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Stocks Slip, Yields Edge Up: Daily Markets Wrap

Window dressing, the practice of stock fund managers buying up top performers as the quarter ends to boost the appearance of success, failed Tuesday to lift the major indexes into positive territory.

Consumer Confidence Dips In March

A display of employment tips pamphlets waits for job seekers at a job fair sponsored by employment website Monster.com as part of their ''Keep America Working'' tour at a hotel in New York's Times Square.
Consumers are still confident about the state and medium-term trajectory of the U.S. economy, a highly-influential survey of consumer confidence indicated Tuesday, but an increasingly polarized view of the situation in the labor market -- as well as less-optimistic predictions about the future -- means they are expressing that optimism less emphatically than a month ago.
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Students walk past graffiti painted on the wall of a building in central Athens March 15, 2012.

What Happened To Greek Credit Default Swaps?

Since Greece technically defaulted over two weeks ago, yields on its bonds have risen sharply while insurance for Greek bonds has virtually disappeared, reflecting a lack of bond buyers and reluctance by loss-wary banks to write new protection.
Bank of China

China Banking Outlook: Profits Marred By Bad Loans

After years of strong growth, China's biggest banks could face a slump in 2012. Analysts warned that an economic slowdown could trigger defaults by real estate developers and the increase in bad loans would erode Chinese banks' profitability this year.
A newly built home is shown as sold in a subdivision under construction in Carlsbad

US Pending Home Sales Fall 0.5% In Feb, Missing Forecasts

U.S. pending home sales fell 0.5 percent in February compared to January, the National Association of Realtors said Monday, missing expectations and heightening concerns the real estate market's recovery may not be as robust as thought by economists.
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke pauses during a news conference following a two-day policy session in Washington

Bernanke Warns US Job Market Weak Despite Gains

The Fed chairman said U.S. job market conditions remain weak despite three months of strong hiring and that the improved employment data seem to be out of sync with the overall pace of economic growth.
IBM's Brain-Like Chip

Technology Focus: Don’t Forget The Chips

Amid the hoopla surrounding new product introductions by Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the initial public offering of Facebook (NYSE: FB) and what’s new with “Angry Birds,” people forget to acknowledge the true “brains” of the whole business: the chip.
Ben Bernanke

TIPS Yields Negative, A Record Low, On Inflation View, Fed Action

Yields on 10-year inflation-linked Treasury bonds fell into negative territory Thursday -- only the second time that has happened -- ona flight to quality in U.S. notes, a belief that inflation will begin rising and the seemingly heady effect of the Federal Reserve's Operation Twist.
Ben Bernanke

This Week’s Economic Events: Bevy Of Fed Speakers

This week - March 26 to 30 - will highlight Wednesday's durable goods report and a busy policy calendar, including the core of the Federal Open Market Committee: Chairman Ben Bernanke and New York Fed President William Dudley. Wall Street will be closely monitoring the Fed officials' speeches, hoping to find clues of their latest views on the economic, inflation and policy outlooks.

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