Bernanke urges banks to raise capital if needed
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Recent turmoil in financial markets underscores the need for banks to hold "generous" capital cushions, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday as he urged them to actively raise money.
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