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    10 Things You Probably Don't Know About Money

    We use money every day, unfurling folded bills and digging for change. But beyond the occasional glance at a new quarter, how much do you really know about money?

  • Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke
    All But One Major Firm at Risk in 2008: Bernanke

    Twelve of the 13 most important U.S. financial firms were at the brink of failure at the height of the credit crisis in 2008, according to previously undisclosed remarks made by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke in November 2009 to an investigative panel.

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    Citigroup Warrants Bring In $312.2 Million

    The Treasury Department says it has received $312.2 million from the sale of warrants it held in Citigroup. The sale was the government's latest effort to recoup costs from the $700 billion financial bailout.

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    Treasury Announces Citigroup Warrant Auction

    The government says it will sell 465.1 million warrants it holds from Citigroup in an auction on Tuesday.

  • Currency Wars 'Side Show' at China Summit: Market Pro

    As Chinese President Hu meets with U.S. lawmakers, the valuation of the yuan is a "side show" next to getting better treatment for U.S. businesses in China, James Rickards, sr. managing director at Tangent Capital, told CNBC on Wednesday.

  • Regulators See Danger in New Risk-Retention Rules

    New risk retention standards could restrict the availability of credit and hurt the economy if not carefully written, according to a report released on Tuesday by a new council of US regulators.

  • Treasury Building
    China Lowers Holdings of US Debt in November

    China, the biggest buyer of U.S. Treasury securities, reduced its holdings in November after four months of gains.

  • Uncle Ben & Uncle Tim Hold A Lot of Paper

    The US Treasury now directly holds a mind scrambling $1.07 trillion in securities—including yesterday's Permanent Open Market Operations.

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    Banks Ready Case for Role in AIG Stock Offering

    On Thursday in New York City, banks make their case to the U.S. Treasury to be part of group that will handle the government's sale of its American International Group stock.

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    Will Rising Bond Yields Set Back the Stock Market?

    While some traders fear rising bond yields could crimp stocks' gains, some bond strategists do not expect interest rates to rise beyond the range of the past year.

  • NYSE Traders
    Thursday Look Ahead: Rate Fears Stalk Market as 2010 Draws to Close

    While traders fear rising bond yields could crimp stocks' gains in 2011, some bond strategists don't expect interest rates to rise beyond the range of the past year.

  • NYSE trader
    Wednesday Look Ahead: Rate Spike Breaks Holiday Week Doldrums

    The bond market tomorrow will be the one to watch, after interest rates spiked Tuesday following a sloppy Treasury auction.

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    Busch: 5 Things You Need to Know Today

    Five things you should be aware of today: China raised interest rates 25 basis points. Japan readies for 2011 FX intervention. Most of the markets are closed due to holidays and weather. Predictions for 2011. And US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner is set to stay.

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    More Homeowners Drop Out of US Foreclosure Aid Program

    More troubled homeowners are dropping out of the Obama administration's main foreclosure-relief program, which has been widely criticized for failing to help more people keep their homes.

  • Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Ben Bernanke
    Fed Has Aided Stocks, Not Rates or Jobs: CNBC Survey

    The Federal Reserve’s $600 billion stimulus program has done little to lower interest rates and or improve unemployment, though it has boosted stock and commodity prices, a CNBC survey says.

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    Tax Breaks Bring Hope for Hiring

    To many manufacturing companies, the tax cut proposal now being considered in Washington may be just enough to spur additional spending and hiring. The New York Times reports.

  • Chemical Giant Ends Iran Deals After CNBC Report

    Chemical giant Transammonia is ending all ties with Iran following a CNBC investigation into its business dealings there.

  • Obama-GOP Tax Deal a Quick Reversal on Deficits

    Less than a week after his bipartisan deficit commission offered a package of tough tax hikes and spending cuts to stem the flood of government red ink, the president and Republicans presented a tax plan that would add a whopping $900 billion to the nation's debt over two years.

  • Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner
    Geithner to Have Surgery for Kidney Stones

    Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has been admitted to a hospital where he will undergo minor surgery to deal with a kidney stone.

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    Stock Sales Help Government Offset Bailout Losses

    Stock sales are helping the government offset projected losses from its $700 billion rescue of the financial system.