| Battlegrounds for bringing Wall Street to justice This much is clear: Despite rampant illegalities, bank fraud and countless cases of perjury, the response to date — at the federal level and from most, but not all, states — has been... | |
| Bulgarian President Vows to Clinton to Aid US Investments US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev on an official trip to Sofia Sunday. Photo by the Office of the President of... |
| GM says most of its US dealers agree to upgrades An Eni SpA oil pipeline ruptured and caught fire as a militant group claimed responsibility for an attack in the region, their first alleged assault in months as its purported leader awaits trial on... |
| Wall Street betting on last-minute debt deal With no political deal in Washington on raising the U.S. debt limit just days before a crucial deadline, investors are increasingly worried about a downgrade of the country's top-notch credit... |
| Commentary: Federal Reserve deserves closer scrutiny Breaking news: When it came to the collapse of the bubble that touched off the 2008 meltdown of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve was a placid herd of clueless blockheads. Less than two years... |
| Treasuries Fall as Job Gains Cast Doubt on Fed’s Low-Rate Policy Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Treasuries declined after the U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly fell to the lease in three years, raising skepticism about Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s extended... |
| UK fund managers are back buying 'safer' Italian bonds The ECB has been buying the bonds to bring down the interest rate, which broke the much-feared 7 per cent barrier last year; they are now down to around 5.6 per cent. Andrew Cole, a director at... |
| Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks follow win streak with focus on Europe SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Investors in U.S. stocks, which just wrapped up their best start of the year since 1987, are expected to shift their attention next week toward the ongoing euro-zone... |
| From Bonds to Books It's not a normal career path that begins with selling bonds and ends with writing novels, and I was first among the skeptics who doubted my ability to make the transition. When I first... |
| GM says most US dealers agree to upgrades General Motors Co. said Saturday that most of its 4,400 U.S. dealers have agreed to upgrade their showrooms over the next four years. The upgrades include new signs, more modern interiors and... |
| Wall Street Split as Money Managers Fault Bank Foreclosure Deal Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Wall Street’s biggest lobbying group is split over a proposed settlement of state and federal foreclosure probes, after a committee of money managers signaled it opposes... |
| Nasdaq vaults to 11-year high on surge in jobs A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove the Nasdaq to an 11-year high on Friday as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path to recovery.The broad-based... |
| Saudi Tadawul bourse soars to 8-month high after Dow Jones Industrial and Nasdaq hit multi-year highs The Saudi Tadawul Index added one per cent, reaching an 8-month high at 6,733.68 points Saturday. On Friday, U. S. bellwether gauges Dow Jones Insustrial Average and the NASDAQ Composite surged to a... |
| Nasdaq at 11-year high after jobs report A surge in hiring in the world's largest economy last month drove U.S. stocks higher on Friday, with the Nasdaq hitting an 11-year high as optimism grew that the labor market is on a steady path... |
| Wall Street analysts struggle to predict Apple By day, Robert Leitao manages a Catholic church in Southern California. By night, he indulges his other passion: predicting Apple Inc's results. Leitao is part of a cadre of amateur... |
