and provides a preview of what he could be up to next. And Kayla Tausche takes a look at whether to see a resurgence of bailouts.

• UPDATE 1-Geithner says "not a chance" he will be next Fed chief -report

  WASHINGTON, Jan 25- Timothy Geithner, who steps down as U.S. Geithner had been viewed as a top candidate to replace current Fed chief Ben Bernanke, whose second four-year term as chairman of the U.S. central bank ends on Jan. 31, 2014.

• Barr: Tim Geithner's True Legacy

  

  Secretary Geithner's last day in office is today. It would be hard to find a public servant more misunderstood, writes this former Treasury official.

• Geithner's Legacy: Contention Through Financial Storms

  

  To many, Geithner deserves credit for helping steady the banking system and helping restore investor confidence. Yet his toughest critics say his policies consistently favored big banks over struggling Americans.

• Treasury Secretary Geithner Through the Years 

  

  CNBC provides a look back at some of the highlights from Timothy Geithner's career as U.S. Treasury Secretary.

• Goodbye Geithner, Hello Lew 

  

  Austan Goolsbee, Booth School of Business economics professor; and Richard Bernstein, Bernstein Advisors CEO, discuss the departure of Tim Geithner today as U.S. Treasury Secretary, and the challenges facing his replacement, Jack Lew.

• Crisis questions linger as Geithner exits public stage

  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner prepares to step down on Friday, former colleagues are posing awkward questions about an allegation he leaked information on a planned interest rate cut when he led the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

• UPDATE 1-Top U.S. House tax writer to release financial product tax draft

  WASHINGTON, Jan 23- The top Republican tax writer in the U.S. House of Representatives is close to releasing a draft on ways to revamp corporate taxes levied on complex financial products, a committee aide said on Wednesday.

• COLUMN-Geithner allegations beg Fed reform: James Saft

  Jan 22- Allegations that Timothy Geithner, then head of the New York Federal Reserve, may have told banks ahead of time about a surprise policy move in 2007 underscores the pressing case for reform to safeguard the integrity and independence of the central bank.

• Fed official alleges Geithner may have alerted banks to rate cut

  WASHINGTON, Jan 18- In the summer of 2007, as storm clouds gathered over the world's financial system, then-New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner allegedly informed the Bank of America and other banks about the possibility the U.S. central bank would lower one of its critical interest rates, according to a senior Fed official.

• The Week Ahead: Presidential Inauguration & Earnings 

  

  CNBC's Tyler Mathisen looks ahead to what are likely to be next week's top business and financial stories.

• UPDATE 1-Fed missed warning signs in 2007 as crisis gained steam

  WASHINGTON, Jan 18- Top policymakers at the Federal Reserve felt for most of 2007 that problems in housing and banking were isolated and unlikely to tear down the U.S. economy as they ultimately did.

• On brink of U.S. crisis, a warning brushed aside at Fed

  NEW YORK, Jan 18- As the United States teetered on the edge of financial crisis in 2007, one prescient voice within the Federal Reserve was all but silenced when he warned that problems at Wall Street bank Bear Stearns were not contained and posed "enormous risk."

• U.S. Fed missed warning signs in 2007 as crisis gathered steam

  WASHINGTON, Jan 18- Top policymakers at the U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, then president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, said during an emergency telephone call on Aug. 10 of that year that most of Wall Street was still doing fine. Similarly, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke underestimated the risks of a looming financial blow-up.

• COLUMN - Stubborn national politics drag down the global economy: Gordon Brown

  In what some call the "reverse Volcker moment," Ben Bernanke has become the first head of a central bank for decades to announce he will target a 6 percent level of unemployment alongside his inflation objective.

• Sec. Geithner Sends Letter To Rep. Boehner 

  

  Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has sent a letter to Rep. Boehner regarding the debt limit, reports CNBC's John Harwood.

• METALS-Copper hits 2-week low amid U.S. debt, China demand fears

  LONDON, Jan 15- Copper prices hit two week lows on Tuesday as investors grew concerned about a looming battle in Washington over the government's borrowing limit, and about the cloudy outlook for demand from top consumer China.

• RPT-UPDATE 6-Obama digs in heels, refuses to negotiate debt ceiling

  *Raises stakes with White House news conference. At a White House news conference called to promote his position on the budget, Obama vowed not to trade cuts in government spending sought by Republicans in exchange for raising the borrowing limit.