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Income tax collections drop in states: report

Personal income taxes, a key revenue generator for most U.S. states, plummeted 26 percent, or $28.8 billion, in the first four months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, according to a Rockefeller Institute of Government report on Thursday.

Senators hit at core of Obama financial reforms

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Senior U.S. lawmakers launched an assault on Thursday on the centerpiece of the Obama administration's financial reform plan -- giving the Federal Reserve new powers to police broad risks in the economy.
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Ex-CEO Greenberg says AIG wanted to drop comp plan

A rift between AIG and Maurice Hank Greenberg, former head of the ailing insurer, raised questions in 2005 about a decades-old compensation plan funded by a private affiliate, Greenberg told a federal jury on Thursday.
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Geithner urges quick action by Congress on reforms

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner urged Congress to act quickly on the Obama administration's regulatory reform proposals, saying past efforts had started too late after the will to act had faded.
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As Wall St ails, oil traders weigh return to roots

For a growing number of oil traders, there's a new math at work in the traditional career calculus: why take the stress, long hours and uncertainty of a Wall Street job when the easy money is in physical trading?
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Deutsche, Morgan tapped for AIA IPO role: sources

Bailed out U.S. insurer American International Group has chosen Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley as joint global coordinators for the more than $4 billion IPO of its Asian life insurance unit, banking sources said on Thursday.
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BofA paying big bonuses to retain bankers: report

Bank of America Corp has been paying millions in bonuses in order to lure talent and retain investment bankers the company views as vital, the New York Post reported, citing sources.
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AIG picks Deutsche, Morgan for joint AIA IPO role

Bailed out U.S. insurer American International Group has chosen Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley as its joint global coordinators for a more than $4 billion IPO of its Asian life insurance unit, sources said on Thursday.
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World Bank sees faster China growth, slower FX reserve rise

Massive policy stimulus should keep China growing at a respectable rate this year and next, but a robust recovery is unlikely given global weakness and soft non-government investment, the World Bank said on Thursday.
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Lenders mull offer for bankrupt Delphi: report

Bankrupt U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp's debtor-in-possession lenders are mulling an offer for the company, the New York Post said, citing a person familiar with the matter.
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BofA paying big bonuses to retain bankers: paper

Bank of America Corp has been paying millions in bonuses in order to lure talent and retain investment bankers the company views as vital, the New York Post reported, citing sources.
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China could yet buy more U.S. debt: former c.banker

China could still increase its holdings of U.S. Treasuries if the dollar is stable, even though the long-term trajectory is to diversify its foreign exchange reserves, a former central bank governor said in an essay.
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Intel building up 'Core' brands, set aside Centrino

Intel Corporation on Wednesday reveals the forthcoming brand structure for the future microprocessors and technologies that lead to set aside the Centrino brand which was introduced in 2003.
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Nvidia share rises on analysts day

Nvidia Corporation was raised to a BUY from HOLD rating as higher revenue is expected in its future, according Wedbush Morgan research during its analyst day.
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Green Dam Developers faces legal action

The controversial software to filter pornography and other unsuitable websites may face another yet another hurdle. The developers of the Chinese filtering software ‘Green Dam’ may face legal charges from the California-based Solid Oak, makers similar filtering software.
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Big banks repay government bailout funds

NEW YORK, June 17 Reuters) - Ten of the largest U.S. banks said on Wednesday they repaid more than $68 billion of taxpayer bailout funds, as they race to extract themselves from government restrictions on pay for top executives.
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CORRECTED: Big banks repay government bailout funds

(Corrects number of banks in first bullet point, corrects index closing level in third bullet point, updates total repayment figure to $68 bln in bullet point and paragraph 1)
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U.S. consumer prices confirm inflation in check

U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in May, but over the past 12 months prices registered the biggest drop in nearly 60 years, allaying fears that inflation could threaten prospects for economic recovery.
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Obama urges biggest financial reforms since 1930s

President Barack Obama laid out his vision for recrafting U.S. financial regulation on Wednesday, vowing to halt a cascade of mistakes ... over the course of decades that eroded bank and market oversight.
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'American Dreams' in danger under current financial system: Obama

President Barack Obama said Tuesday that today’s antiquated U.S. financial system puts “American dreams” in “consistent danger,” as he announced his proposals to change the laws which govern how financial companies are run.
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Two big banks repay government bailout funds

U.S. Bancorp and BB&T Corp repaid billions of dollars in government bailout funds on Wednesday, the first of the large banks to do so, ahead of eight others given permission to return the money.
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U.S. Bancorp leads banks repaying TARP funds

U.S. Bancorp on Wednesday said it is repaying $6.6 billion in government bailout funds, becoming the first large bank to do so, ahead of nine others given permission to return the money.
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Obama lays out financial regulation overhaul plan

President Barack Obama laid out his vision for reshaping U.S. financial regulation on Wednesday, aiming to tighten oversight of large firms whose excessive risk-taking triggered a global economic slump.

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