| | Wall Street ends up for third day as Fed angst ebbs | NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks climbed for a third straight day on Thursday after comments from several Federal Reserve officials soothed concerns that the central bank would begin to reduce its stimulus efforts in the near future. | | | | | CFTC charges MF Global, Corzine, O'Brien over brokerage collapse | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regulators on Thursday settled charges against MF Global over the futures brokerage's collapse, and also charged former Chief Executive Jon Corzine and former Assistant Treasurer Edith O'Brien in connection with the alleged misuse of customer funds. | | | | U.S. Bank, partner to refund $6.5 million over auto lending | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Bancorp's U.S. Bank and a nonbank partner will refund about $6.5 million to U.S. military personnel over auto lending practices regulators said were deceptive, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Thursday. | | | | | | Nike posts higher profit, China orders rise | (Reuters) - Nike Inc on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by big sales gains in North America, and the maker of sports clothes and shoes said global orders for delivery later this year were up. | | | | | | Marc Rich, 'King of Oil', laid to rest in quiet Israel ceremony | KIBBUTZ EINAT, Israel (Reuters) - Billionaire Marc Rich, the pioneering oil trader who was also a fugitive from U.S. justice for tax evasion, racketeering and busting sanctions with Iran, was laid to rest in a quiet funeral outside Tel Aviv on Thursday. | | | | | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. 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 | |