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  15 Best Finance Tweets of the Month: April

  By Katie Rass  |  May 6, 2013

  While gold plunged in April and Bitcoin took a wild ride, Sallie Krawcheck threw a punch in the battle of the sexes and Bill Gross opined on the pomp and pageantry of stock trading.

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  Bloomberg Jumps on ‘Twitter A-List’ After SEC’s Social Media Decision

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2013

  Now that the SEC has green-lighted public companies’ disclosure of corporate information on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, the Web is jumping all over the news.

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  SEC Charges Illinois With Pension Funding Fraud

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 11, 2013

  The SEC on Monday charged the state of Illinois with securities fraud for misleading municipal bond investors about the state’s approach to funding its pension obligations.

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  U.S. Real Estate Looking Up but Emerging Markets Rising Even Higher: Cohen & Steers

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 27, 2013

  "Emerging markets not only make up a larger percentage of global GDP than a few years ago, but they have grown faster than developed markets," says Cohen & Steers' Jason Yablon.

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  As Geithner Departs Treasury, He Sees Economy Strengthening Gradually

  By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer  |  January 25, 2013

  Says he won't seek to be head of Fed, but will definitely be ‘learning how to fly-fish.’

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  Wall Street Sees Soaring Start to Q4 Earnings Season

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  January 16, 2013

  Both banks beat analysts’ expectations by a mile, with GS reporting quarterly EPS of $5.60 versus EPS estimates of $3.78 and JPM reporting EPS of $1.39 versus estimates of $1.22.

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  Obama’s Treasury Secretary Pick Is Said to Be Jack Lew

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 9, 2013

  Nomination would signal White House intent to “keep Treasury close” to its sphere of influence.

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  Hope Dims for Fiscal Cliff Deal Before Christmas

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2012

  A Christmas miracle on the fiscal cliff faltered after House Speaker John Boehner called an abrupt recess for the House, handing responsibility for a deal to President Obama and the Democrats.

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  Ahead of Hurricane Sandy, Markets Shut Up Shop

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 29, 2012

  Both the NYSE and Nasdaq were closed Monday due to the superstorm, though electronic trades continue on Arca, and SIFMA recommends bond market closure.

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  6 U.S. Cities That Fell Off the Fiscal Cliff—and Survived

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  August 21, 2012

  AdvisorOne looks at six municipalities that filed for bankruptcy but climbed their way back to solvency.