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Building Society Fined 1.4m For Mis-Selling

23:20:50 | 18/04/2011 - Source: Ananova

Building society fined 14m for missellingNorwich and Peterborough Building Society has been fined 1.4m for mis-selling investment products in collapsed firm Keydata Investment Services.

Stocks to Watch: Stocks to watch: TI, Halliburton, Citigroup

19:16:18 | 18/04/2011 - Source: MarketWatch

Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading Monday are Texas Instruments Inc., Halliburton Co.

Citi's income falls 32 pct as underwriting falls

14:56:44 | 18/04/2011 - Source: Boston.com

Citis income falls 32 pct as underwritingCitigroup's first-quarter income fell 32 percent on lower revenue from its investment banking business and a decline in consumer loans.

Europe's debt crisis haunts markets again

13:56:45 | 18/04/2011 - Source: Connecticut Post

Europes debt crisis haunts markets againEurope's debt crisis returned to haunt markets Monday as investors fretted over a possible Greek default and the impact of huge gains for a nationalist party in Finland.

Talks on Portugal bail-out terms

10:47:04 | 18/04/2011 - Source: BBC

Talks on portugal bailout termsTop IMF, European Commission and European Central Bank officials are to begin talks shortly with Portugal to set the terms of its proposed bail-out. They are to meet Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira dos Santos in the capital Lisbon after a fact-finding mission last week.

Debit cards lack the lure of loyalty

06:32:48 | 18/04/2011 - Source: Canada.com

Debit cards lack the lure of loyaltyScotiabank and Bank of Montreal have rewards programs for their debit cards. Photograph by: Handout photo, NP There's very little loyalty when it comes to debit cards in Canada, as the vast majority have no type of reward program attached to them.

BofA to repay Assured Guaranty $1.1B

02:22:59 | 18/04/2011 - Source: The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area

Bank of America Corp. has agreed to reimburse Assured Guaranty Ltd. $1.1 billion for losses the Bermuda-based company suffered on 29 mortgage-backed securities issued by Countrywide Financial Corp.

Beach banking deal is no small change

22:13:17 | 17/04/2011 - Source: Eastern Shore News

Think of a cascade of quarters. Mountains of them. Enough quarters to give nearly every man, woman and child in Delaware -- all 897,934 of them -- $10 in spare change.

Family Finance: The ABCs of financial literacy now involves Muppet power

17:58:43 | 17/04/2011 - Source: Tennessean.com

Even a Muppet knows how to get money. 'The best way is to earn it, by working at a job!' said Grover, the perpetually 6-year-old monster, during a recent break in filming on the set of 'Sesame Street' in New York.

CME chief sitting on sidelines in chase for NYSE

13:49:08 | 17/04/2011 - Source: Myphl17.com

Terrence Duffy said Chicago exchange will offer new products to generate growth, but some aren't ruling out a bid Melissa Harris CHICAGO CONFIDENTIAL April 17, 2011 ct-biz-0417-confidential-duffy-20110417 When Chicago's CME Group went public in 2002, the parent of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was worth a little more than $1 billion.

George Will: Voice of a conservative populist

09:34:43 | 17/04/2011 - Source: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

The morning Tom Hoenig, president of the Federal Reserve’s regional bank here, announced that he would retire Oct.

Feds investigate Va.-based bank, officials

01:25:26 | 17/04/2011 - Source: Daily Times

A federal grand jury is investigating the lending and reporting practices of Bank of the Commonwealth and officials with its parent company.

Nasdaq open to selling Amex in NYSE bid

21:15:52 | 16/04/2011 - Source: Business Standard

Nasdaq OMX Group Inc told investors it could sell NYSE Euronext's American Stock Exchange and offer a break-up fee to overcome antitrust concerns in its $11.3-billion bid for the Big Board parent, a source familiar with the situation, said.

Merrill dangles rich signing bonuses to top brokers

17:06:14 | 16/04/2011 - Source: WNFL-AM Green Bay

Merrill dangles rich signing bonuses to top brokersMerrill Lynch is giving some regional managers permission to offer unusually high upfront signing bonuses to attract top-tier brokers from rivals, according to several recruiters.

Citi plans to add 200 new U.S. branches

12:51:44 | 16/04/2011 - Source: WGNTV Chicago

Citigroup Inc is planning to add 200 U.S. branches over the next three years and may expand into Seattle and Atlanta, a spokesman confirmed on Friday.

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