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The Ultimate Guide to Facebook's IPO

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:57 EST

The elaborate dance with regulators and investors has begun

Foreclosure Deal Will Spur Home Seizures

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:03:40 EST

The $25 billion settlement should allow banks to pursue delinquent borrowers while starting to heal the U.S. property market

Banks Face More Costs After $25B Deal

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:03:08 EST

Bank of America Corp. and other U.S. lenders’ settlement over foreclosure lapses leaves the firms vulnerable to years of litigation and billions of dollars in liabilities for their roles in the housing collapse.

BofA Faulted by U.S. Senator Boxer for Refinancing Delays

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:14:27 EST

Bank of America Corp., the second- largest U.S. lender, was faulted by Senator Barbara Boxer for making borrowers wait as long as 90 days to apply for mortgage refinancing and was urged to speed up the process.

SEC Relents on Live Data in Tracking System

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:52:40 EST

Chairman Mary Schapiro says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can achieve the benefits of a consolidated audit trail without requiring real-time trading data

Morgan Stanley Cuts ‘Overbought’ Emerging Stocks After Rally

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:29:09 EST

Emerging-market stocks are “overbought” as investors pour money into developing-nation equity funds, prompting Morgan Stanley to cut its allocation for developing-nation equities, the brokerage said in a report.

Americans Gaining Energy Independence With U.S. as Top Producer

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:28:41 EST

The U.S. is the closest it has been in almost 20 years to achieving energy self-sufficiency, a goal the nation has been pursuing since the 1973 Arab oil embargo triggered a recession and led to lines at gasoline stations.

Samsung Life Sees Opportunity in Europe, U.S. Distressed Assets

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:24:58 EST

Samsung Life Insurance Co., South Korea’s biggest insurer, said it sees investment opportunities in distressed assets put up for sale by U.S. and European banks.

Fed Plays Wall Street Favorites in Secret Bond Deals: Mortgages

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:24:37 EST

The Federal Reserve secretly selected a handful of banks to bid for debt securities acquired by taxpayers in the U.S. bailout of American International Group Inc., and the rest of Wall Street is wondering what happened to the transparency the central bank said it was committed to upholding.

`Fairly Bullish' on Stocks, AMP Capital Says

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:06:42 EST

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Shane Oliver, Sydney-based head of investment strategy at AMP Capital Investors Ltd., talks about Europe's sovereign debt crisis and its implications for global stock markets. He also discusses Australia and China's economies. He speaks with John Dawson on Bloomberg Television's "On the Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)

RBA May Cut Interest Rates in March, ANZ Says

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:51:24 EST

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Ivan Colhoun, head of Australian economics and property research at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., talks about the nation's economy and central bank monetary policy. Australia’s dollar fell from near a six-month high after the Reserve Bank lowered its forecasts for growth and inflation this year, boosting scope for policy makers to cut interest rates. Colhoun speaks from Sydney with Susan Li on Bloomberg Television's "First Up." (Source: Bloomberg)

Eurozone Finance Ministers Get Tough On Greece

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:43:49 EST

Athens told it must implement tough new austerity measures before it gets funds to avoid default.

MF Global's Collapse Has Ranchers Steamed

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:58 EST

They complain that CME's $100 million fund won't protect them when the next commodities broker collapses

Pension Funds Get Queasy over Private Equity

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:55 EST

They may pull back their private equity investments amid criticism of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital

The Beltway Insider Trying for a Greek Deal

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:00:07 EST

Charles Dallara, a veteran of global crises, represents the Institute of International Finance