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SAC Capital Hedge Fund Charged with Insider Trading Jul 26, 2013

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After years of circling billionaire Steven Cohen, federal authorities brought criminal charges Thursday against his hedge fund SAC Capital Investors.

The Economics of Climate Change Jul 19, 2013

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It’s been a real scorcher this week in New York with temperatures in the 90s that feel like the low 100s.

Whenever the thermometer goes way up, people start mentioning droughts, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and what can be done to stop climate change.

The Future of the Fed Jul 12, 2013

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Investors have been on tenterhooks in recent weeks ever since the Federal Reserve said it might start winding down some of its economic stimulus programs.

Is Tech the Next Corporate Evildoer? Jul 05, 2013

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The odyssey of NSA leaker Edward Snowden has focused more on the where than the what in recent days, so it's easy to forget about what got him in hot water in the first place: Leaking the details of a secret government program that's tracking our digital info with the help of some of the biggest companies in tech.

CFTC Files Suit Against Former MF Global CEO John Corzine Jun 28, 2013

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit Thursday against former MF Global CEO John Corzine over his role in the loss of $1 billion in customer funds when the brokerage firm collapsed in late 2011.

The End of the Stimulus? Jun 21, 2013

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The Federal Reserve has kept interest rates low and taken other measures to stimulate the economy in recent years, but we've always known the extraordinary measures were not going to last forever.

The Business Relationship Between the U.S. and China Jun 14, 2013

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The leaders of the United States and China recently met to try to improve relations between the two superpowers.

Groceries, E-Books and the Future of Amazon Jun 07, 2013

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This week in a courthouse in Manhattan, Apple is defending itself against federal charges that it colluded with the nation’s biggest publishers to raise the price of e-books.

How High Can the Stock Market Go? May 31, 2013

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The stock market has been on a tear recently with one measure — the Dow Jones Industrial Average — up nearly 17 percent so far this year. The stratospheric rise makes you wonder whether the market can continue to set record highs or if the bottom is about to drop out.

Where Is the Economy Headed This Summer? May 24, 2013

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As we approach the summer, the economy is looking like it's doing better: unemployment is falling, stocks are rising and housing is looking better than ever. In the past few years, however, the economy has also been improving right until this point, and then it took a turn for the worse. Will the same happen in 2013?

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