Financial Times - 5 hours ago
By Quentin Peel in Berlin Timothy Geithner, US Treasury secretary, praised the role of the European Central Bank on Tuesday in tackling the eurozone debt crisis, and lent his support for Franco-German plans to create a “fiscal union” to reinforce ...
BusinessWeek - 30 minutes ago
By Alan Bjerga Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The sudden collapse of MF Global Holdings Ltd. will require lawmakers and regulators to rebuild farmer trust in commodity markets, US Senator Pat Roberts of Kansas said.
TheStreet.com - 29 minutes ago
By Shanthi Bharatwaj 12/06/11 - 01:23 PM EST NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke launched a strong rebuttal against recent articles that suggested that the central bank's emergency lending program in the 2008 financial crisis ...
BusinessWeek - 18 minutes ago
By Linda Sandler Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was given permission by a federal judge to begin the final phase of the biggest bankruptcy in US history, as the defunct securities firm seeks to distribute $65 billion in assets.
Reuters - 52 minutes ago
* Investors digesting S&P warning on downgrades * 3M shares rise after outlook, Darden slides * Defensive sectors among day's gainers * Indexes: Dow up 0.3 pct, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.5 pct *By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Dec 6 (Reuters) - US stocks ...