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A Ban On 'Bubble'

Forbes - Mon Dec 14, 6:22 am ET

The word is not only overused, it's meaningless.

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State gas prices buck global trend
The Indianapolis Star - Thu Dec 10, 2:39 pm ET
Global prices for oil are declining this week, but the prices Hoosiers are paying at the pump are holding pretty steady.
Stocks climb as investors shrug off debt concerns
AP via Yahoo! News - 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.
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.
E.V. gasoline prices fall slightly
East Valley Tribune - Thu Dec 10, 5:42 pm ET
East Valley and statewide gasoline prices drifted slightly lower this week following a three-week price plateau, according to AAA Arizona.
Sen. Schumer calls for crackdown on ATM fees
News 10 NBC Rochester - Thu Dec 10, 4:44 pm ET
Senator Chuck Schumer calls it a double whammy against your bank account. He says most banks double dip by charging a fee when their...
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.
Keeping Congress' paws off the Fed
New York Post - Thu Dec 10, 7:08 am ET
They all laughed at Fulton and his steam boat, Hershey and his chocolate bar . . . -- George Gershwin And at Rep. Ron Paul, the '08 presiden tial candidate who had the zany idea -- as many laughing people thought -- that the Federal Reserve syste...
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.
Congress must keep its hands off the Fed
The Wenatchee World - Thu Dec 10, 7:05 pm ET
They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat, Hershey and his chocolate bar ...
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 ...
New jobless claims rise more than expected to 474K
Boston Herald - Thu Dec 10, 8:49 am ET
WASHINGTON - The number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, after falling for five straight weeks. Despite the increase,...
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.