Finance News Archives August 2011

• Aug 31, 2011 Moody's May Downgrade California Tax Bonds

• Aug 31, 2011 Sarkozy: Attacks on Italy, Spain Debt Not Justified

• Aug 31, 2011 Investors Ignore S&P Downgrade, Flock to Treasurys

• Aug 31, 2011 Mutual Funds May Face Curbs on Derivatives

• Aug 31, 2011 Treasury Lends $767 Million to Community Banks

• Aug 31, 2011 Reluctant Banks May Force Volatility to Continue

• Aug 31, 2011 S&P Rates Subprime Mortgages Higher Than US

• Aug 31, 2011 Merkel Backs Larger Euro Fund Amid Revolt Threat

• Aug 31, 2011 Mortgage Applications Drop as Refinancing Sags

• Aug 30, 2011 White House Could Unveil Mortgage Plan Next Week

• Aug 30, 2011 Bank of America Kept AIG Legal Threat Hidden

• Aug 30, 2011 Ross: Ireland to Lead Recovery From Debt Turmoil

• Aug 30, 2011 Divided Fed Considered Even Bolder Action

• Aug 30, 2011 Icahn Offers $10.3 Billion for Clorox if Auction Fails

• Aug 30, 2011 Fed's Kocherlakota May Drop Opposition to Easing

• Aug 30, 2011 S&P Trims Euro Zone Growth Outlook

• Aug 30, 2011 Lehman Creditors to Vote on $65 Billion Payout

• Aug 30, 2011 Fed’s Evans: Easing Needed to Spur Economy

• Aug 30, 2011 Bove: Buy Undervalued Bank Stocks Now

• Aug 30, 2011 Fed: Little Harm to Growth From Capital Buffers

• Aug 29, 2011 European Firms Stop Selling Bonds as Costs Jump

• Aug 29, 2011 FDIC Objects to BofA’s Mortgage-Bond Accord

• Aug 29, 2011 Home-Improvement Stores Big Winners From Irene

• Aug 29, 2011 Strauss-Kahn to Give IMF Staff 'Formal Farewell'

