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The Federal Reserve will have to raise its benchmark interest rate to 3 percent by the end of the year to combat inflation, said Stephen Stanley, chief economist at RBS Securities Inc. in New York.

Citigroup Inc. and Marshall & Ilsley Corp. were among the worst performing stocks in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index this year, dragged down by souring commercial and residential property loans that may extend the declines into 2010.

Japan Airlines Corp., Asia’s biggest carrier by sales, plunged to a record in Tokyo trading after reports the carrier may enter bankruptcy proceedings led investors to sell shares on the year’s last trading day.

GMAC, the home and auto lender that counts the U.S. government as the largest stakeholder, is discussing with the Obama administration a third bailout of $3 billion to $4 billion

Barton Biggs and Marc Faber, who recommended buying stocks in March when investors were dumping them, are again united as they predict gains for U.S. equities and the dollar

Treasuries were little changed after the government sold a record-tying $42 billion of five-year debt, the second of three note sales this week totaling $118 billion.

Sanofi-Aventis SA’s $1.9 billion bid for Chattem was leaked in advance to two French investors who reaped $4.2 million by making illegal insider trades, U.S. regulators claim in a lawsuit

New research casts doubt on a claim that 90 percent of employment growth happens after a company goes public

A plainspoken union organizer embodies the blue-collar case against private equity, Romney-style

Facebook is a $38 special no more. But what is the social network really worth?

Gary Barnett builds luxury buildings for the global elite

A look back at some of the most successful tech IPOs ever, and some that didn't go as well

The social network makes its long-awaited debut in the public market

Before diverting your child's college savings fund to invest in Facebook stock, read our take on the biggest "liquidity event" of the social-media era

Obama's campaign attacks will be relentless and could upend the industry

The bank won't say, but clues are surfacing

New tax reporting rules prompt banks to turn away U.S. customers

A tactic to lure investors goes out of style, and average share prices rise

A seasoned financier pays a premium for a storied team

Northern Iron rejects a takeover offer; No. 1 uranium producer Cameco buys Nukem Energy; and more