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  • U.S. charges oldest Swiss bank in tax fraud case

    U.S. charges oldest Swiss bank in tax fraud case

    The Justice Department charged Switzerland's oldest bank Thursday with helping American taxpayers hide more than $1.2 billion from the Internal Revenue Service.

    CNNMONEY - Feb 2 2012 6:36 PM ET
  • Obama: Jesus would back tax-the-rich policy

    Obama: Jesus would back tax-the-rich policy

    President Obama said at the National Prayer Breakfast that his policy proposals are shaped by his religious beliefs.

    CNNMONEY - Feb 2 2012 4:13 PM ET
  • Bernanke: Fed will protect U.S. economy

    Bernanke: Fed will protect U.S. economy

    Bernanke tells House panel that recovery is 'frustratingly slow,' says central bank working to protect U.S. from European crisis.

    CNNMONEY - Feb 3 2012 10:54 AM ET
  • From six figures to the poverty line 

    From six figures to the poverty line

    Meet one family of five that is barely getting by on what they describe as 'teenage salaries'

    CNNMONEY - Feb 2 2012 12:36 PM ET
  • 'Bayou Billionaires' brings gas boom to reality TV

    'Bayou Billionaires' brings gas boom to reality TV

    Louisiana family that struck it rich on natural gas drilling profiled on new reality show.

    CNNMONEY - Feb 2 2012 11:01 AM ET
  • Unemployment claims fall

    Unemployment claims fall

    About 367,000 people filed for initial unemployment benefits last week, marking a 12,000 drop from the prior week.

    CNNMONEY - Feb 2 2012 9:27 AM ET
  • The world's tallest solar panel array

    Atop Deutsche Bank's 745 foot skyscraper Wall Street building is the world's tallest solar panel array; a 122.4 kilowatt photovoltaic system designed to reduce the building's electricity consumption and avoid 100 metric tonnes of carbon emissions each year.

  • Stock picks from Fed officials

    Stock picks from Fed officials

    Roughly 600 pages of financial disclosures released this week show wide range of investments from regional Fed presidents, from farmland to AIG.

    CNNMONEY - Feb 2 2012 10:00 AM ET
  • More money, more votes: The billion dollar campaign

    More money, more votes: The billion dollar campaign

    Individuals and corporations are using new outside expenditure groups to influence political campaigns in a big way.

    CNNMONEY - Feb 2 2012 5:07 AM ET
  • Payroll tax holiday running down

    Payroll tax holiday running down

    Lawmakers have less than a month to overcome their differences about how to pay for two key extensions that many economists say can help bolster GDP and jobs.

    CNNMONEY - Feb 2 2012 5:34 AM ET
 
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