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Analysts are increasing forecasts for S&P 500 Index companies as the biggest expansion in profitability since 2002 ends
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

Analysts are increasing sales forecasts for Standard & Poor’s 500 Index companies by the most in three years, compensating investors as the biggest expansion in profitability since 2002 ends.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

Bank investors may have to wait at least another quarter for trading to rebound as analysts expect lower trading revenue in the current period, the fifth straight year-over-year drop, amid weaker volume and market declines.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

Lending to small U.S. businesses is making a comeback, with 12 investment firms arranging $ 1.38 billion of initial stock offerings
BusinessWeek.com — Small Business

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon’s public questioning of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on bank regulatory costs has “thrown down the gauntlet” in the industry’s increasingly aggressive fight to curb higher capital requirements and other rules.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon’s public questioning of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke on bank regulatory costs has “thrown down the gauntlet” in the industry’s increasingly aggressive fight to curb higher capital requirements and other rules.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance

Congress should try to fix the problems that most small business owners face today, not just those issues that matter to a few
BusinessWeek.com — Small Business

Glencore International Plc’s initial public offering values the stakes of the company’s top six executives at $ 23 billion, surpassing wealth generated by some of Wall Street’s most storied firms.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance