Anxiety over incomes hits consumer morale | February 10, 2012 02:10 PM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans felt worse about their personal finances in early February, but rising confidence in the labor market's prospects should help to support spending and the broader economy. | Full Article | Hedge fund manager charged with insider trading | February 10, 2012 03:39 PM ET | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A California hedge fund manager was charged on Friday with making $900,000 illegally on inside information about three technology companies, the latest strand of the high-profile Galleon Group prosecutions against money managers and traders. | Full Article | Massachusetts subpoenas Bank of America documents | February 10, 2012 02:50 PM ET | (Reuters) - Massachusetts securities regulators said on Friday that they were subpoenaing Bank of America Corp for documents to determine whether the lender had knowingly overvalued assets in some investment products. | Full Article | | | US TOP NEWS | Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight | February 10, 2012 03:32 PM ET | (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Friday that religious employers would not be required to offer free birth control to workers and the onus would instead be put on insurers. | Full Article | Bombings, bombardments kill across Syria | February 10, 2012 04:23 PM ET | AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least 28 people were killed in two bomb attacks in Syria's second city Aleppo on Friday while in besieged Homs, opposition neighborhoods endured another day of bombardment by President Bashar al-Assad's troops. | Full Article | Bernanke urges action to heal housing markets | February 10, 2012 03:45 PM ET | ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday issued a call to action to restore U.S. housing markets, saying depressed house prices and sales are a serious drag on the economic recovery. | Full Article | U.S. banks agree to $25 billion in homeowner help | February 10, 2012 09:30 AM ET | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five big U.S. banks accused of abusive mortgage practices have agreed to a $25 billion government settlement that may help roughly one million borrowers but is no magic bullet for the ailing housing market. | Full Article | | | HEALTH NEWS | | | | RELATED VIDEO | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today. | | Your daily briefing on the latest tech developments from around the world from Reuters expert tech correspondents. Register Today. | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day.. Register Today. | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | ODDLY ENOUGH | | | |
No comments:
Post a Comment