• Short-Term, High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

  By Junius : On January 14, Market Vectors launched a new ETF, the Market Vectors Short High-Yield Municipal Index ETF ( SHYD ), which seeks to track the performance of the Barclays Municipal High Yield Short Duration Index. Only tax-exempt municipal bonds with a nominal maturity of 1 to 10 years are…

• Obama's economy in 17 charts

  When the president entered office in 2009, the economy was issue No. 1. It still is today. Here's a look at how the economy has improved in some ways, but not others.

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• China's 'invisible man' quits forex role

  Zhu Changhong, chief investment officer at SAFE, the agency that manages China's foreign exchange reserves, returns to private sector

• Central Banks Bully Forex Back In Line

  By Dean Popplewell : It seems that the emerging markets are not sick enough for the rest of the world to be concerned about just yet. This appears to be the consensus view amongst analysts just as investors consider testing the waters again. Only time will tell if any potential unhinging is limited…

• Stocks look to earnings, emerging markets

  Quarterly results and volatility in emerging markets could set the tone for trading on U.S. markets Tuesday.

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• China's $500 million shadow bank rescue

  China rescues investors but adds to mystery about mounting risk in its financial system.

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• Paul Flowers 'good at aptitude test'

  Disgraced former Co-op Bank chairman Paul Flowers did very well in psychometric tests in interviews for the role, a committee of MPs has heard.

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• IRS Extends Key Deadline For New Tax Break

  About this time last year I tried to help a reader whose question had no easy answer. Yesterday the Internal Revenue Service in effect addressed that question with a ruling that will make things considerably easier for my reader and many others like him. The agency's action will also have…

• Toyota to curb Japan output in April as tax hike kicks in

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp plans to curb daily vehicle output in Japan by 15 percent in April from a year earlier as it adjusts for a dampening of demand from a national sales tax rise, a source familiar with its production plans said on Tuesday.

• Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

  Wall Street Breakfast Editors submit: Top Stories Apple torched on weak iPhone sales, outlook. Apple's ( AAPL ) shares plunged 6.8% premarket after FQ1 iPhone sales and the company's revenue guidance were weaker than expected. Net profit was flat at $13.1B, but EPS of $14.50 beat consensus…

• U.S. securities class-action suits rise, big Supreme Court case looms

  (Reuters) - Investors are pursuing more lawsuits accusing companies of fraud, according to a new study, but filings may plunge if the U.S. Supreme Court decides soon to remake the legal landscape.

• Ikea hails recovery in consumer sentiment

  Ikea's performance last year has caused some to doubt whether the retailer can meet its own target of doubling sales to €50bn by 2020