• Aug 29, 2011 Krugman: Bernanke Turning Timid On Us

• Aug 29, 2011 NYSE Weighed Contingency Plan as Irene Took Aim

• Aug 29, 2011 Irene Damage No Obstacle for Wall Street Traders

• Aug 29, 2011 S&P 500 Falls to Reagan Recession Values

• Aug 28, 2011 Trichet: No Danger of Europe Liquidity Crisis

• Aug 28, 2011 ECB Member: Inflation Expectations Appear Steady

• Aug 26, 2011 Bernanke Looks to Congress to Improve US Economy

• Aug 26, 2011 Stocks Rally After Bernanke Predicts Growth

• Aug 26, 2011 Biden: US Needs More Stimulus

• Aug 26, 2011 Spain Amends Constitution to Limit Deficit

• Aug 26, 2011 S&P: US Downgrade Not to Blame for Volatility

• Aug 25, 2011 BofA ‘Buying Credibility’ With Buffett’s $5 Billion

• Aug 25, 2011 France, Spain, Italy Extend Short-Selling Bans

• Aug 25, 2011 S&P Downgrade Prompts $1 Trillion Stock Loss

• Aug 25, 2011 German Shares Fall 4% in 15 Minutes on Ban Fears

• Aug 25, 2011 Citi: Fed, Bank of England, ECB on Hold Until 2013

• Aug 25, 2011 Jobs' Resignation Cuts S&P 500 by $52 Billion

• Aug 25, 2011 Mortgage Probe Split Puts US Banks in Bind

• Aug 25, 2011 Fixed Mortgage Rates Rise from Decades Lows

• Aug 25, 2011 Buffett to Invest $5 Billion in Bank of America

• Aug 25, 2011 Low Rates Squeeze Savers, May Hurt Economy

• Aug 24, 2011 Credit-Risk Gauge Falls From Recent High

• Aug 24, 2011 Jive, Maker of Social Networking Software, Files IPO

• Aug 24, 2011 Bundesbank's Dombret: ECB Ready to Help Banks

• Aug 24, 2011 Dismal Economy Hurts Bank Earnings

• Aug 24, 2011 Bernanke's Friday Speech Could Rattle Markets

• Aug 24, 2011 European Bank Job ‘Bloodbath’ Tops 40,000

• Aug 24, 2011 Whitney: BofA Has No Urgent Capital Need

• Aug 24, 2011 Japan Unveils $100 Billion Effort to Curb Yen

• Aug 23, 2011 State Street, JPMorgan Profited from Fed in ’08

• Aug 23, 2011 Big Banks Offer Payday Loans by Another Name

• Aug 23, 2011 SPDR Gold Wrests ETF Crown From S&P 500 Fund

• Aug 23, 2011 H&R Block to Sell Consulting Unit for $610 Million

• Aug 23, 2011 BofA Drops as Debt Insurance Costs Jump

• Aug 23, 2011 FDIC: Number of Problem Banks Fell to 865

• Aug 23, 2011 Goldman CEO Hires Prominent Defense Lawyer

• Aug 23, 2011 Morgan Stanley at Brink Got $107 Billion From Fed

• Aug 23, 2011 UBS Slashes 3,500 Jobs in Cost-Cutting Push

• Aug 23, 2011 S&P Replaces President After US Rating Downgrade

• Aug 22, 2011 Europe’s Failure to Solve Bank Crisis Casts Pall

• Aug 22, 2011 BofA Drops on Fears of Mortgage Liabilities

• Aug 22, 2011 Moody's: Greek Collateral Deals Endanger Bailout

• Aug 22, 2011 Icahn Won Big on $2 Billion Bet Against S&P 500

• Aug 22, 2011 Goldman Cuts US Growth View as Recovery Stalls

• Aug 22, 2011 Chinese Paper: Euro Crisis Like 'Black Death'

• Aug 22, 2011 European Central Bank Buys $20.6 Billion in Bonds

• Aug 22, 2011 Wall Street Titans Got $1.2 Trillion in Secret Loans

• Aug 21, 2011 Merkel Affirms Opposition to Eurobonds

• Aug 21, 2011 Layoffs Sweep Wall Street, along with low Morale

• Aug 21, 2011 Fed Unlikely to Shock Depressed Economy

• Aug 21, 2011 Bernanke Speech Friday to Be Closely Watched

• Aug 19, 2011 Obama Orders Fed Agencies to Cut Budgets

• Aug 18, 2011 Dollar, Yen Jump as Investors Shun Risk

• Aug 18, 2011 Bond Yields Plunge, Prices Soar on Investor Fear

• Aug 18, 2011 US Mortgage Rates Hit 50-Year Low

• Aug 18, 2011 Fed Scrutiny of European Banks Fuel US Fears

• Aug 18, 2011 Fed's Dudley: Risk of Recession 'Quite Low'

• Aug 18, 2011 US Pumps $418 Million Into 37 Community Banks

• Aug 18, 2011 Mystery Bank Taps ECB for Emergency Loan

• Aug 18, 2011 NY Fed Probes US Units of European Banks

• Aug 18, 2011 NY Times: US Investigating S&P Over Mortgages
  

• Aug 17, 2011 SEC Said to Have Destroyed Bank-Probe Papers

• Aug 17, 2011 Merkel, Sarkozy Offer No Miracle Cure for Euro

• Aug 17, 2011 Fisher: Fed Shouldn’t Protect Stock Traders

• Aug 17, 2011 Wells Fargo to Test $3 Debit Card Fee

• Aug 17, 2011 Markets Cool on French, German Plan to Help Euro

• Aug 17, 2011 Plosser: Fed's Low Rate Pledge ‘Inappropriate’

