ECB surprises markets with rate cut
By DAVID McHUGH President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi adjusts his glasses during a news conference in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, following a meeting of the ECB…
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TWITTER IPO LIVE: Twitter stock debut imminent
News about Twitter’s public stock debut is displayed on a screen in Times Square, New York, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013. Twitter set a price of $26 per share for its…
Senate blocks Obama picks for judge, housing posts
By ALAN FRAM FILE – In this May 1, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Federal Housing Finance Authority director Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., waves during the…
AROUND WORLD, THREAT OF AROUND WORLD, THREAT OF US DEFAULT INDUCES SHRUGS INDUCES SHRUGS
By BERNARD CONDON FILE – In this Monday, Aug. 8, 2011, file photo, a statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands outside the Treasury Building in Washington. The Treasury…
YELLEN IS OBAMA CHOICE TO SUCCEED BERNANKE AT FED
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER and JIM KUHNHENN FILE – In this Monday, June 3, 2013, file photo, Janet Yellen, vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,…
NEW $100 BILLS START CIRCULATING TUESDAY
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER FILE – This Sept. 24, 2013 file photo shows a sheet of uncut $100 bills as they make their way through the printing process at the Bureau…
CYPRUS PRESIDENT LOOKS TO DUMP CENTRAL BANK CHIEF
MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS FILE – In this Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 file photo, Cyprus’ Central Bank chief Panicos Demetriades gestures during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in…
NEWS SUMMARY: EU LEADERS HAGGLE OVER BANK REFORMS
By The Associated Press President of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem speaks during a news conference of the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) in the National…