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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  1. NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence — a set-piece for supporters of the spying.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on...

    Tags: PRISM (surveillance program), Washington, DC, Subway Transportation, Emergency Incidents, Justice System

    2. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Fed holds steady on interest rates and stimulus, sees risks easing

    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers said Wednesday that they would continue the central bank’s controversial bond-buying stimulus program and leave short-term interest rates near zero to help boost the economic recovery, which they said was facing fewer downside risks.
    WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve policymakers said Wednesday that they would continue the central bank’s controversial bond-buying stimulus program and leave short-term interest rates near zero to help boost the economic recovery, which they said was...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Finance, Federal Reserve, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities

    3. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. NSA chief says programs disrupted 50 terrorist plots

    Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
    Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events"...

    Tags: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Barack Obama, David Coleman Headley, White House, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    4. Jun 19, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. MarksJarvis: All eyes on interest rate

    The warnings have sounded.
    The warnings have sounded. In a dress rehearsal for the drama that might lie ahead in bonds and stocks, investors are discovering that some of the investments they thought would be fairly safe for income can deliver sudden losses. Popular dividend-...

    Tags: Finance, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Credit Ratings, Ben Bernanke

    5. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. NSA surveillance helped foil more than 50 attacks, officials say

    WASHINGTON — Recently disclosed National Security Agency surveillance programs have helped disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" around the world over the last 12 years, according to U.S. intelligence officials who described the spying operations as tightly regulated and extremely useful.
    WASHINGTON — Recently disclosed National Security Agency surveillance programs have helped disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" around the world over the last 12 years, according to U.S. intelligence officials who described the spying...

    Tags: Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Edward Snowden, Mumbai Terror Attacks, Bombings, David Coleman Headley

    6. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  6. NSA director says agency programs stopped around 50 terror plots

    <span style="font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of spy operations that was echoed by the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense...

    Tags: Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Edward Snowden, Stock Market

    7. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Obama suggests he won't renominate Ben Bernanke as Fed chair

    President Obama suggested he might not renominate Ben S. Bernanke for a third term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, saying the central bank chief has already stayed in the job longer than originally planned. In a PBS interview that aired late Monday,...

    Tags: Federal Reserve, Finance, FBI, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance

    8. Jun 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Britain's scrutiny of tax havens involves looking in the mirror

    LONDON &mdash; For hundreds of years, the island of Jersey has been famous for its cows, which have been bred, raised and exported worldwide. But these days, the mother's milk of its economy is something else entirely: the billions upon billions of dollars funneled from around the globe into the tiny island's outsize financial sector.
    LONDON — For hundreds of years, the island of Jersey has been famous for its cows, which have been bred, raised and exported worldwide. But these days, the mother's milk of its economy is something else entirely: the billions upon billions of...

    Tags: Finance, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Starbucks Corp., United Kingdom

    9. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  9. New stock ticker display reminds Nova students why studying business

    Now Nova Southeastern business students will have a daily reminder of why they are studying: A large brightly lit digitalized stock exchange display with prices flashing on weekdays when the markets are open. The Graduate Business Student Association...

    Tags: H. Wayne Huizenga, Stock Market, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Politics, Lobbying

    10. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. Diligent attention to detail paying off at online travel agency

    Just after finishing college in England, Barney Harford was a finalist for a job at&nbsp;Mars Inc., which makes chocolate bars and other food products.
    Just after finishing college in England, Barney Harford was a finalist for a job at Mars Inc., which makes chocolate bars and other food products. "Ultimately, they said, 'You were close, but we decided not to offer you a job,'" Harford recalled. "'...

    Tags: Finance, Science and Technology, Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Mountaineering

    11. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Greenspan says Federal Reserve should start tapering stimulus

    WASHINGTON -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the central bank should start tapering its stimulus program and begin reducing its dramatically swelled balance sheet -- whether the economy is ready for it or not.
    WASHINGTON -- Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the central bank should start tapering its stimulus program and begin reducing its dramatically swelled balance sheet -- whether the economy is ready for it or not. "My view is the sooner...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Finance, Federal Reserve, Employment Opportunities, Economy, Business and Finance

    12. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Proposed home finance reform could restrict Wells Fargo lending

    A bipartisan Senate effort to shut down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could curtail Wells Fargo &amp; Co.&rsquo;s enormous home lending business by restricting the bank&rsquo;s ability to issue certain mortgage-backed securities.
    A bipartisan Senate effort to shut down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could curtail Wells Fargo & Co.’s enormous home lending business by restricting the bank’s ability to issue certain mortgage-backed securities. The proposal, spearheaded by...

    Tags: Finance, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, Economy, Business and Finance, Derivative Securities

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