U.S. consumer prices fall 0.1% in April

Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 12:00:52 -0400

U.S. CONSUMER PRICES FALL 0.1% IN APRIL
Consumer prices in the United States fell 0.1% on a seasonally
adjusted basis in April as energy, housing, auto and apparel prices
declined, the Labor Department reports.

REGULATORS ON THE FLASH CRASH: IT'S COMPLICATED
If market regulators had a Facebook page to describe their
relationship with the investors, their status would be "it's
complicated.

REJECTION OF DEMOCRAT MEASURES MAY SLOW BANK BILL
The Senate is set to vote on a key motion that if approved could lead
to enactment of a sweeping bank reform bill by the end of the week,
but rejection of some Democratic provisions could cause a late
obstacle to final passage.

SEC PROPOSES CREATING UNIFIED STOCK-HALT SYSTEM
Top regulators and stock-exchange officials call for a unified
circuit-breaker system for all exchanges to halt or slow down trades
of a particular stock if the price moves 10% or more in a five-minute
period.

EUROPE SHARES DOWN AFTER GERMAN SHORT-SALE BAN
Europe stocks fall on Wednesday as a solo effort from Germany to crack
down on speculators highlights policy-making disparity in the region
and alerts investors to the possibility of a crisis.