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• Alternatives to Money Funds

  By Miles Weiss, Bloomberg  |  May 17, 2013

  BlackRock and Legg Mason launch new bond funds designed to work like money funds, but with very short maturities and a floating NAV.

• Tech Companies Dominate Bond Sales This Week

  By Sarika Gangar, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  Apple and IBM lead issuance of $43 billion of corporate bonds.

• Companies Pressed to Reveal Political Spending

  By Dave Michaels, Bloomberg  |  April 25, 2013

  Shareholders to vote on political-activities resolutions at 31 companies this year.

• Austerity on Trial amid New Evidence

  By Simon Kennedy, Rebecca Christie and Stefan Riecher  |  April 22, 2013

  Economic policies are debated again as growth undershoots estimates.

• European Money Funds Breaking Buck Taboo

  By Katie Linsell, Bloomberg  |  April 3, 2013

  Funds pressured by very low yields on European government bonds.

• Bond Market Sees Slower Growth than Obama

  By Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg  |  February 19, 2013

  Yields suggest economic expansion will fall short of administration’s projections.

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  Remittance Mail Slows

  By Susan Kelly  |  February 19, 2013

  Last year’s Postal Service changes mean B-to-B payments take longer to arrive.

• Fed District Banks Back Tougher Money-Fund Oversight

  By Caroline Salas Gage and Christopher Condon, Bloomberg  |  February 13, 2013

  Officials cite a move to floating net-asset value as one alternative.

• Libor Accords Leave Banks Facing ‘Massive’ State Claims

  By David McLaughlin, Bloomberg  |  February 7, 2013

  More than 12 states involved in investigation of what rate manipulation may have cost state and local governments.

• AMD Names Kumar CFO

  By Susan Kelly  |  January 4, 2013

  Blake to head IR at Huntington Ingalls; Reynolds named principal financial officer at Apria; Andrews appointed treasurer at Cooper Cos.