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From Reuters US Online Report Business News  |  2009-07-05 19:13:57

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the majority of Wall Street economists are right, the U.S. recession will end this quarter and the global recovery won't be far behind. On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund is expected to nudge up its forecast for 2010 global growth from the current estimate of 1.9 percent, primarily because fears of a more serious ...

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From AP News  |  2009-07-05 18:52:42
Obama's financial rules could mean fewer giant financial powerhouses _ those too big to fail

They are the biggest of the big — the Citigroups, the Goldman Sachses, the AIGs and other financial behemoths. The Obama administration doesn't want so many around anymore. Financial regulations proposed by the president would result in leaner and simpler institutions that don't ...

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From AP News  |  2009-07-05 18:47:32
States that prohibit debt collectors from seizing wages have lower bankruptcy rates than peers

States that allow debt collectors to seize consumers' wages have sharply higher bankruptcy rates than neighboring states that prohibit or strictly limit the practice, an Associated Press analysis has found. This link highlights a dilemma for credit-card companies and other debt chasers: By going after wages ...

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From AP News  |  2009-07-05 18:05:46
Investors look to 2Q earnings reports, forecasts for clues about economic recovery

Investors, whose optimism was recently shaken by surprisingly weak economic data, are now hoping companies can provide some clues about a recovery. Wall Street's focus this week shifts from economic reports to corporate earnings announcements and forecasts for the rest of the year. After investors were rattled ...

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