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The Federal Reserve said Monday it had asked Bloomberg News for information on whether its journalists had inappropriately accessed private client data through its financial terminals.

Europe's main stock markets were mixed but Frankfurt set yet another record on Thursday while the euro eased against the dollar as traders digested the Bank of England's keeping its main interest rate unchanged, and booked some profits after several days of gains.

Newmark Grubb Levy Strange Beffort is 100 percent locally owned but is an affiliate of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank, part of New York-based BGC Partners Inc.

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the first quarter 2013 BGC Partners Inc.

A number of major banks, mostly in London, were caught last summer in a whirlwind scandal for manipulating an obscure interest rate, the Libor.

BGC Partners posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.12, AnalystRatings.Net reports.

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Stocks rose on Thursday as investors cheered better-than-expected initial jobless claims data and some strong corporate earnings reports.

The Boom Boom Room was where it all happened. Brokers celebrating a deal would saunter down to the basement for some entertainment.

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc., the second- largest U.S. stock exchange, said first-quarter profit rose, driven by revenue from information services and technology.

Netflix shares rose 4%, to $171.18, due after the market close. Microsoft climbed as much as 4.5% following a CNBC report that said hedge fund ValueAct will disclose a $2 billion stake in the software giant.