• Aug 17, 2011 Swiss Franc Jumps as Bank Actions Fall Short

• Aug 17, 2011 Allstate Sues Goldman Over Toxic Investments

• Aug 17, 2011 China to US: Boost Dollar, Forget More Easing

• Aug 16, 2011 BofA Weighs Foreclosure Deal With NY Probe

• Aug 16, 2011 Chinese Banker: US Debt is Still Safest Place

• Aug 16, 2011 Regulators Lack Key Tool to Unwind Banks

• Aug 16, 2011 Investors 'Downgrade' S&P, Buy Treasurys Anyway

• Aug 16, 2011 Bove: US Banks May Avoid Raising Capital

• Aug 16, 2011 Obama Says Strong Recovery Will Begin With Small Businesses

• Aug 16, 2011 Fannie, Freddie to Survive Under Obama Plan

• Aug 16, 2011 Merkel, Sarkozy Shun Euro Bonds, Push New Tax

• Aug 16, 2011 Perry: Bernanke Close to 'Treasonous' Fed Move

• Aug 16, 2011 Swiss Consider Devaluing the Runaway Franc

• Aug 16, 2011 Fannie, Freddie Said Weakening Housing Market
  

• Aug 16, 2011 Fitch Affirms US' AAA Rating, Disagrees With S&P

• Aug 16, 2011 Obama to Preserve Federal Mortgage Role
  

• Aug 16, 2011 World Bank: Europe, US Shook Global Confidence

• Aug 15, 2011 California to Sell $5.4 Billion of Notes Next Month

• Aug 15, 2011 Some Hedge Funds Bail on Bank of America

• Aug 15, 2011 Buffett's Berkshire Buys Dollar General Stake

• Aug 15, 2011 China Bought US Debt in June as Demand Waned

• Aug 15, 2011 AT&T Sells $5 Billion of Bonds

• Aug 15, 2011 Fed: US Banks Continue to Ease Lending Standards

• Aug 15, 2011 Germany: Merkel, Sarkozy Won’t Produce Big ‘Bang’

