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Fiscal fix needed for jobs, investment: Blackrock

The United States needs to use fiscal as well as monetary policy to boost the economy if it wants to convince cash-rich corporations to start hiring and investing, Bob Doll, chief equity strategist of BlackRock Inc said on Thursday at the Bloomberg Markets 50 Summit.
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Nasdaq CEO says D.Boerse-NYSE deal could be unfair

Deutsche Boerse AG's acquisition of NYSE Euronext could be unfair because it would create a silo in which a single exchange would dominate all stages of the trading and clearing process, said the head of rival Nasdaq OMX Group.
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Nasdaq OMX eyes more share buybacks: CEO

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc will reach a targeted 2.5-times leverage ratio earlier than expected and at the end of the third quarter will set a capital plan likely to include share buybacks, its chief executive said.
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Freedom Tower - Rising, Along With U.S., New York

Those who journeyed to Lower Manhattan Sunday to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC) no doubt saw something that gave them cause for hope, as the nation continues its long process of healing and restoration: New York's skyline is starting to become whole again.
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9/11 Memorial Opens to Public in New York

A day after white, commemorative ribbons drifted in a cool, late summer breeze amid words and memories honoring those killed on 9/11, the memorial plaza opened on Monday to the the public in New York.
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U.S. Marks 10th Anniversary of Day Nation, World Changed

The United States marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attack on New York, Washington, and Shanksville, Pa. Sunday with memorial services at the World Trade Center (WTC), the Pentagon, and at a field in Pennsylvania -- all three of which are hallowed ground.
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U.S. may end taxes on some overseas profits: WSJ

The Treasury is weighing a proposal to eliminate some, but not all, of the taxes on overseas profits of U.S.-based companies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing two people familiar with the deliberations.
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NBC News Twitter hacked with fake attack messages

The NBC News Twitter feed was hacked on Friday by a group that claimed a hijacked plane, in a fresh attack, had crashed into the site where New York's twin towers were destroyed in September 11 attacks 10 years ago.
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The Towers - At the Center of the World

Originally viewed in the 1970s as a project that added too much office space to Lower Manhattan, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center became a symbol not only for New York, but for the United States, for capitalism, for the cosmopolitan / urban life, for modernity itself.
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Nasdaq Steps up Opposition to NYSE-D.Boerse Deal: Report

Nasdaq OMX has intensified its opposition to the planned tie-up of NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse , saying the deal would irrevocably destroy competition in Europe's listed-derivatives market, the Wall Street Journal said.
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Deutsche Boerse Says no Squeeze-out in NYSE Deal

Deutsche Boerse late on Thursday said shareholders in the Frankfurt-based exchange operator who had not yet tendered their stock as part of the NYSE Euronext deal, would not be forced to do so as part of a so-called squeeze-out.
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California Street Has Costliest Office Rentals: Report

Forget Park Avenue or Fifth Avenue. Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California, is the most expensive street in North America for office renters, according to a report released by real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc on Wednesday.

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