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Stocks rise on decline in oil, Bernanke talk
Wall Street finished sharply higher Tuesday as oil prices dropped sharply for the second straight day and investors were encouraged by the possibility of more help for the ailing financial system.
JPMorgan Treasury Services Opens Operations Center In Bydgoszcz, Poland
JPMorgan Treasury Services announced today that its Global Trade Services business plans to service existing and new clients in Europe, the Middle East and Africa by opening an operations center in Bydgoszcz, ...
Fitch Withdraws Bear Stearns Asset Management 'CAM3' Rating
Fitch will no longer provide analytical coverage on BSAM's CDO platform. Fitch had previously extended BSAM's CAM Rating Watch Negative status on March 18, 2008 due to uncertainty of the status of BSAM's CDO ...
Currency Volatility Falls Most Since 2001 as Pace of Dollar's Drop Slows
Currency volatility fell by the most since 2001 this quarter, reducing the chances central bankers will seek to bolster the dollar.
European Banks Boosted by More Positive Outlook
After the global financial industry shed $403 billion in write-downs, European banks are finally turning a corner and boosting their share prices.
Revisiting a clash between Gilded Age titan and reformer
Taking On the Trust: The Epic Battle of Ida Tarbell and John D. Rockefeller - How an Investigative Journalist Brought Down Standard Oil By Steve Weinberg Norton, 304 pp., illustrated, $25.95 "What is the chief ...
Deobrah Grabien presents murder and music
Like rock music? If the answer is yes--and let's face it, most people have wanted to be a rock star at some point or another--then there is a new series that is an absolute must-read. Rock and Roll Never ...
SunTrust on JP Morgan's acquisition wish list
JP Morgan Chase is looking to acquire Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc., or several other banks, according to a New York Post story Thursday citing unnamed people familiar with the situation.
J.P. Morgan Shares Fall After Analyst Downgrade
When a business borrows money so it can reinvest it in hopes of getting a higher return, it's called leverage.
JPMorgan reigns over debt, equities underwriting
JPMorgan Chase & Co reigned supreme across global debt and equity underwriting for the last quarter.
JP Morgan Offer for Wachovia Makes Sense
This rumor makes a whole lot more sense than the previous one . The latest rumor has Jamie Dimon and JP Morgan making an offer for Wachovia .
Addison's Colonnade complex sold to CB Richard Ellis 2:10 PM CT
The three-building Colonnade project contains more than 1 million square feet of office space.
Fed: 'Contagion' Danger Prompted Bear Bailout
The Federal Reserve was scrambling to prevent a "contagion" from infecting the nation's financial system when it took unprecedented actions to back a Bear Stearns rescue package and provide emergency loans to ...
Stocks in U.S. Decline, Led by Wachovia, MBIA; European, Asian Shares Drop
U.S. stocks slid to a three-month low as analysts said widening credit losses will reduce financial companies' earnings and the threat of increased violence in the Middle East sent oil prices higher.
NY Fed extends $28 billion loan to JPMorgan for Bear
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Thursday that it has extended a $28.82 billion loan to JPMorgan Chase & Co for the acquisition of Bear Stearns.
Market edges up as financials offset UPS
Stocks edged higher on Tuesday as investors looked for bargains among beaten-down financial shares and the price of oil slipped, offsetting a profit warning from United Parcel Service But trading volume was ...
Wall Street banks fall on analyst warnings
Shares of Wall Street's largest banks traded lower Monday, pressured by a downgrade of financials by Goldman Sachs analysts and a Banc of America Securities report that predicted continued trouble for ...
Citigroup M&A chief Yeary to leave for UC Berkeley
Yeary, 44, led Citigroup's mergers and acquisitions team for five years. According to Thomson Financial, the New York-based bank ranked fourth in providing merger advice in 2006 and 2007 based on transaction ...
Global Oil Demand To Fall For First Time Since '93: Analyst
Sounds kind of dirty, right? Actually, it's because of a clean visual that technical analysts use this term.
Klayman & Toskes Expects Investor Claims to Increase Following the...
No. 08 415, of the former managers of the Bear Funds. ). Early yesterday morning, Ralph R. Cioffi and Matthew Tannin were taken into custody and charged by prosecutors from the Office of the United States ...