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By Elizabeth D. Festa and Arthur D. Postal |
May 1, 2013
The private equity investment firm Madison Dearborn will pay $1.3 billion for NFP's stock, representing a 26% premium for NFP's shareholders.
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By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne |
December 27, 2012
Bill Gross hearts New York.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
July 5, 2012
Moody’s cuts Barclays' outlook; investors may be on the hook for losses.
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By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne |
April 16, 2012
The five largest domestic banks now hold $8.5 trillion of assets, or 56% of the nation’s GDP, and are bigger than before the financial crisis.
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By Eileen AJ Connelly, AP Business Writer |
January 17, 2012
Wells Fargo beats earnings estimates, adds financial advisors, while improving its wealth-management net income.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
December 23, 2011
Milwaukee Judge Randa’s objections are reminiscent of Judge Rakoff’s criticisms of the SEC’s settlement with Citigroup. Indeed, Randa cited Rakoff in his filing.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
October 4, 2011
The U.S. finance industry has taken a beating for its role in the economic crisis, but according to Corporate Responsibility magazine, there are still 10 good guys in the sector.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
October 4, 2011
Those institutions and investors holding large quantities of Greek bonds may be in for bigger losses than an originally agreed-upon deal provided for, according to hints from European finance ministers who met Monday to discuss Europe’s ongoing debt crisis.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
August 15, 2011
Political contributions tracker MapLight analyzes campaign contributions to the 12 members of the 'Super Committee' that Congress appointed to reduce the nation's debt.
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By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne |
July 15, 2011
The predictin’ business ain’t easy. Star analyst Meredith Whitney made the bold call eight months ago that a record number of municipal defaults would occur, as state and locals governments struggled to shore up their balance sheets.