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Geithner outlines principles that will guide regulatory reform

11/20/2009

In an address to the Joint Economic Committee, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pushed Capitol Hill to quickly develop a new framework for financial industry regulation.

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AOL''s woes continue as it eliminates a third of its workforce
-11/19/2009
Time Warner-owned AOL announced late this week that it is hoping to cut its payroll by a third.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, AOL revealed that it will try to trim...  Read the full story

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Verizon and AT&T spar over advertising tactics
-11/19/2009
AT&T and Verizon have issued dueling statements in recent days regarding Verizon''s "There''s a Map for That" ad campaign.

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Amazon''s Kindle mounts a challenge to "phone books"
-11/18/2009
A Wednesday New York Times article suggested that smartphones like Apple''s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone...  Read the full story

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Congressman proposes legislation that would allow government to dismantle too-big banks
-11/18/2009
Democratic Representative Paul Kanjorski of Pennsylvania suggested this week that the federal government should be able to dismantle financial firms that are big or interconnected enough to pose...  Read the full story

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Discount retailers report a respectable third quarter
-11/18/2009
Discount retail chains Target and TJX reported positive earnings news early this week.

Both companies reported higher profits and earnings per share than they had had in the year-ago...  Read the full story

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