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March 16, 2010 6 key points of the financial regulation legislation

Source:Washington Post

Dodd's second draft of financial reform legislation tracks closer to the bill that passed the House in December, eliminating several of the bold reforms he proposed last fall. But Republicans remain opposed, despite Dodd's...

March 16, 2010 Moody's warns nations to cut spending or risk AAA ratings

Source:Washington Post

The United States and other top world economies need to make potentially painful government spending cuts or risk losing the high-grade credit ratings that have kept borrowing affordable, the Moody's rating agency said Monday.

March 16, 2010 Dodd’s Financial Rules Bill Dilutes Obama Plan to Seek Support

Source:BusinessWeek

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd’s plan for the biggest Wall Street regulatory overhaul since the 1930s drops provisions he sought in November and dilutes others as he seeks bipartisan support.

March 15, 2010 Federal Reserve decision on interest rates is due Tuesday

Source:Los Angeles Times

The central bank is expected to keep its short-term rate near zero, so investors and analysts will scour its statement's language for subtle clues. The stock market doesn't want any surprises from the Federal Reserve's meeting...

March 12, 2010 OPEC to Keep Quota Unchanged With Oil Above $80, Survey Shows

Source:BusinessWeek

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will uphold its target of 24.845 million barrels a day when it meets in Vienna on March 17, according to 42 of 44 analysts surveyed this week. Shokri Ghanem, chairman of Libya’s...

March 12, 2010 CRD Analytics and Trucost Expand Partnership

Source:CRD

New York, NY —CRD Analytics (CRDA), LLC and Trucost PLC announced the signing of a new partnership agreement that will enhance and expand the SmartViewTM platform and provide greater transparency of environmental impact on...[more]

March 12, 2010 Ernst & Young faces legal action over Lehman collapse

Source:Times Online.co.uk

Ernst & Young could face legal action after a damning report into the collapse of Lehman Brothers accused the British accountancy firm of professional negligence over a number of years before the catastrophic downfall of the 158...

March 12, 2010 Dodd's Quarterback Sneak

Source:Forbes

Is the financial reform effort in the Senate doomed? For the second time, talks on a bipartisan bill in the Senate Banking Committee collapsed, with members divided over the same sticking points that have festered since a bill...

March 11, 2010 Time for next stage of sustainable business

Source:Reuters

Corporate America needs to track its use of energy and resources as closely as it does its hiring and cash flow if it wants to keep pace with social concern about climate change and other sustainability issues, an activist U.S....

March 10, 2010 Mercer, 14 plans to gauge impact of climate change on allocations

Source:Pensions and Investments

Fourteen major worldwide pension funds, including CalPERS, CalSTRS and the Norwegian Government Pension Fund-Global, are supporting a Mercer study to identify the potential impact of climate change on asset allocation over the...

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