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Stocks Advance, Treasuries, Dollar Retreat on Employment ReportFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:53AMStocks advanced, extending the first weekly gain in a month for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, while Treasuries and the dollar fell as better-than-estimated growth in private payrolls bolstered optimism the economy will avoid relapsing into a recession.

Finance and BankingFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:28AMThe Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 ("the Act") begins sweeping reform for the U.S. financial system. It requires new and existing regulatory agencies to undertake more than 50 studies of the financial system and more than 250 instances of rulemaking.

Treasuries Fall, Yield Curve Steepens After Payrolls ReportFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:58AMTreasuries dropped after the government’s payrolls report showed U.S. companies added more jobs in August than economists forecast, easing concern that the recovery is stalling.

Real Traders Defy Mantega as Currency Advances: Brazil CreditFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:42AMBrazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega is failing to convince currency traders that the real is poised to slump as foreign investment pours into the country’s stock and fixed-income markets.

Goldwind Said to Seek $800 Million Reviving Hong Kong OfferingFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:23AMXinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. is seeking to raise about $800 million by reviving a Hong Kong share offering that was postponed in June, according to three people familiar with the transaction.