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| 3/10/2010
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Bad news at the gas pump | | In case you've been too busy dodging potholes to notice: Gasoline prices have risen the past month.
Omaha World-Herald | |
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Greek PM Pitches Plan To Combat Speculation In Meeting With Obama | | Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou brought his pitch for a crackdown on speculative trades in international financial marketsto the White House Tuesday.
Dow Jones | |
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Swaps Come Under Fire | | International momentum is building for stricter oversight of derivatives trading, as a top U.S. regulator recommended new limits on credit-default swaps and European leaders pushed for a ban on speculative bets against government debt following recent financial turmoil in Greece.
Wall Street Journal | Washington Business Journal | |
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OPEC President Vows to Reduce Oil-Price Speculation, Volatility | | OPEC President Germanico Pinto said he will seek to reduce price speculation and volatility during his term as leader of the oil cartel, adding to calls from the U.S. to Europe for measures to minimize market swings.
Bloomberg | |
| | 3/10/2010
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Threats to Regulate CDS Market Sound Familiar | | Speculation about the damaging effects of “speculative” derivatives trading has become de rigueur for European politicians lately. One thing to keep in mind is that we’ve seen regulators make this move before – when they temporarily banned negative bets against financial shares.
Wall Street Journal | The New York Times | |
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CFTC Chair Gary Gensler Addresses Market OTC Derivatives Markets Conference | | The Administration has recommended – and the House financial regulatory reform bill that passed in December includes – critical steps to address the use of CDS to manipulate markets or possibly commit other abuses.
Wall Street Journal | |
| | 3/9/2010
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Why Spring Means Higher Gasoline Prices | | Spring is approaching, and gasoline prices are once again climbing. But you may not know that this ritual of climbing prices happens almost every year about this time.
Forbes | Associated Press | |
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Financial reform tips toward bankers | | As Congress this week inches toward a new set of rules to avert another global financial collapse, it is focused on two conflicting goals: reforming the banking system to protect consumers while still giving lenders the freedom to take risks.
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