Reuters columnist Allison Schrager said one of the reasons why the US Federal Reserve did not manage the recession as well as it should is the nation's aging population.
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JPMorgan nearing settlement with government on mortgage backed securities
JPMorgan's CEO met with the US Attorney General to finalize a settlement on the mortgage backed securities fraud investigations.
Capital shortfall in banks over USD155 billion, 60% of them in Europe - report
A Reuters report said banks would need to increase their capital by USD155 billion or EUR115 billion in order to comply with the global Basel III accord.
Regulations on French store hours not helpful to economy - report
There has been an increasing clamor from politicians, store associations and laborers alike to ease store hours regulations amidst a struggling French economy.
ICAP gets USD87 million fine over rate rigging
US and British regulators had charged interdealer broker firm ICAP's European arm and three ex-employees for rigging the London interbank offered rate to their benefit.
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Hugo Dixon said the Euro zone needed macroprudential and counter-cyclical fiscal policies to mitigate the results of their single monetary policy.
A draft bankruptcy plan is in the works for the city of Stockton and its bond creditors and other insurers.
The South Korean technology firm Samsung offered to settle with the EU Competition Commission as to the patent lawsuits currently being investigated.
A source told Reuters that US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen was still the top choice to succeed Chairman Ben Bernanke in January.
NCUA files case against Morgan Stanley and 8 others for selling USD 2.4 billion in faulty securities
A US regulator filed a case against Morgan Stanley and eight other lenders for selling faulty securities to two credit unions.
Compared to JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup's legal costs would easily reach USD5 billion. The next US bank primed for legal and regulatory scrutiny would be Citigroup Inc.
The CFTC warned that all buyers must be allowed to participate and operations need to be transparent as required by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Arkansas is the first of many states in the US that would receive funds for Medicaid expansion under Obamacare.
The Department of Telecom, upon the urging of the Comptroller and Auditor General, had confirmed the charges imposed on Bharti Airtel for improper spectrum use in seven areas.
