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Stocks climb as investors shrug off debt concerns

AP - Wed Dec 9, 6:08 pm ET

Investors set aside some of their concerns about rising debt levels around the world and looked for bargains after a two-day slide in stocks.

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Treasurys decline after demand wanes at auction
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 5:49 pm ET
Treasurys fell Wednesday, reversing two days of strong gains, after an auction of 10-year notes showed weakening demand for the first time in four months.
No way to preserve Federal Reserve independence
The Record and Herald News - Thu Dec 10, 2:22 am ET
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is speaking as though the Fed has controls over unemployment as well as price stability. That's a sure way to get Congress to exercise the authority by which it created the Fed and start overseeing it more closely.
Stocks edge higher as weak buck lifts commodities
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 3:48 pm ET
The stock market turned higher as gains in shares of materials and technology companies offset concerns about mounting debt levels around the world.
USD/JPY Volatility Dictated By U.S. Interest Rate Expectations, But For How Long?
Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 2:29 pm ET
The USD/JPY has been under pressure ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke threw cold water on the prospect that the central bank would start tightening in the near-term. U.S. interest rate expectations and the dollar soared following a better than expected Non-farm payroll report sending the pair higher before the top policy maker recommitted to leaving rates low for the foreseeable future.
Playing politics with the Federal Reserve
Ventura County Star - Thu Dec 10, 3:01 am ET
They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat, Hershey and his chocolate bar ...— George GershwinAnd at Rep. Ron Paul , the 2008 presidential candidate who had the zany idea that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue. Ben Bernanke , chairman of the Fed, who does not laugh promiscuously, knows that it is no laughing matter that Paul has 317 co-sponsors for a bill to ...
One more term
Miami Herald - Wed Dec 9, 10:23 pm ET
The next time you hear the phrase No good deed goes unpunished, consider the plight of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke , who has been nominated for a second, four-year term by President Barack Obama .
GEORGE F. WILL: Fed necessary, if restricted to limits to powers
Memphis Commercial Appeal - Thu Dec 10, 1:04 am ET
They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat, Hershey and his chocolate bar ... -- George Gershwin WASHINGTON -- And at Rep. Ron Paul , the 2008 presidential candidate who had the zany idea -- as many laughing people thought -- that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue. Ben Bernanke , chairman of the Fed, who does not laugh promiscuously, knows that it is no ...
Politicizing the Federal Reserve
New Hampshire Union Leader - Thu Dec 10, 12:03 am ET
Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, knows that it is no laughing matter that there are 317 co-sponsors for a bill to open the Fed's books to "audit" by the comptroller general.
FACT CHECK: Obama likes both sides of an argument
AP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 9:53 am ET
In President Barack Obama's hands, the $700 billion financial rescue fund offers a bit of bookkeeping magic: an opportunity to pay down the deficit while also spending more — thereby adding to it.
In defense of Bernanke ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer - 59 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - And at Rep. Ron Paul, the 2008 presidential candidate who had the zany idea - as many laughing people thought - that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue.
Bernanke Told to Fess Up, Renounce Flawed Greenspan Doctrine
Bloomberg - Wed Dec 9, 7:31 pm ET
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke delivered the wrong speech this week at the Economic Club of Washington. The correct script appears in “How Markets Fail,” an admirably lucid account of how “utopian economics” drove us to disaster.
Euro recoups losses against dollar
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 7:28 am ET
The euro recouped some of its recent losses against the dollar on Wednesday, but analysts warned that selling pressure may return on renewed debt worries surrounding Dubai and Greece.
European stocks drop further amid debt worries
AFP via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 6:56 am ET
European equities fell further on Wednesday, extending recent heavy losses amid mounting anxiety about government debt in Dubai and Greece, and ahead of a key budget statement in London, dealers said.
George Will: Playing hard politics with the Fed
Abilene Reporter-News - Wed Dec 9, 11:00 pm ET
They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat, Hershey and his chocolate bar ... — George GershwinWASHINGTON — And at Rep. Ron Paul , the 2008 presidential candidate who had the zany idea — as many laughing people thought — that the Federal Reserve system could become a sizzling political issue. Ben Bernanke , chairman of the Fed, who does not laugh promiscuously, knows that it is no laughing ...
Is Barney too frank?
Politico via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 9, 5:05 am ET
Barney Frank blows up at people. It’s what he does.