July home sales surge more than 7%
The U.S. housing market is rebounding faster than expected. The question is, can it last? Home resales in…
Real Estate: Hope Amid the Ruins
Signs of life are emerging but the crisis is far from over.
Adviser sentenced in bank bailout fraud case
A former financial adviser has been sentenced to 10 years for bilking clients out of at least $6.5 million in the first fraud case related to the federal bank bailout program.
Deutsche Bank Q2 net profit up 67%
Deutsche Bank AG has reported a 67 percent rise in second-quarter net profit due to stronger corporate and investment banking and one-time charges that lowered the year-ago results. Shares slumped, however, due to write-downs and a cautious outlook.
Fifth Third posts 2Q profit on unit sale
Fifth Third Bancorp today posted a profit for the second quarter because of a $1.1 billion gain from the sale of a controlling interest in its processing business.
Morgan Stanley to pay $2.3M in price-gouging case
Florida has settled with Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. and a subsidiary, Transmontaigne Product Services Inc., for $2.3 million, resolving a price-gouging investigation into price increases for fuel last September in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
Markit being probed by Justice regarding credit default swaps
Trading information services company Markit Group Ltd., said today it is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department in relation to the market for credit default swaps.