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Higher-Ups Knew of IRS Case

Wall Street Journal US - 11 hours 5 min ago
An IRS watchdog said he informed Obama administration officials last June that a probe was under way over the agency's targeting of conservative groups.
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U.S. Opens Door to More Gas Exports

Wall Street Journal US - 11 hours 28 min ago
The Obama administration cleared the way for broader natural-gas exports by approving a $10 billion facility in Texas, a milestone in the U.S. transition into a major supplier of energy for world markets.
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J.P. Morgan's Dimon Makes His Case

Wall Street Journal US - 12 hours 30 min ago
J.P. Morgan Chief Executive and Chairman James Dimon is making the case for continuity in the final days before a potentially defining vote on his future.
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The Low-Price Boost for Stocks

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 8:03pm
The lousy job environment led the Federal Reserve to launch its latest round of bond buying. The leaden inflation environment could keep it from withdrawing it anytime soon.
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Some Banks Halt Foreclosures

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 8:02pm
Some of the nation's largest banks, including Wells Fargo, suspended foreclosure sales in a number of states following guidance issued by federal banking regulators.
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Mixed Transocean Results for Icahn

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 8:01pm
Transocean shareholders rebuffed many of Icahn's efforts to bring about changes. But they awarded the activist investor one victory, dethroning the company's longtime chairman.
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Starbucks Sets Sights on Vietnam

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 7:50pm
Starbucks has penetrated scores of markets over the years, but may face a challenge in Vietnam's deep-rooted coffee culture.
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House Passes SEC Cost-Benefit Bill

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 7:17pm
House lawmakers voted largely along party lines Friday to approve a bill that would require U.S. securities regulators to more extensively assess how much their rules cost the financial industry, part of a push to curtail what Republicans say is overly burdensome red tape.
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GM Shares Roar Back to Old Levels

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 7:12pm
General Motors shares eclipsed their $33 IPO price, fueled in part by enthusiasm over the company's new vehicles.
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Stocks Cap Week With Rally

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 5:47pm
Stocks capped off another strong week with a broad rally, as a bigger-than-expected rise in consumer sentiment bolstered the view of an economy faring better than some feared.
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SAC to Limit Help in Probe

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 5:40pm
The move signals that a government investigation of the company and its billionaire founder, Steven A. Cohen, has intensified.
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Gold Selloff Deepens

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 5:21pm
Gold fell for the seventh straight trading day Friday, notching its longest losing streak since the financial crisis as the metal approached a fresh low.
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DirecTV Considers Hulu Bid

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 5:06pm
DirecTV, the second largest U.S. pay-TV provider, is weighing a potential bid for Hulu, the latest company to show interest in the six-year-old video site.
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Hackers Hit Financial Times

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 4:51pm
The Financial Times said its Tech Blog and various Twitter accounts were hacked Friday by a group identifying itself as the Syrian Electronic Army.
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Bloomberg Taps Palmisano for Review

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 4:43pm
Bloomberg appointed former IBM chief Samuel Palmisano to review the company's compliance measures, in response to concerns about subscriber information that had been available to Bloomberg journalists.
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Penney Plans Bangladesh Audits

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 11:25am
J.C. Penney plans to beef up its audits of factories in Bangladesh by requiring them for the first time to undergo structural and engineering inspections.
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Consumer Optimism Returns to Pre-Crisis Level

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 9:49am
The Thomson-Reuters/University of Michigan early-May consumer-sentiment index jumped to 83.7 from 76.4 at the end of April and a preliminary April reading of 72.3.
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Abe Seeks to Get Japan Inc. to Spend

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 8:11am
The prime minister pledged action to encourage businesses to increase their spending as he seeks to turn recent improvements in the economy into sustainable growth.
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Regulators Target Exchanges as They Ready Record Fine

Wall Street Journal US - May 17, 2013 - 7:04am
Financial regulators are taking a harder line on exchanges amid concerns over their ability to police the markets they operate.
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J.P. Morgan Seeks Bloomberg Data

Wall Street Journal US - May 16, 2013 - 1:47am
J.P. Morgan Chase sent a formal demand letter to Bloomberg this week, asking the company to show logs of all staff members who searched activities of J.P. Morgan subscribers since 2008.
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