IMF warns on rising bank losses

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday lowered its estimate for global write-downs for banks and other financial institutions to roughly $3.4 trillion but warned […]

John Paulson mulls CIT and IndyMac merger: report

Hedge fund manager John Paulson is considering merging troubled U.S. finance company CIT Group with failed mortgage lender IndyMac Federal Bank, the New York […]

Mergers, acquisitions show that the recession is over

Whether or not you’re personally convinced that the recession is just about over, those in the big buck mergers-and-acquisitions game are believers.
Biotechnology […]

TSX changes rule for shareholder votes in takeovers

The Toronto Stock Exchange has received approval for a rule change that would require securityholder approval in some takeover deals.
The exchange said yesterday the […]

U.S. banks report drop in 2nd-quarter trading revenue

U.S. commercial banks reported that trading revenue dropped dramatically during the second quarter to $5.2 billion, compared with record revenue of $9.8 billion in […]

GM adding third shift at 3 plants

General Motors Co. will go to 24-hour operations at factories in Kansas, Michigan and Indiana to handle an expected increase in demand and to […]

Pay rules may prompt Goldman to shed bank charter

Some investors believe Goldman Sachs Group Inc may try to shed its commercial banking charter to sidestep U.S. government efforts to rein in exorbitant […]

Fed to reject Geithner’s review request: report

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has rejected Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s request for a public review of its structure and governance, Bloomberg said, citing […]

Web new credit card notification rules can’t replace disciplined spending headline

Credit card users with money smarts and discipline can protect themselves better than any legislation can.
Initial provisions of the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility […]

Airline blames cuts on restructuring

American Airlines’ latest plan to slash more of its flights will further erode shrinking nonstop opportunities for St. Louis travelers.
The carrier, which […]