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Senators to seek wider "Volcker rule" Posted 47 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two Senate Democrats said they will propose on Wednesday placing new limits on proprietary trading by banks and nonbank financial firms, widening the 'Volcker rule' backed by the White House. Senators Jeff Merkley and Carl Levin said in a statement they will hold a news conference on legislation ...More

Bailed-out U.S. financial stocks surge Posted 1 hour, 9 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The shares of companies bailed out by the U.S. government during the financial crisis surged on Tuesday, fueled by speculation about money-making asset sales, cheap valuations and a recovery. Citigroup Inc <C.N> stock rose as much as 8.4 percent after a prominent fund manager ...More

Toyota to fix more Tundras for rust problems Posted 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

CEO bonuses fell 22 pct in 2009: report Posted 2 hours, 41 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. consumer, financial and technology companies slashed bonuses for their chief executives by more than half in 2009, a leading firm that tracks pay data said on Tuesday, as companies moved to more closely tie executive pay to performance. Equilar, which examines compensation practices, said preliminary ...More

SEC sues ex-NY loan trader over alleged kickbacks Posted 2 hours, 53 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former stock loan trader at Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp in New York received well over $100,000 of cash kickbacks by steering orders to other brokerage firms, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. In a ...More

U.S. to delay BAE export licenses after plea deal Posted 3 hours, 2 minutes ago

A BAE systems sign is seen outside the company's Warton site near Preston

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it would delay action on any new export license requests by BAE Systems Plc <BAES.L> after the British military contractor pleaded guilty to violating several U.S. laws. BAE pleaded guilty on March 1 to conspiring to make false ...More

Toyota seeks to block executive testimony in suit Posted 3 hours, 57 minutes ago

Cable group wants U.S. FCC to end fee disputes Posted 4 hours, 8 minutes ago

A man looks at his phone as he walks past a Verizon wireless store in New York

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A coalition of cable and satellite companies will this week call on the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to create a new process to resolve increasingly bitter disputes over carriage fees paid to broadcasters. The group, which includes rival TV distributors such as Time Warner Cable Inc ...More

U.S. SEC's chief economist to leave agency March 31 Posted 4 hours, 28 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's chief economist, James Overdahl, will be leaving at the end of the month, he said on Tuesday. Overdahl, who was in charge of the SEC's office of economic analysis before it was merged with another office, will be joining ...More

Barclays looking for U.S. retail bank to buy: report Posted 5 hours, 38 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - British bank Barclays Plc <BARC.L> is looking to buy a retail bank in the United States to extend its presence after buying Lehman Brothers North American operations in 2008, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people close to the matter. According to the report ...More

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