Reuters – Companies are increasingly taking advantage of securities rules that lets them raise capital without having to go through costly registrations, according to a new study by regulators.

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AP – Two former executives of State Street Bank & Trust Co. have been cleared of federal civil fraud charges of misleading investors about their potential risk from subprime mortgage investments in 2007.

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Reuters – The U.S. government suffered a setback in its investigation of subprime fraud when a judge dismissed a case against two former State Street Corp executives accused of misleading investors in the summer of 2007 about a $2.9 billion fund loaded with exposure to risky mortgages.

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks fell at the open on Monday as a spike in the U.S. dollar weighed on commodity prices and dried up bids on other risky assets.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 28, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks fell at the open on Monday as a spike in the U.S. dollar weighed on commodity prices and dried up bids on other risky assets.


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A TV cameraman films monitor screens displaying abrupt surge of the U.S. dollar currency rate against the Japanese Yen traded on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at a dealing room in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 after Japanese monetary authorities intervened in the currency market to weaken the yen. Monday's action, confirmed by Finance Minister Jun Azumi, came after the Japanese currency had surged to a post-World War II high of 75.32 yen against the dollar earlier Monday. By 11:45 a.m., Tokyo time, the dollar has risen sharply to 79.19 yen. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP – Global stocks gave up some of their recent gains Monday amid concerns over Italy’s ability to get a handle on its colossal debt pile, while the yen slid in the wake of another attempt by the Japanese monetary authorities to weaken the currency.


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FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2011 file photo, Occupy Wall Street protesters play drums and other percussion instruments at Zuccotti Park in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. To some, the drummers are an energizing force of the protest. But to others, including some fellow activists,  they are a 'poisonous people' whose relentless, pounding beat is now limited to four hours a day. (AP Photo/File, Seth Wenig)AP – To some, the drummers in the Manhattan park that’s become the epicenter of Occupy Wall Street are the protest’s energizing force.


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Asia stocks lower, dollar surges against yen (AP)

By admin on October 31st, 2011

A TV cameraman films monitor screens displaying abrupt surge of the U.S. dollar currency rate against the Japanese Yen traded on the Tokyo foreign exchange market at a dealing room in Tokyo Monday, Oct. 31, 2011 after Japanese monetary authorities intervened in the currency market to weaken the yen. Monday's action, confirmed by Finance Minister Jun Azumi, came after the Japanese currency had surged to a post-World War II high of 75.32 yen against the dollar earlier Monday. By 11:45 a.m., Tokyo time, the dollar has risen sharply to 79.19 yen. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)AP – Asian stock markets were mostly lower Monday as investors shifted their focus from Europe’s debt woes to the strength of the U.S. economy. Japan sold the yen to limit its export-sapping strength.


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