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  • Ex-KPMG Auditor Released on $150,000 Bail Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 4:55 AM ET

    Scott London, former auditor at KPMG who was fired and arrested this week amidst allegations of insider trading, has been released on a $150,000 bail.

  • JC Penney Hires Blackstone for Financial Advice Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 1:52 AM ET

    Troubled J.C. Penney has hired Blackstone financial advisory arm to explore how best to position the firm financially, three sources said on Thursday.

  • US Problems About More Than 'Moral Values': Poll Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 12:00 AM ET

    Economic pressures rather than moral values are thought to be the principal US problem, a new NBC/WSJ poll finds.

  • Dividends Are Back, and They're Not Going Away Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 2:12 PM ET

    Even if the stock market should run into a wall later, investors can take comfort that this likely will be another huge year for dividend payouts.

  • What Obama Paid in Taxes in 2012  Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 1:47 PM ET
    President Barack Obama speaks to guests during a visit to Argonne National Laboratory on March 15, 2013 in Argonne, Illinois.

    This just in: The president's tax returns! Take a peek at what the Obamas made in 2012 and what their tax rate was. Was it higher or lower than yours?

  • Goldman Sees S&P 500 Surging 20% By End of 2015 Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 4:08 PM ET

    With so much uncertainty in the market, it's hard enough to forecast this year. The gang at Goldman is taking a stab at year-end 2015.

  • Fed's Rosengren: US Growth Better Than Expected Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 12:58 PM ET
    Eric Rosengren

    A top Federal Reserve official on Friday defended the central bank's dual mandate of full employment and price stability, but also said he's optimistic the economy is gathering strength.

  • Unlike the Fed, BOJ's Policy Won't Unleash Hot Money Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 12:43 AM ET

    The Bank of Japan's monetary bazooka has investors bracing for a flood of liquidity into risk assets. It may not happen, analysts say.

  • Goldman Upgrades Japan, Sees Further 20% Upside Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 11:01 PM ET

    The U.S. investment bank has added to the exuberance over Tokyo markets, upgrading its 12-month target for stocks on expectations of bumper earnings growth.

  • What's Juicing Stocks, Real Estate and Old Stamps Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 12:05 PM ET
    London's famed Park Lane Hotel.

    The gusher of cash from the Fed explains why prices for everything from 1950s Ferraris to Brazilian farmland to old U.S. stamps are surging.

  • Bitcoin Continues Plunge After 'Powerful' Attacks Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 12:24 AM ET

    The value of Bitcoin continued to plunge as trading resumed at Mt Gox, the world's largest virtual currency exchange.

  • Suckers! Tech Execs Selling Stock at Record Pace Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 11:56 AM ET

    Insider selling at the biggest tech companies hit a record pace over the last six months even as investors snatched up shares, pushing the Nasdaq Composite Index to a 12-year high.

  • Unusually Cold March Puts a Chill in Retail Sales Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 8:37 AM ET

    Retailers broadly missed analysts' estimates for same-store sales in March, a month that typically sees cold weather and slow hiring in the early weeks.

  • Plosser Makes Case Against Printing More Money Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 7:35 AM ET
    Charles Plosser, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

    A top Federal Reserve official took an early stab at how the central bank should reduce its swelled balance sheet to a more normal size in the years ahead, arguing the current plan may need some adjusting.

  • Americans Worry About Budget Cuts Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 12:00 AM ET

    Many Americans believe the sequester budget cuts harm the economy, even though most see little impact on their own families, a new NBC/WSJ poll shows.

  • Jobless Claims Back on Track; Inflation Eases Off Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 9:47 AM ET
    A job seeker carries a worn briefcase at the Green Jobs and Entrepeneurship Fair in Berkeley, California.

    New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week while import prices fell in March as weak petroleum costs offset a spike in food prices.

  • Immigration Reform: What's It Going to Cost? Tuesday, 9 Apr 2013 | 3:54 PM ET
    A petitioner holds a US flag during a naturalization ceremony.

    Claims that reform would boost the economy are challenged by those who say costs in job losses and spending on social programs would be too high a price.

  • Background Checks Deal Boosts Odds for Gun-Control Bill Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 6:06 AM ET

    A breakthrough agreement to expand background checks for gun buyers, boosts the prospects the Senate will approve at least some of President Barack Obama's proposed gun restrictions.

  • Electric Car Sales Weak; Obama Asks For More Funding Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 8:55 AM ET
    The new 2014 Chevy Spark EV electric vehicle

    Despite lackluster sales of fully electric and extended range electric cars, President Obama's proposed budget for 2014 calls for $575 Million for the Energy Departments vehicle research budget.

  • Cap Creep: How Obama's IRA Limits Could Hit You Thursday, 11 Apr 2013 | 8:45 AM ET
    Senate Budget Committee staff members hand out copies of the Obama Administration's proposed FY 2014 federal budget in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill.

    The higher interest rates go, the more likely it is your retirement accounts will bump up against caps in the president's proposed budget.

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