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As markets boom, Fed officials and central bank researchers are looking for ways to keep housing and credit bubbles from happening in the first place.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a second vaccine intended to protect against cervical cancer.

The Fed should be in charge of regulating financial institutions, but a council of regulators could monitor broader risks, the Fed chairman said.

Rates can fall to 2%--if you know how to play the game.

Stocks gained, the dollar slid and commodities rose as the Fed prepared to begin a two-day meeting on interest rates.

The Fed made almost $2.7 billion last quarter when gains and losses on its myriad lending facilities, asset holdings and loans to Bear and AIG are tallied up. (Report)

Buffeted by millions of digital scans and attacks each day, federal authorities are looking for hackers not to prosecute them ...

The $700 billion financial-sector bailout is likely to rely on a broad range of tools, from injecting additional capital into banks and helping homeowners avoid foreclosure to expanding the roles of the Fed, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FDIC.