Banking News

Wells Fargo defends director slate

00:05:34 | 30/04/2011 - Source: Sacramento Business Journal

Wells Fargo is vigorously defending its slate of candidates to serve on the board after two proxy advisory services recommended investors vote against certain candidates.

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20:01:03 | 29/04/2011 - Source: WICD

Jeffrey Immelt, the chief executive officer for General Electric Co., has resigned from the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, citing increased demands on his time.

Dominion plans sale of Kewaunee Power Station

15:56:28 | 29/04/2011 - Source: WisInfo

CARLTON - Dominion Resources Inc. plans to sell the Kewaunee Power Station nuclear plant, its chairman said Thursday.

Shareholders vote on Hancock's buyout of Whitney

11:47:00 | 29/04/2011 - Source: The Beaumont Enterprise

Hancock Holding Co. 's proposed buyout of its longtime Gulf Coast banking rival, Whitney Holding Corp., will be judged Friday by shareholders of both companies.

Fed. Reserve Bank execs to speak at OCU Thursday

07:42:12 | 29/04/2011 - Source: Muskogee Phoenix

Two executives from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will speak about energy economics at Oklahoma City University.

Deutsche Bank's crisis investments drive bumper Q1

23:23:00 | 28/04/2011 - Source: WGN-TV Chicago

Deutsche Bank beat forecasts with a quarterly net profit at a near-record level as crisis-era expansion at its investment bank bore fruit.

NYSE urges Deutsche bid support

19:13:23 | 28/04/2011 - Source: CANOE

NYSE Euronext, the transatlantic exchange operator, stepped up calls for investors to back an offer worth about $10 billion from Deutsche Boerse as it unveiled robust first-quarter results.

Ben Stiller on stage returns to familiar play

15:08:18 | 28/04/2011 - Source: KSL-TV

When most successful actors thank their moms for helping their careers, few are as literal as Ben Stiller.

Deaths Mount

14:03:20 | 28/04/2011 - Source: WMUR-TV Manchester

The storm system that plowed through the South left scenes of destruction described as "surreal" and "sickening" by those who saw them.

Deutsche Bank tops profit expectations

10:53:41 | 28/04/2011 - Source: Market Watch

Deutsche Bank AG on Thursday said profit in the first three months of the year rose 17%, matching its previous quarterly record, as a string of acquisitions helped drive growth.

Elmira Savings Bank releases quarterly earnings

06:44:03 | 28/04/2011 - Source: Star-Gazette.com

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Trustmark first-quarter earnings largely flat

02:34:29 | 28/04/2011 - Source: Commercial Dispatch

Trustmark Corp., which has 150 banking offices in the South, posted a first-quarter profit largely unchanged from a year ago as the company continued reducing its number of bad loans.

London Markets: ABF, Barclays, ARM Holdings weigh on London

14:00:55 | 27/04/2011 - Source: Market Watch

London stock markets were being pulled lower on Wednesday by poorly received corporate updates from Associated British Foods PLC, Barclays PLC and ARM Holdings PLC.

Nasdaq, ICE urge NYSE shareholders to back talks

09:46:16 | 27/04/2011 - Source: WOZZ-FM Appleton

Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange Inc appealed directly to NYSE Euronext stockholders on Tuesday, asking them to press the Big Board's directors to sit down to talk about their joint bid.

BancorpSouth posts 1Q loss

08:46:39 | 27/04/2011 - Source: WKRN

BancorpSouth Inc. posted a first-quarter loss after increasing its provision for possible credit losses.