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A handful of banks have told the Federal Reserve they could do more to support the central bank's exit from its emergency cash infusions if a key accounting rule was changed, according to a person familiar with the situation. At issue are reverse repurchase...
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Regulators are changing accounting rules so technology companies can report sales for certain gadgets all at once. More Business Apple Inc., for one, has had to spread iPhone revenue out over two years. That makes quarterly results seem weaker than...
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World champion Lewis Hamilton has criticised the rule changes introduced into Formula 1 this week. Governing body the FIA changed the points system to award the world title to the driver with most wins and wants to instigate huge costs cuts in 2010. "It's...
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Mountain bikers, now barred from most backcountry areas in national parks, could have thousands of miles of trails opened up to them under a rule change proposed Thursday by the Interior Department. The proposal raised tensions between hikers and bikers,...
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The Environmental Protection Agency, rejecting pleas from state governors and environmental groups, signed off Tuesday on making it easier to dump mountaintop mining waste near rivers and streams. But the EPA said it did so because it secured additional...
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Academy changes rules for Oscar best song gong Staff and agencies Friday June 20, 2008 guardian.co.uk Dreamgirls had three entries in last year's race for the best song Oscar The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Science has adjusted its rules governing...
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Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne proposed regulations Wednesday that would allow people to carry concealed weapons in some national parks and wildlife refuges. The new rules would allow someone to carry a loaded weapon in a park or wildlife refuge only...
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