Beige Book

Beige Book
Informal review by the Federal Reserve Banks of current economic conditions in their Districts

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News Alert: Thousands Believed Dead in Haiti

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Wed, January 13, 2010 -- 10:00 AM ET
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Thousands Believed Dead in Haiti

There was still no tally of how many had been killed in the
earthquake, which had an estimated magnitude of 7.0, but as
rescue workers struggled to reach survivors, thousands of
people were believed to be dead, the Haitian president, René
Préval, told the Miami Herald.

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News Alert: Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked

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Tue, January 12, 2010 -- 6:11 PM ET
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Google Threatens Pullout From China After E-Mail Accounts Are Hacked

Google threatened to end its operations in China after it
discovered that the e-mail accounts of human rights activists
had been breached.

The company said it had detected a "highly sophisticated and
targeted attack on our corporate infrastructure originating
from China." Google says further investigation revealed that
"a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail
accounts of Chinese human rights activists." Google did not
specifically accuse the Chinese government. But the company
added that it is "no longer willing to continue censoring our
results" on its Chinese search engine, as the government
requires. Google says the decision could force it to shut
down its Chinese site and its offices in the country.

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News Alert: Conan O'Brien Says He Won't Do 'Tonight Show' Following Leno

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Tue, January 12, 2010 -- 3:19 PM ET
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Conan O'Brien Says He Won't Do 'Tonight Show' Following Leno

NBC's Conan O'Brien released a statement on Monday saying
that he would not do "The Tonight Show" if it airs at 12:05
a.m.

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Federal Reserve approves final rules to protect credit card users from a number of costly practices

Federal Reserve approves final rules to protect credit card users from a number of costly practices

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Written agreement with American Bank of Baxter Springs

Written agreement with American Bank of Baxter Springs

http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/enforcement/20100112a.htm

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Written agreement with The ShoreBank Corporation

Written agreement with The ShoreBank Corporation

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