Morning Scan: Yellen on the Hill; Traders Using Lasers

02/12/14

Receiving Wide Coverage ...

Spotlight on Yellen: Janet Yellen faced Congress Tuesday for the first time as Federal Reserve chairman. The marathon session Â-- lasting almost six hours Â-- yielded several takeaways pertaining to her forthcoming tenure. A few of the more notable ones circulating among the pundits: Yellen is a dove, which we all pretty much already knew; Yellen is an effective communicator; and Yellen may or may not be a high pressure Fed chair...

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