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Insider trading suspect was model ethics student
Mathew Martoma knew from an early age he wanted to blend his interests in health care, business and law into a career, and he excelled as a bioethics ...
Japan OKs $10.7B stimulus, aiming to boost growth
Japan unleashed yet another barrage of stimulus at its stagnant economy on Friday as debate over how to revive growth heated up ahead of a general ...
Egypt: IMF deal not endangered by political unrest
Egypt's foreign minister says the political unrest roiling his country after President Mohammed Morsi seized more power should not affect Egypt's ...
Knight Capital jumps on Getco buyout offer
Four months after a major software malfunction at Knight Capital Group roiled markets and threatened the company's survival, a rival trading firm ...
US pushes to keep entrepreneur jobs in the country
The Obama administration's top immigration official says his agency is working to attract and keep more foreign-born high-tech entrepreneurs who are ...
Fed survey: US economy growing at steady pace
A pickup in consumer spending and steady home sales helped lift economic growth from October through early November in most parts of the United ...
Report: Afghan politics hampers Kabul Bank case
Political interference stymied an investigation into the collapse of Afghanistan's largest bank, according to an independent report of how the men at ...
French court delays Strauss-Kahn charge ruling
A French court on Wednesday pushed back a ruling on whether to drop aggravated pimping charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief ...
Greek FinMin: Debt buyback program must work
Greece's plan to buy back some of its bonds from private investors "must succeed" as it is a vital part of efforts to reduce the country's excessive ...
Spain's bailed-out banks to slash size by 60 pct
European Union authorities have approved the payment of €37 billion ($47.96 billion) in bailout loans to four of Spain's struggling banks — provided ...
Floods in Britain highlight insurance dispute
Lynne Jones' cozy bed and breakfast in Britain's Lake District boasts views over the River Greta where heron come to feed, and a panoramic vista of ...
From Canada, a tough economist for Bank of England
Naming the first foreigner to serve as governor of the Bank of England since it was founded in 1694 might have been expected to cause a fuss. Yet the ...
Stocks slide on 'fiscal cliff' warning
Stocks slumped on Wall Street Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he was frustrated by the lack of progress in talks over the U.S.
Greek bankruptcy averted - for now
European and global financial leaders have agreed to release €44 billion ($57 billion) in critical loans to Greece and provide billions in additional ...
Asia stocks up after deal over Greek debt reached
Asian stock markets rose Tuesday after talks over Greece's financial crisis ended with an agreement on how to reduce its debt load, paving the way for ...
Cuomo: Sandy cost NY, NYC $32B in damage and loss
Top political leaders in New York put their heads together Monday on big requests for federal disaster aid as Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that ...
Eurozone, IMF reach deal to reduce Greek debt
The 17 European Union nations that use the euro have struck an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a program to reduce Greek debt and ...
UK picks Canadian to lead Bank of England
The British government has chosen Mark Carney, a Canadian, to become governor of the Bank of England, the first time a foreigner has been tapped for ...
Schapiro's SEC successor likely to follow her lead
The leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission will change next month. Its approach to regulation probably won't. Mary Schapiro will step ...
Ex-financier free on bail in insider trading case
A former hedge fund portfolio manager accused of enabling a quarter of a billion dollars in profits by passing along inside information in one of the ...
Superstorm Sandy to cost reinsurer Swiss Re $900m
Reinsurance company Swiss Re estimates that claims stemming from the destruction caused by Superstorm Sandy will cost the company about $900 million.
Canadian firm Onex buys US insurer USI for $2.3B
Canadian private equity firm Onex is buying insurance broker USI for $2.3 billion from a Goldman Sachs private equity fund. USI Insurance Services, ...
NY court date Mon. in massive insider trading case
A former hedge fund portfolio manager charged in one of the biggest insider trading cases in history was due in a New York federal court after an ...
Facebook and volatile market still chill IPOs
Making a killing on initial public offerings used to be easy. At the peak of the technology boom, little more than a decade ago, a plentiful supply ...
Cyprus bailout talks make 'good progress'
Cyprus' potential international creditors said Friday they have made "good progress" in negotiations on a possible bailout for the crisis-hit country.