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• Funds Didn't Monitor Currency Charges

  Public pension funds ramped up currency trading in the past decade but failed for years to monitor prices banks charge in making these trades—and in one case, appeared to have ignored a consultant's warnings of being overcharged.

  • Topics: Currencies
  • New Currents in Forex Trading

• 'Love Letters' for a Takeover

  Despite a frenetic takeover battle immortalized in "Barbarians at the Gate," private-equity firms typically don't employ a hostile approach in their pursuit of companies.

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  Wall Street Missed Out on Commodities Boom

  Gold, copper and cotton hit record highs in 2010, and investors piled into the market. But Wall Street's revenue from the market fell by an average of about 40%, according to bankers familiar with the results.

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  Buffett Beefs Up in Wells Fargo

  Berkshire Hathaway added to its holdings of Wells Fargo, while eliminating positions in several other stocks including Bank of America.

  • SAC's Cohen Doubles Sprint Stake
  • Paulson Trims Financial Giants

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  China Prices Rise 4.9%

  China's consumer prices rose 4.9% in January from a year earlier, prompting worries authorities are falling behind in the fight against inflation.

  • Asian Shares Rise on Data
  • CRT: Economists React
  • MarketBeat: Inflation Rewards Investors

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  Huawei Set Back on Deal in U.S.

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  Marriott to Spin Off Timeshare Business

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  FedEx Cuts Outlook

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  Deutsche Börse Gets Majority of Directors

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  TARP Inspector to Resign

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  GM Outlines Profit-Sharing

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  German Economy Shows Solid Growth