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Regulators may force banks into greater disclosure
Banks that produce complex and illiquid derivative products that have been at the heart of the credit squeeze might be forced to provide more information about their products on public stock exchanges. Leaders of NYSE Euronext, the US-European excha...
Author:John GapperDate:01/26/08Click:7672 Full Story »
Wall St. sags after 2-day rally
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks dropped on Friday as investors tempered their optimism that the economy could avoid recession, and locked in profits on banking and pharmaceutical shares after two days of sharp gains. Bank shares, among this week's bigge...
Author:Caroline ValetkevitchDate:01/26/08Click:7670 Full Story »
UK company pension schemes in
Falling stock markets and interest rates have wiped 15bn off the value of UK company pension schemes so far this year, calling into question their investment strategies and reviving concerns about underfunding. By the close of markets on Friday, the...
Author:Norma CohenDate:01/26/08Click:7672 Full Story »
Wealthy College Endowments Beat the Stock Market
The nation's 76 richest colleges earned a market-beating 21.3 percent on their billions of dollars in tax-free endowment funds in the fiscal year ending last June 30, according to a report issued today by the National Association of College and Univ...
Author:Kim Clark Date:01/26/08Click:7671 Full Story »
Toronto stocks little changed after choppy day
TORONTO (Reuters) - Early gains on the Toronto Stock Exchange fizzled out on Friday, leaving the composite index little changed at the end of the day as investors opted to lock in profits after a week of wild swings. A retreat by banking shares help...
Author:Leah Schnurr Date:01/26/08Click:7672 Full Story »
Stocks fall, giving up early gains
NEW YORK - Wall Street ended a tumultuous week with a sharp decline Friday, backtracking following two days of stunning gains as investors turned cautious and cashed in some of their winnings. The Dow Jones industrial average still managed to record...
Author:TIM PARADISDate:01/26/08Click:7671 Full Story »
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