• Aug 15, 2011 Icahn’s Activism Adds $600M to His Motorola Stake

• Aug 15, 2011 Citi, Goldman Lifted French Bank Ties Before Rout

• Aug 15, 2011 Germany Reiterates 'No' to Eurobonds

• Aug 15, 2011 Foreign Investors Dump US Bonds on Debt Fears

• Aug 15, 2011 BofA Exits International Credit-Card Businesses

• Aug 15, 2011 SEC Reviews S&P Math, Possible Leak of Rating

• Aug 14, 2011 World Bank Chief: Global Markets in Danger Zone

• Aug 14, 2011 New US Ambassador Assures China on Debt

• Aug 12, 2011 Ten-Year Yield's Weekly Drop is Most Since 2008

• Aug 12, 2011 US Money Funds Shun Italian, Spanish Banks

• Aug 12, 2011 French Regulator Probes SocGen Trading

• Aug 12, 2011 Stock-Fund Withdrawals Biggest Since 2008

• Aug 12, 2011 SEC Opens Whistle-Blower Website

• Aug 12, 2011 High-Frequency Firms Triple Trades in Rout

• Aug 12, 2011 SEC Probes S&P for Downgrade Insider Leaks

• Aug 12, 2011 Short-Selling Banned in 4 European Countries

• Aug 11, 2011 Muni Investors ‘Keep Their Heads’ After S&P Cut

• Aug 11, 2011 Treasurys Extend Losses After Weak Auction

• Aug 11, 2011 S&P Lobbies for Self While Downgrading US
  

• Aug 11, 2011 S&P Controversy Fuels Ratings-Reform Demand

• Aug 11, 2011 Chart-Based Trading Behind Big Market Swings

• Aug 11, 2011 Reuters: Asian Bank Cuts Credit to French Lenders

• Aug 11, 2011 France's SocGen Seeks Probe Into Stock Sell-Off

• Aug 11, 2011 S&P, Moody’s Affirm France’s AAA Rating Amid Rout

• Aug 10, 2011 S&P: France Is More Serious on Debt Than US

• Aug 10, 2011 France's SocGen Denies Rumors About Credit

• Aug 10, 2011 House Subcommittee to Focus on Small Bank Failures
  

• Aug 10, 2011 Bernanke Stirs Most Dissent Since 1992 on Rate Vow

• Aug 10, 2011 Report: BofA Sells Mortgage Portfolio to Fannie Mae

• Aug 10, 2011 Bank of New York Mellon to Cut 3% of Work Force

• Aug 10, 2011 Dow Plunges 520 Points as Freefall Continues

• Aug 10, 2011 S&P Balks at SEC Plan to Reveal Rating Errors

• Aug 10, 2011 Capital One to Buy HSBC US Credit Card Arm

• Aug 10, 2011 Goldman: QE3 Likely After Glum Fed Outlook

• Aug 10, 2011 Regulator Sues Goldman Sachs Over Risky Mortgages

• Aug 09, 2011 30-Year Bonds Erase Loss, 2-Year Yield Hits New Low

• Aug 09, 2011 Full Text: Federal Open Market Committee Statement

• Aug 09, 2011 Fed Expects to Keep Rates at Record Low for 2 Years

• Aug 09, 2011 Treasury Sale Solid But Yields Move Higher

• Aug 09, 2011 China's Wen Urges Global Action to Calm Markets

• Aug 09, 2011 BofA’s Plunging Stock Narrows CEO's Options

• Aug 09, 2011 Stocks Swing Wildly, Surge 4% After Fed Statement

• Aug 09, 2011 BofA Shares Plunge 20%, Morgan Stanley Falls 14.5%

• Aug 09, 2011 Freddie Mac Seeks $1.5 Billion From Taxpayers

• Aug 09, 2011 Fed May React to Market Plunge, Stalled Economy

• Aug 09, 2011 S&P Cuts AAA Ratings on Thousands of Muni Bonds

• Aug 09, 2011 Senate Panel Reviewing S&P Downgrade

• Aug 08, 2011 S&P Downgrade Pulverizes Stock Markets

• Aug 08, 2011 Obama: US Still Credit Worthy Despite Downgrade

• Aug 08, 2011 Moody's: US Still AAA With Us

• Aug 08, 2011 AIG Sues BofA for $10 Billion, Alleges 'Massive Fraud'

