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• U.S. ‘Snapback’ Drives Profits

  By Thomas Black and Lu Wang, Bloomberg  |  April 25, 2012

  Companies are beating earnings estimates at the highest rate in two years.

• Court Urged to Uphold CFTC Limits

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  April 16, 2012

  Legislators submit briefs in case challenging regulations limiting commodities speculation.

• U.S. Profit Growth Stalls

  By Thomas Black, Bloomberg  |  April 10, 2012

  S&P 500 earnings seen gaining just 0.6% in Q1 and Q2 as European slump hits recovery.

• Factory Recovery Boosts States

  By William Selway, Bloomberg  |  March 30, 2012

  More than two-thirds of U.S. state economies strengthened in Q4.

• Healthcare Case Evokes New Deal

  By Seth Stern, Bloomberg  |  March 23, 2012

  Review of reform take high court into territory not approached since days of FDR.

• Health Exchange Rules Flexible

  By Alex Wayne, Bloomberg  |  March 12, 2012

  States can set their own standards for which insurers to include.

• Executives on the Move

  By Kerry Sullivan  |  March 1, 2012

  Bob Shanks; John Mulligan; Jeffrey Coutts; Stephen Bramlage; Timothy Poché; Mark Olson; Steven Rosenthal; Warren Jenson

• Corporate Pension Pain Mounts

  By Thomas Black, Bloomberg  |  February 28, 2012

  Fed policy boosts plan liabilities; big employers to contribute $100 bln this year.

• Investors Get Net Neutrality Vote

  By Jesse Hamilton, Bloomberg  |  February 15, 2012

  Telecoms must allow resolutions on this topic, SEC says.

• NLRB Rule to Speed Union Votes

  By Holly Rosenkrantz, Bloomberg  |  December 21, 2011

  New Labor Board regulation simplifies procedures, shortens deadline for balloting.