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Gary Gensler, head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, is the leading contender to oversee the instruments that played a key role in the financial crisis.
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The main purpose of the agency, sometimes referred to as the National Institute of Finance, would be to flag problems in the industry before they spread and threaten the wider economy.
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Despite efforts to get drivers to stop texting, police officers and paramedics use an array of dashboard gadgets.
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Boeing will now have some welcome certainty about its future as a major builder of military aircraft.
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A virtual futures exchange is being assembled to allow people to bet money on a film’s box office success.
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The question is whether the U.S. is prepared to lead or whether protectionist pressures will make it impossible to engage fully with trading partners.
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The announcements by Ingersoll-Rand and Royal Dutch Shell come as the U.S. is pressing for new sanctions.
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Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors fretted over tighter monetary policy in China on the back of strong loan growth and quickening inflation.
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Passengers will board from the tarmac at a new no-frills airport north of Tokyo that intends to attract more low-cost airlines to Japan.
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Ex-Goldman Sachs employees are sharing their ideas about what their old firm can do to help small businesses.
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The ban, announced by House Democratic leaders, wipes out one of the most lucrative and controversial means of awarding no-bid contracts to private firms.
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The Mexican businessman beat Bill Gates and Warren E. Buffett for the top spot in the 2010 list.
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Smartphone and laptop batteries may seem like cruel masters when they threaten to lose power, but you have more control than you may think.
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To appease regulators, British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia will cede takeoff and landing spots at airports serving New York and London.
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Charles Allen was named executive chairman of EMI Music. He replaces Elio Leoni-Sceti, who is leaving the company.
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Companies like American Greetings are moving beyond texting by offering services that send video messages to cellphones.
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Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said, which was somewhat better than December, when 43 states reported higher jobless rates.
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A week after announcing its austerity plan, Portugal sold more bonds than initially planned Wednesday, and at a lower borrowing cost.
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Turkey's economy minister said the country no longer needed emergency funds.
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Some economists suggested the robust growth could increase pressure on China to let its currency appreciate against the dollar.
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Investors bought shares of firms bailed out by the government amid speculation that their balance sheets would substantially improve.
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Wholesale inventories declined 0.2 percent in the first month of the year, as businesses remained cautious about restocking their depleted shelves.
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China Mobile will invest $5.8 billion in Shanghai Pudong Bank and work with it to offer wireless services like mobile bank cards.
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A retailer that specializes in clothes for teenagers posted a higher quarterly profit on Wednesday and announced it would close its Martin & Osa locations.
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Falling demand for commercial trucks in the United States helped profit fall 93 percent to $17 million from $234 million a year earlier.
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The announcement raised the possibility that Beijing might need to hike interest rates and slow the country’s economic recovery.
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Finger gestures used on the iPhone can now be used on laptops and full-size computer screens, but the tactile experience isn’t quite the same.
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Meridee A. Moore of Watershed Asset Management, a hedge fund, likes the back-and-forth of working in an open space. Private offices, she says, are lonely.
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