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Bank Earnings Give Stocks a Boost
July 15th, 2014
A better-than-expected earnings report from Citigroup C +3.02% helped kick-start a rally in stocks, lifting market indexes nearly back to levels seen before last week’s swoon. Many investors remain optimistic about the outlook for stocks broadly, amid improving U.S. ...
Citigroup Said Poised to End Mortgage Probe With $7 Billion Deal
July 14th, 2014
Citigroup Inc. (C) and U.S. authorities will announce a $7 billion agreement as soon as today to end probes of the bank’s sales of mortgage-backed bonds, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The deal, signed ...
European Stocks Advance With Asia as Gold, Oil Retreat
July 14th, 2014
European and Asian stocks advanced with U.S. equity-index futures after a gauge of global shares suffered its biggest weekly loss in three months. Gold fell from a four-month high, corn slid a 10th day and oil dropped as the ...
Traders Flood U.S. With $3.4 Trillion of Bond-Auction Demand
July 14th, 2014
The intensifying debate over when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates is little more than a sideshow when it comes to the ability of the U.S. to borrow. For all the concern fixed-income assets will tumble once the central ...
Tech earnings may boost market in flux
July 14th, 2014
Move over, underperforming banking sector. This week, major players in the tech space will report second-quarter results, and it could be a boost to a direction-seeking market in flux. Analysts project the tech sector will have a 12.3% growth ...
State Street Agrees to Settle Forex Fee Suit for $60 Mln
July 10th, 2014
State Street Corp. (STT) agreed to pay $60 million to settle investor claims it inflated revenue by overcharging clients for foreign-exchange services, in a pact that resolves almost four years of litigation. The preliminary accord filed in Boston federal ...
Holder won’t meet with BofA CEO as mortgage talks stall
July 10th, 2014
Attorney General Eric Holder has formally refused to meet with Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Brian Moynihan to hammer out a multibillion-dollar deal, as talks to resolve probes into shoddy mortgage securities sold by the bank and its ...
Portugal Bonds Drop With Europe Stocks as Gold Advances
July 9th, 2014
Portugal and Italy led declines in European bonds and stocks dropped while gold climbed. Emerging-market shares fell from a 16-month high. The yield on Portugal’s 10-year bond jumped 19 basis points to 3.84 percent by 9:53 a.m. in London. ...
Citigroup may pay $7 billion to resolve U.S. mortgage probes
July 9th, 2014
Citigroup Inc is close to paying about $7 billion to resolve a U.S. probe into whether it defrauded investors on billions of dollars worth of mortgage securities in the run-up to the financial crisis, a source familiar with the ...
Dollar Falls Most in a Week Versus Yen after Fed Rate report
July 8th, 2014
The dollar fell the most in more than a week against the yen as investors gauge the timing of Federal Reserve interest-rate increases after reports showing a strengthening jobs market. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose earlier after Goldman ...
