By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates at a record low this week. The big question is whether Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues will hint about when they ...

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By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve doesn’t expect the recovery will be strong enough to quickly drive down the jobless rate, and acknowledged its efforts to keep the rebound going could feed a new ...

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By JEANNINE AVERSA AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Monday said the central bank will keep a close eye on the sliding U.S. dollar even as he pledged anew to keep interest rates at ...

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By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration has alerted domestic agencies to plan for a freeze or even a 5 percent cut in their budgets, part of an election-year push to rein in record deficits ...

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By DANIEL WAGNER and MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal deficit hit a record for October as the new budget year began where the old one ended: with the government awash in red ink. Economists worry ...

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By ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd on Tuesday called for sweeping new government powers to prevent another economic collapse, protect consumers and dismantle failing institutions. Dodd’s 1,100 page-draft would strip the ...

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