• Aug 08, 2011 Moody's Cautious About US Deficit Cut Plans

• Aug 08, 2011 S&P Downgrades Fannie, Freddie One Notch

• Aug 08, 2011 JP Morgan: Downgrade to Have Little Long-Term Impact

• Aug 08, 2011 Downgrade Sends S&P Down 3 Percent 

• Aug 08, 2011 S&P Beer: No Second Thoughts on Downgrade

• Aug 08, 2011 Global Stocks Fall as Europe Bond Relief Fades

• Aug 08, 2011 Hong Kong’s Market Posts Biggest Fall Since 2009

• Aug 07, 2011 Gold Futures Surge to Record on Haven Demand

• Aug 07, 2011 G7 Says Committed to Ensure Liquidity, Support Markets

• Aug 07, 2011 China Says U.S. Failings Threaten Global Recovery

• Aug 07, 2011 ECB Ready to Launch Bond-Buying Plan

• Aug 07, 2011 Buffett: U.S. Is Still a AAA Country in My Opinion

• Aug 07, 2011 Big Foreign Buyers to Stick With US Treasurys

• Aug 07, 2011 S&P Email to US Sparked ‘Basic Math’ Dispute

• Aug 07, 2011 S&P's Chambers: 1-in-3 Chance of 2nd Downgrade
  

• Aug 07, 2011 S&P Exec: Downgrade Won't Hurt Markets Much
  

• Aug 07, 2011 S&P May Now Downgrade Life Insurers

• Aug 06, 2011 China to US: ‘Good Old Days’ of Borrowing are Over

• Aug 06, 2011 Reaction to US Credit Downgrade Is Volatile
  

• Aug 06, 2011 Western Leaders Seek to Contain Euro Debt Crisis

• Aug 06, 2011 Fed: S&P Cut Won't Affect US Bank Capital

• Aug 06, 2011 China: US Downgrade is Big Risk to Markets

• Aug 06, 2011 Asia Central Banks to ’Stick It Out’ With US Bonds

• Aug 06, 2011 Europe Crisis Revives '08 Fears but Risks Fewer

• Aug 06, 2011 China Calls for New Global Reserve Currency

• Aug 05, 2011 US Rating Cut by S&P for First Time

• Aug 05, 2011 Berkshire Profit Rises 74% on Gain From Goldman

• Aug 05, 2011 White House Braces for S&P's US Downgrade
  

• Aug 05, 2011 US Downgrade Could Accelerate Dollar Decline

• Aug 05, 2011 Wells Fargo, Fannie Sued Over Reverse Mortgage

• Aug 05, 2011 Bernanke Strategies Tested as Forecasts Fail

• Aug 05, 2011 Wells Reaches $590 Million Wachovia Settlement

• Aug 05, 2011 ECB May Buy Italy, Spain Bonds to Curb Crisis

• Aug 05, 2011 Merkel, Sarkozy to Speak as European Crisis Rages

• Aug 05, 2011 Fannie Seeks $5.1 Billion More From Taxpayers

• Aug 05, 2011 Sell-Off Wipes $2.5 Trillion off World Stocks

• Aug 04, 2011 Money Market Rates Fall Below Zero

• Aug 04, 2011 Treasury Yields Evoke 1950s Era as Growth Stalls

• Aug 04, 2011 BNY Mellon Slaps Fee on Rapidly Growing Deposits

• Aug 04, 2011 Bond Prices Soar in Hunt for Safe Haven

• Aug 04, 2011 Italy Prosecutors Seize Moody's, S&P Documents

• Aug 04, 2011 Fed Official: Core Inflation Best Gauge for Policy

• Aug 04, 2011 Trichet: ECB Buys Bonds as Crisis Spreads

• Aug 04, 2011 Currency Intervention Reappears as Fed May Ease

• Aug 04, 2011 Trichet: ECB to Offer Banks More Cash

• Aug 04, 2011 Japan Sells Surging Yen, Central Bank Eases Policy

• Aug 03, 2011 Dow Edges Higher to End Eight-Session Slump

• Aug 03, 2011 White House Downplays Double-Dip Forecasts

• Aug 03, 2011 US Treasury: Dollar Could Lose Reserve Status

• Aug 03, 2011 EU Admits Investors Have Doubts About Debt Plan

• Aug 03, 2011 BofA Said to Seek Separate Foreclosure Deal

• Aug 03, 2011 Saving for Retirement Looks Grim as Debt Deal Sealed and Financial Planning Plummets With the Dow

• Aug 03, 2011 MasterCard Profit Jumps 33% on Heavy Card Use

• Aug 03, 2011 Chinese Agency Downgrades US Credit Rating

• Aug 03, 2011 Chinese Media: US Treasurys Are 'Ticking Bomb'

• Aug 03, 2011 Moody’s: US Must Do More to Avoid Downgrades

• Aug 03, 2011 Geithner Swipes at Tea Party in Op-Ed
  

• Aug 02, 2011 Obama Signs Historic Debt Deal Into Law

• Aug 02, 2011 Senate Passes Debt-limit Bill, Averting US Default
  

• Aug 02, 2011 Debt-Ceiling Bill Faces Final Test in Senate Vote

• Aug 02, 2011 Barclays to Cut 3,000 Jobs as Profit Drops 33%

• Aug 02, 2011 NYSE's Profit Falls 16% but Beats Forecast

• Aug 02, 2011 Debt Deal Forces US Austerity as Economy Falters

• Aug 01, 2011 House Approves Debt Deal; Senate Vote Is Expected

• Aug 01, 2011 Storms Ahead: Debt Deal Sets Up Tax Fight

• Aug 01, 2011 HSBC to Cut 30,000 Jobs to Reduce Salary Costs

• Aug 01, 2011 Watchdog: Debt-Limit Plan to Save $2.1 Trillion

• Aug 01, 2011 Debt Deal Heads Toward Vote but Doubts Persist

• Aug 01, 2011 GOP's Next Fight to be Over Bush Tax Cuts

• Aug 01, 2011 Congress Moving Quickly on Debt, Spending Deal

• Aug 01, 2011 Debt Deal Offers Only Small Blessings for Economy

• Aug 01, 2011 HSBC to Cut 30,000 Jobs to Reduce Costs

• Aug 01, 2011 Credit Downgrade Still Possible Despite Debt Deal

• Aug 01, 2011 Congressional Leaders Approve Debt-Limit Hike

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