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Source: ThinkstockJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) and many other banks change risk models to cover Basel III requirements. (Reuters)Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) will measure its batteries by a high...
Source: ThinkstockThe housing market is clearly improving. According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales have risen and distressed mortgages account for a smaller part of...
Source: ThinkstockApple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) aggressively moves into India, with discounts on the iPhone, to get a part of the huge market. (Reuters)Japan will spend $100 billion on infrastructure...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of this Monday’s top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen from Wall St. research calls.Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA) cut to Neutral at Macquarie.Bank of...
Source: Jon OggThese are some of the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen in Wall St. research calls this Thursday. With this being the week of Christmas, analyst upgrades and...
Source: thinkstockHSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) pays a $1.92 billion fine to the U.S. government to settle a money laundering probe. (Reuters)The cost of outside products necessary to run Apple Inc....
Source: ThinkstockSource: ThinkstockBritain’s Standard Chartered plc has agreed to pay $327 million in fines related to charges that the bank hid some $250 billion in transactions for Iranian...
Source: thinkstockAmazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has a $2 billion pile of cash in Luxembourg to help fund its operations. (Reuters)HSBC Holding PLC (NYSE: HBC) may have to pay a $1.6 billion fine for...
A second major bank is near a settlement agreement with regulators related to charges of manipulating the Libor interest rate. Swiss banking giant UBS A.G. (NYSE: UBS) is expected to agree to pay at...
Source: ThinkstockUpdated throughout the day on the 24/7 Wall St. Wire:Germany wants to examine the growth and troubles with the French economy. (Reuters)Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) will add $300...
Source: ThinkstockHSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) reported third-quarter 2012 earnings this morning in London. The banking and financial services firm posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.13...
U.S. attempts to probe illegal activity at HSBC Holdings PLC (NYSE: HBC) are set back by interagency battles. (Reuters)Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) names a new chief financial officer. (Reuters)The...
Research firm SNL Financial has released its list of the top 50 U.S. banks at the end of the second quarter of 2012. The eleven largest banks are JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), Bank of America...
Bloomberg reports that HSBC (NYSE: HBC) has gone into talks with federal officials to settle charges that it helped launder money for interests in Sudan and Iran. Other banks may be caught in...
Merkel, Hollande Press for Greek AusterityThe relationship between Germany and France on the one hand and Greece on the other spins from accommodation to exasperation in an almost regular cycle....