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Initial jobless claims rose by 7,000 to 480,000 in the week ended Dec. 12. Analysts had estimated 465,000 new claims.about 21 hours agofrom API
Senate Banking committee voted 16-to-7 to confirm Bernanke to new 4-year term as Fed. Reserve Chairman. Most Dems & several Repubs voted yayabout 21 hours agofrom API
In hopes of rosy policy statement from Fed @ 2:15 pm ET, Dow Jones jumped 0.3%, S&P 500 0.6%, Nasdaq 0.7% in mid-day trading11:02 AM Dec 16thfrom web
Intel monopoly: FTC suing chipmaker for allegedly threatening/coercing comp. companies not to use rival chips, predatory pricing10:56 AM Dec 16thfrom web
Fed expects economic conditions "likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period."9:47 PM Dec 15thfrom web