Financial Service News

Justin Hibbard, of Business Week, points us to a stealthy start-up called Machine Phase Systems, a ten-month Los Altos company founded by Michael Tanne, who previously founded software company Xdegrees, and ...

The Arizona attorney general's office has seized $101 million in a Wachovia account that it believes are funds from Bayou Management, a hedge fund firm based in Stamford, Conn., that is being investigated by ...

THE HOME AT 254 SOUTH MAIN ST. in Franklin is the scene where 54-year-old Jane LaBranche was stabbed to death.

Former WM finance chief stands by accuracy of financial statements Aug. 30 -- A former chief financial officer with Waste Management Inc., James E. Koenig, is not settling claims with the U.S. Securities and ...

People's Bank of Commerce is seeking approval from regulators to open an office in Ashland, its first expansion since opening for business on Biddle Road in Medford in March 1998.2.7

Authorities have charged a 31-year-old Franklin, N.H., man with murdering his mother.

The time is right for biotech investing as healthcare spending is set to double over the next 10 years.2.7

Two former Kmart Corp. employees and two from Atlanta-based Newell Rubbermaid Inc.3.2

IDT Spectrum Inc., which holds licenses for wireless spectrum, on Monday filed to raise up to $58 million in the latest auction-based initial public offering.2.7

Columbus - Attorney General Jim Petro on Monday appealed to the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to produce proof that a trio of brokerages earned excessive commissions from the Ohio ...2.7

Consumer confidence rose unexpectedly in August even as consumers were paying prices for gasoline that climbed toward $3 a gallon in many parts of the country.2.7

Nano-Proprietary, Inc. today announced that it will be presenting on Thursday, September 8, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time at the Roth Capital Partners New York conference.2.7

Australia and New Zealand are lobbying the United Nations Security Council to indict Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his government in the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.2.9

Eight former executives of the accounting firm KPMG LLP were indicted yesterday on charges of conspiring to defraud the federal government by selling questionable tax shelters that deprived the Internal Revenue ...2.7

Published: August 2005 Source: Bank Marketing International The main retail banks in the UK are ploughing more resources into their packaged accounts - products which combine traditional bank and savings ...2.7

CIT Specialty Finance, an operating group of CIT Group Inc. , and a leading provider of global financing solutions for commercial and consumer customers of manufacturers, distributors, dealers and brokers, ...2.7

By Donna Miles - Thousands of National Guard troops from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama were on duty today as Hurricane Katrina hammered New Orleans, Gulfport, Miss., and other points on the Gulf Coast with ...2.7

Jobster Chief Executive Jason Goldberg said he told investors, "We have a good market, the right product and great customers." Jobster snared nearly $20 million in its latest round of financing.2.7

ICAP Plc , the world's biggest futures and derivatives broker, has appointed Kevin Collins as global head of its futures business.2.7

Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications has announced that it has enhanced its relationship with private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners through two financings for Cherry Creek Broadcasting and ...2.7

Kenneth Chenault, CEO of American Express Co., has been a winner for much of his life.2.7

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency has warned marketers against selling Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol, above N65 per litre.2.7

Japanese stocks rose Tuesday as lower oil prices encouraged investors to buy steel, shipping and ... After climbing above US$70 a barrel Monday in Asian trading, crude oil futures settled at US$67.20 on the New York Mercantile Exchange, as investors found relief in reports that U.2.7

CFS declares third-quarter dividend of 2.5 cents a share By Aude Lagorce LONDON -- UCBH Holdings , the holding company for a California bank, declared a third-quarter cash dividend of 2.5 cents a share payable ...2.7

The Securities and Exchange Commission The fine, if levied, would be one of the biggest monetary penalties ever paid by a Wall Street brokerage firm for failing to preserve records, the newspaper said.4.6

The Sensex has zoomed by 102 points to 7,737. The Nifty has gained 26 points to 2,363. Gainers: Infosys, Satyam, TCS, Wipro, RIL, Bharti, HDFC Bank, SBI, Bajaj, Cipla, Dr Reddy's, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Hero Honda, ...

Federated Investors is outsourcing its retirement plan record-keeping business, a decision that will affect about 70 Pittsburgh-area employees of the Downtown investment money manager.2.7

MERRILLVILLE . NiSource Inc. board member John W. Thompson, chairman and chief executive officer of Symantec Corp., has resigned his post on the utility company's board of directors.3.4

CARLSBAD -The executive secretary to Carlsbad Police Chief Darrin McGilvray was bound over for trial in district court last week for notarizing real estate documents without requiring the presence of the person ...2.7

Merrill Lynch & Co. and Citigroup Inc. are dominating Wall Street's fastest-growing fixed-income business: bonds backed by debt offering the gamut of risk.2.7

Economic momentum keeps building as U.S. customers demand more complete Chinese integration into the global supply chain.2.9

Masisa S.A. announced that at its Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting held today, its shareholders approved a proposed capital increase of US$150 million.3.3

RBC Centura Bank has scheduled a community meeting today that could provide information on the bank's future and where its headquarters will be.3.1

Australian universities are offering financial incentives to try to lure British students who have failed to gain a place in universities at home.2.7

Microsoft's annual technical education conference, Tech.Ed 2005, kicks off tonight at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, with over 2000 software developers and IT professionals registered to ...2.7