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Fed Panel
Split Over
Bernanke's
Low Rates
Policy

Aug 11, 2011 8:14 AM CDT

Fed Panel Split Over Bernanke's Low Rates Policy

It's the most a chairman has faced in 19 years

(Newser) - Ben Bernanke's Tuesday announcement that the Fed is prepared to keep short-term interest rates close to zero for at least two more years is facing internal revolt from the Federal Open Market Committee, the 12-member committee of Fed presidents and governors that sets monetary policy, reports the Wall Street ...

Retailers Gain; Dow Climbs 48

MARKETS

Apr 8, 2009 3:28 PM CDT

Retailers Gain; Dow Climbs 48

Investors overcome grim FOMC minutes

(Newser) - Stocks posted gains today after dipping into the red after the release of minutes from the Fed open market committee’s March meeting, during which forecasts were lowered, the Wall Street Journal reports. Family Dollar Stores' strong earnings report encouraged investors, and the consumer and retail sectors saw broad advances....

Financials Push Dow Off 65

MARKETS

Dec 15, 2008 3:24 PM CST

Financials Push Dow Off 65

US industrial output falls for November

(Newser) - Stocks lost value today as investors await tomorrow’s meeting of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate committee, and digested various bits of bad news on financial firms and manufacturing, MarketWatch reports. The Dow fell 65.15 to 8,564.53. The Nasdaq lost 32.38, closing at 1,508.34,...

Dow Falls 427 to Below 8,000

MARKETS

Nov 19, 2008 3:21 PM CST

Dow Falls 427 to Below 8,000

Bad news in housing and predictions of recession sour stocks

(Newser) - Stocks plunged today on a spread of bad economic news, including signs that the housing market is not improving and dire predictions by the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate committee, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow fell 427.47 to close at 7,997.28. The Nasdaq lost 96.85,...

Stocks Rebound, Countering Selloff in Financials

Market Update

Mar 17, 2008 10:17 AM CDT

Stocks Rebound, Countering Selloff in Financials

Bear Stearns buyout sends JP Morgan up, Lehman Brothers down

(Newser) - Stocks steadied after steep early morning losses today, with the Dow actually rising 1.06 points by mid-morning, the Wall Street Journal reports. But financials were still down big, as the Bear Stearns fire sale loomed large over the market. Lehman Brothers, down 22%, was hit the worst, other than...