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BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda promises to stabilise bond market - Financial Times

The Age
BoJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda promises to stabilise bond market
Financial Times
Haruhiko Kuroda vowed on Friday to do more to steady Japan's bond market, as another rocky day's trading cast doubt over the effectiveness of the across-the-board effort to reflate the world's third-largest-economy. The Bank of Japan governor said that the ...
JGBs react favorably to Bank of Japan purchasesMarketWatch
JGBs mostly slip, take cue from gyrating stock pricesReuters
Kuroda Struggles With Communication as Japan Rates Rise: EconomyBloomberg
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Origin of Japan rout lies in Washington - Financial Times

Telegraph.co.uk
Origin of Japan rout lies in Washington
Financial Times
Japanese stocks have suddenly gone into reverse. Let us take a long view of a so far sharply short-term phenomenon. Japanese stocks have been rallying for six months now, spurred by the radical new economic policies dubbed Abenomics. On Thursday the ...
Asia Stocks Extend Losses After Big Sell-OffABC News
Volatile Nikkei keeps Asian stocks on edgeReuters
Japanese stocks recover after falls on ThursdayBBC News
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Housing and Jobs Data Suggest Steady Growth - New York Times

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Housing and Jobs Data Suggest Steady Growth
New York Times
WASHINGTON ? Economic data released on Thursday indicated solid job growth and provided further signs that housing is recovering. The New York Times. The New York Times. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last ...
Initial job claims continue downward trendMedill Reports: Chicago
Jobless benefits requests declineTasley Eastern Shore News
US weekly jobless claims dropGlobalPost
Fox Business -Wall Street Journal -Businessweek
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UPDATE 2-German outlook brightens as businesses become more upbeat - Reuters

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UPDATE 2-German outlook brightens as businesses become more upbeat
Reuters
Fri May 24, 2013 5:45am EDT. * Ifo index picks up more than expected in May. * Private consumption drove Q1 economic growth. * Consumers also likely to support weak expansion this year. By Sarah Marsh. BERLIN, May 24 (Reuters) - German business ...
Household spending helps Germany avoid recessionTelegraph.co.uk
German First-Quarter Growth Damped by Construction, InvestmentBloomberg
Germany reports sluggish first-quarter growth of 0.1%BBC News
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Target, Macy's Sue MasterCard, Visa Over Card Swipe Fees - Businessweek

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Target, Macy's Sue MasterCard, Visa Over Card Swipe Fees
Businessweek
Target Corp. (TGT) and Macy's Inc. (M) joined with 15 other retailers in suing Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. (MA) over credit-card and debit-card fees after dropping out of a multibillion-dollar settlement of a similar case. The biggest U.S. payment card firms ...
Troubled Visa Settlement Takes Another Hit As Retailers File Own SuitForbes
Large US retailers sue Visa, MasterCard over card feesReuters
Target, Macy's and Others Sue Visa and MasterCard Over FeesNASDAQ
ValueWalk -Twin Cities Business Magazine -BankCreditNews
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Stocks to Watch: Procter & Gamble, Pandora, Abercrombie & Fitch - TheStreet.com

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Stocks to Watch: Procter & Gamble, Pandora, Abercrombie & Fitch
TheStreet.com
Lafley will replace CEO Bob McDonald, effective immediately. McDonald, who will retire June 30 after a transition period, has been CEO since 2009. Lafley, who served as CEO of the company from 2000 to 2009, also was named chairman and president.
P&G's Bob McDonald bows out after investor criticism and weak earningsFinancial Times
Embattled P&G Chief Replaced By Old BossWall Street Journal
Congrats, Bill Ackman: Bob McDonald Out At P&G; AG Lafley Returning As CEOForbes
Bloomberg -Reuters -Washington Post
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Far from shipshape - New York Post

New York Post
Far from shipshape
New York Post
Eddie Lampert is finally breaking his silence, but he still seems to have trouble saying, ?Ship Your Pants.? The notoriously tight-lipped hedge-fund tycoon, who took over as CEO of Sears Holdings in February, made a rare conference-call appearance ...
Sears Turns in a Loss as Revenue FallsWall Street Journal
Sears Posts $279 Million Quarterly Loss as Revenue SlumpsBusinessweek
Sears reports bigger-than-expected loss for 1st quarterWashington Post
Chicago Tribune -Forbes
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Abercrombie & Fitch Agrees to Be More Sensitive to All Sizes - People Magazine

E! Online
Abercrombie & Fitch Agrees to Be More Sensitive to All Sizes
People Magazine
The backlash regarding Abercrombie & Fitch's ?exclusionary? clothing policies (they don't carry sizes above 10), as well as CEO Mike Jeffries's controversial statements (?a lot of people don't belong in our clothes?) has only been getting louder. And after ...
Corporate Directors Get Older, Hold Their Seats LongerBusinessweek
'Attractive & Fat' ad spoofs AbercrombieCNN
Teen Activist Meets With Abercrombie Executives, But CEO Jeffries Is A No-ShowForbes
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UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange - Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times
UnitedHealth, Aetna and Cigna opt out of California insurance exchange
Los Angeles Times
Kaiser Permanente, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California are all expected to participate in the state-run market for individual health coverage. May 22, 2013|By Chad Terhune, Los Angeles Times. Aetna--along with UnitedHealth Group and ...
Insurers Picked For Calif. Health ExchangeKUHF-FM
Molina, WellPoint Join California Exchange as Rates May RiseBusinessweek
California health exchange includes 13 insurersMarketWatch
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ECB's Draghi: 'Imperative' to Set up New Bank Body - ABC News

The Guardian
ECB's Draghi: 'Imperative' to Set up New Bank Body
ABC News
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said it was "imperative" that Europe's leaders create a new agency with powers to restructure busted banks in order to help the region leave its economic and financial crisis behind it once and for all. In the text of ...
Europe needs a more European UK, says ECB presidentThe Guardian
Europe Shares Higher in 'Critical' SessionCNBC.com
Draghi Says Bond Pledge Helping Interest-Rate Cuts Reach EconomyBloomberg
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