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A WSJ reporter says, "This is an odd space for a record, you know? Unemployment is high. Wage growth is anemic. Profit growth is anemic. Economic growth is anemic."
An alleged accomplice of the Bangladeshi man who tried to blow up the Federal Reserve Wednesday has been arrested...but not for any terrorism charges. Investigators found approximately 1,000 child porn photos on his computer.
With a lot of help from the FBI, an alleged terrorist was able to bring his vague but violent plans to "fruition."
According to reports, a man was arrested today in connection to a plot to blow up the Federal Reserve. [UPDATE BELOW]
Central Banks, UNITE! (To make U.S. dollars cheaper for banks to borrow.)
The revelations come after Bloomberg LP won a lawsuit against the Fed and a group of the largest banks in the United States for access to records of more than 21,000 transactions.
The stock markets ended up a very positive note today as the Federal Reserve announced it would keep interest rates down for a long time.
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said at the Brookings Insitute
Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) is set to unveil a financial reform bill
The NY Times has a feature on Bloomberg News's attempt to
Federal Reserve Chairmand Ben Bernanke said that the recession is probably
President Obama will re-appoint Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, the Wall Street