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September 21, 2004 Fed Expected to Boost Rates Again The Federal Reserve, wanting to keep inflation at bay, is expected to boost short-term interest rates for a third time this year today, a move that

September 20, 2004 Fed Seen Sticking to Measured Rate Raises The Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up

September 17, 2004 House Committee to Mark Up Legislation Including Netting Provision The House Financial Services Committee plans to mark up legislation Sept. 29 in response to the 9/11 Commission’s

September 16, 2004 Asbestos Proposal from Daschle Could Budge Stalled Bill Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) prepared a proposal on asbestos legislation yesterday that puts the negotiators

September 15, 2004 Retail Sales Down in August Retail sales dropped 0.3 percent in August, while the United States’ trade deficit rose to another record high of $166.2 billion in the second quarter of

September 14, 2004 Pension Agency to Go Broke by 2020: Study The federal agency that insures pensions is running out of money, the New York Times reported. An independent analysis of the Pension

September 13 House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Consumer Financial Services The House Financial Services Capital Markets Subcommittee has scheduled a hearing Tuesday on how best to improve

September 10 House Judiciary Committee Approves New Judgeships, But Not for Bankruptcy Courts The House Judiciary Committee yesterday approved a Senate bill that would create new federal judgeships

September 9, 2004 House OKs Disclosure of Pension Information The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to allow workers and retirees to find out from a federal agency just how severe the

September 8, 2004 Bankruptcy Firm Hired by Airline With its labor negotiations faltering, US Airways Group Inc. has begun consultations with bankruptcy advisers in anticipation of a filing, a source