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Fidelity money fund clients sour on SEC proposals

Adding to the outcry against new rules for money-market funds, Fidelity Investments has warned regulators that more than half of its money-fund clients would move some or all of their assets out of the investments if the net asset value of the funds were allowed to fluctuate.

Florence Green, Last of Final 5 Known Living WWI Veterans, Dies at 110

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Florence Green enlisted in the Women's Royal Air Force at the age of 17 in September 1918. Just two weeks before her 111th birthday, the World War I veteran passed away in her sleep at a care home in Norfolk, England. Green was the last surviving person to have served in that war nearly a century ago.
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SEC weighs two money market fund proposals

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is eyeing two potential plans to bolster the stability of money market funds, but their fate remains uncertain due to internal disagreement at the SEC over the need for more regulations.
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SEC Weighs 2 Money Market Fund Proposals

The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is eyeing two potential plans to bolster the stability of money market funds, but their fate remains uncertain due to internal disagreement at the SEC over the need for more regulations.
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World watches as China economic leaders take stage

A new guessing game is about to begin: will China's incoming generation of leaders show more courage than the current incumbents in tackling deep economic imbalances that threaten to bring growth to a sudden stop?
Syria Bloodshed: What can be done?

Assad Agrees to Russia's Bid to End Violence

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad promised to stop the bloodshed that has engulfed his country for the past 11 months. Assad reached an agreement with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who was in Damascus on Tuesday.
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Bernanke's testimony on economy to Senate panel

Below are highlights from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony on Tuesday on the state of the U.S. economy to the Senate Budget Committee. Bernanke's prepared testimony was virtually identical to testimony on Thursday to the House Budget Committee.
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Russia, Syria Hold Talks, but Shelling Continues

Russia won a promise from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday to bring an end to bloodshed in Syria, but Western and Arab states acted to isolate Assad further after activists and rebels said his forces killed over 100 in the city of Homs.
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PIMCO Leader Likes Oil, Gold over Stocks

Given the fragile state of the global economy and brewing geopolitical risks, investors should be underweight equities while favoring selected commodities such as gold and oil, Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and co-chief investment officer of bond fund giant PIMCO, told CNBC on Tuesday.
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Delaware officials wrestle over mortgage deal

Delaware stands to leave up to $40 million in homeowner relief on the table, if it does not join a multi-state mortgage settlement, according to a letter from the state's banking commissioner seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
What’s the Thinnest Google Android Phone?

What’s the Thinnest Google Android Phone?: Droid Razr vs. Galaxy S3 vs. Ascend P1S

Android customers are having difficulty sizing up the latest round of smartphones because there's been a recent influx in ultra-thin 4G-capable smartphones. Among the main competitors are the Motorola Droid Razr, Samsung Galaxy S III and Huwawei Ascend P1S. We weigh in on the discussion to determine what the best ultra-thin Android phone is.
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Prop 8 Is Unconstitutional, Rules Court

The U.S. 9th Circuit of Appeals in San Francisco Tuesday upheld a lower court decision, which had declared unconstitutional California’s controversial Proposition 8 banning same sex marriage.
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Karen Handel Resigns: 5 Times Ex-Komen VP's Views Ignited Controversy

Karen Handel resigned from the Susan B. Komen Foundation Tuesday under accusations that her anti-abortion stance pushed the breast cancer advocacy group to defund Planned Parenthood. Although the news has put her in the national spotlight, it was not the first time her staunch social conservatism ignited controversy.
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Fisker announces layoffs, renegotiates loan

Electric car startup Fisker Automotive Inc said on Monday it has suspended work at its U.S. manufacturing plant and laid off 26 workers there while it renegotiates the terms of its $529 million loan from the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Haditha Marine's lawyers call Anonymous cowards after hack

Lawyers for a U.S. Marine court-martialed for his role in killing Iraqi civilians in Haditha slammed the international hacking collective Anonymous as cowards on Monday after they knocked out the firm's website and published internal e-mails on the web.
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Fed's Bernanke, Before Senate, Is Diplomatic on Fiscal Policy, Aggressive in Monetary Defense

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke held his policy prescription cards close to his vest Tuesday morning, skirting around several questions from Senate Banking Committee members that seemed designed to pigeonhole the central bank chief into supporting ideologically-charged positions. At the same time, the top U.S. central banker was effusive in his defense of the Federal Reserve's expansionary monetary policy.

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