Futures Market Summary - 22 Sept
US TREASURIES rebounded slightly on Tuesday after strong demand from the US 2 year note auction offered support to the government securities complex. Overall trading was quiet ahead of Wednesday's FOMC meeting announcement and $40 billion US 5 year note auction. Traders are expected to be watching auctions further out on the yield curve with greater scrutiny.
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U.S. health insurers say they face gov't gag
Health insurers accused the U.S. Medicare agency on Tuesday of political interference in a battle over whether the industry can lobby its customers directly over healthcare legislation.
Rep. Frank plans key changes to consumer agency
U.S. lawmaker Barney Frank is making key changes to the White House plan for an agency to protect consumers from risky financial products, according to a congressional document obtained by Reuters on Tuesday.
Daily Wrap Up - Sept 22
Global Climate Push; Steady Policy Outlook for Fed; BofA Turns Over Docs
Google says news site disrupted for many
Google Inc's online news site experienced service disruptions for roughly two hours on Tuesday, in the second major outage to affect the company in a month.
Rep. Frank extracts vanilla from consumer agency
The Congress' chief author of financial regulatory reform moved on Tuesday to kill the most controversial part of an Obama administration proposal for a new government watchdog for financial consumers.
Private equity may be on cusp of golden age
The near collapse of the global financial system, which wiped out trillions in corporate value and personal savings, may be giving way to a new golden age for private equity investment, Silver Lake Co-CEO Glenn Hutchins said in an interview on Tuesday.
BofA to provide more documents in Congress probe
Bank of America has agreed to turn over more documents to a congressional probe of its purchase of troubled investment bank Merrill Lynch, although some company material remains under wraps for now, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday.
China and U.S. try to jumpstart stalled climate talks
World leaders tried to inject momentum into climate change talks on Tuesday but new proposals by China and a rallying cry from U.S. President Barack Obama did little to break a United Nations deadlock.
Bolshoi opens season amid strife and doom
The 234th season of Russia's world-famous Bolshoi Theater opened Tuesday with chaos, tragedy, betrayal and strife.
Anna Nicole prescription was pharmaceutical suicide
A pharmacist asked to provide powerful medications for late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith described the combination of drugs as a prescription for pharmaceutical suicide and refused to fill the order, according to court documents released on Tuesday.
Heather Locklear to return to Melrose Place
Actress Heather Locklear, who played a scheming advertising executive in 1990s drama Melrose Place, is reprising the role in the new version of the show, the CW television network said on Tuesday.
Qiagen raises capital, buys DxS of Britain
Genetic-testing specialist Qiagen is buying its British peer DxS Ltd to expand its cancer diagnostics business and will raise its capital to fund the deal and possibly further takeovers.
Blackstone wins dismissal of lawsuit over IPO
Blackstone Group LP won dismissal on Tuesday of an investor class-action lawsuit accusing the private equity firm of failing to disclose prior to its 2007 initial public offering that some of its holdings were losing value.
Al Qaeda releases new 9/11 video showing Zawahri
Al Qaeda's number two Ayman al-Zawahri appeared on Tuesday in an apparent new video marking the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States, according to the SITE Institute, a U.S.-based terrorism monitoring service.
Mackenzie Phillips on Oprah tells explosive family secret
Mackenzie Phillips will reveal an explosive family secret she has kept for 31 years to Oprah in an exclusive interview to be aired on Wednesday.
Nasdaq CEO sees quality of IPO improving
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc Chief Executive Robert Greifeld said the quality of companies trying to sell their shares to the public is improving as the long-shuttered IPO market returns to life.
A123 raises estimated pricing of IPO by 23 pct
Lithium-ion car battery maker A123 Systems Inc on Tuesday raised the estimated price of its initial public offering by 23 percent and now expects proceeds of about $276 million.
PG&E quitting U.S. Chamber over climate change views
California utility company PG&E Corp said it is quitting the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in protest over the business lobby group's extreme position on climate change.
U.S. awards $528.7 million loan to Fisker Automotive
Fisker Automotive was awarded a $528.7 million U.S. government loan on Tuesday for development of gas-electric hybrid plug-ins.
Honduran forces clash with protesters at embassy
Honduran security forces clashed on Tuesday with thousands of supporters of ousted President Manuel Zelaya outside Brazil's embassy, where he took refuge after slipping back into the country aiming to retake power.
'Stop grabbing my ass' Obama claimed: book
During his presidential campaign Barack Obama experienced women pushing their bodies against his, slip phone numbers into his pockets and whisper suggestions in his ear, a new book today claims.
Obama issues stern challenge on Mideast peace
An impatient U.S. President Barack Obama scolded Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Tuesday for not doing more to unblock the peace process and urged them to relaunch negotiations soon.
SEC warns swaps may evade White House reform
The U.S. securities regulator warned Congress on Tuesday that parts of the $450 trillion private swaps market could still fall through regulatory cracks under the Obama administration's financial reform plan.
Recovery bets lift Wall Street
Stocks rose on Tuesday, as investors bet the U.S. Federal Reserve will stick to its accommodative policy to foster economic recovery, boosting growth-sensitive sectors such as financials, technology and industrials.
Google unveils push Gmail to the iPhone with Microsoft's help
Google said Tuesday that it will add push Gmail support to the iPhone, iPod Touch and Windows Mobile devices, with help from Microsoft.
Fed starts meeting, seen noting improving economy
The Federal Reserve opened a two-day meeting on Tuesday that was expected to end with a recognition the U.S. economy is on the mend, but no hint of an imminent monetary policy shift.
