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A Top Contender at the Fed Faces Test Over Easy Money
The next chief of the Federal Reserve will decide when to reverse the easy-money policies of Ben Bernanke, a judgment that could strangle the economic recovery if made too early or trigger runaway inflation ...
Bankruptcy Costs Attacked
Federal watchdogs are preparing to exert more control over costs in big bankruptcy cases. In the initial push, the first overhaul of guidelines intended to keep costs in check in about 17 years is expected ...
As TV Ratings and Profits Fall, Networks Face a Cliffhanger
The broadcast networks are preparing to unveil new fall lineups for an audience that is shrinking rapidly, lured away by new rivals on all sides.
IPOs Set to Raise Most Cash Since Crisis
U.S. companies are on track to raise the most money through initial public offerings since before the financial crisis, driven by the same thirst for risk among investors that has pushed the stock market ...
American Taste for Cheap Clothes Fed Bangladesh Boom
Monica Brooks and her daughter Morgan, age 8, rifled through the racks at a Zara store in Dallas Thursday night, looking at $16 bejeweled T-shirts and $10 ruffled tops. Labels inside the clothing at the ...
Broadcasters Invest in More Pilots
How do you follow up a broadcast television season with no breakout hits? Try harder. On Monday, Comcast Corp.'s NBC and News Corp.'s Fox will each rent out posh Manhattan theaters to unveil their prime-time ...
Big Vote on Dimon May Hinge on Views on JPMorgan’s Top Director
A shareholder vote on whether to split Jamie Dimon’s roles as chief executive and chairman could turn on whether the board’s lead director, Lee Raymond, is seen as strong enough to stand up to Mr. Dimon....
Libor likely to be replaced by a dual-track system: FT
A dual-track system, including survey-based lending rates along with transaction-linked indices, is likely to replace scandal-hit London interbank lending rate Libor as soon as next year, the Financial ...