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• Companies Add Most Workers in Eight Months

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  November 1, 2012

  ADP reports 158,000 increase in U.S. payrolls in October.

• Housing Revival Boosts U.S. Economic Outlook

  By Elizabeth Dexheimer and Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg  |  October 18, 2012

  Gains in consumer confidence and leading indicators suggest influence of housing recovery.

• Plosser Says QE3 Risks Fed Credibility

  By Jeff Kearns and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  September 26, 2012

  New round of bond buying not likely to boost hiring or growth, says Philadelphia Fed president.

• Companies Sell More Long Debt

  By Charles Mead, Bloomberg  |  August 13, 2012

  Borrowers from Morgan Stanley to FedEx sell 30-year bonds amid record-low yields.

• Dimon Faces Tougher House Crowd

  By Phil Mattingly and Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg  |  June 19, 2012

  JP Morgan CEO will testify today before House Financial Services Committee.

• JPMorgan Trader’s Heft Has Impact

  By Stephanie Ruhle, Bradley Keoun and Mary Childs, Bloomberg  |  April 6, 2012

  Trader has derivatives positions so large that they’re said to distort prices.

• Stress Tests Show Fed Push

  March 14, 2012

  Regulators succeeded in encouraging banks to improve their balance sheets.

• U.S. Business Activity Expands

  By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg  |  June 30, 2011

  Expected to drop, orders and production pick up in June.