Finance
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TD Ameritrade handles fewer trades in AugustSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. handled fewer stock trades in August, prompting two analysts to trim quarterly earnings predictions. The Omah...
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SEC eyes new rules on banks' debt-level disclosureSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators voted Friday to propose new rules that could make it harder for financial firms to disguise their level of debt. The Securities and Exch...
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Average mortgage rates rise to 4.37 percentSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages climbed for the second straight week, but remain near the lowest level in decades. The average rate for 30-year fixed loans this...
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Gov't: Banks should share Fannie, Freddie costsSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The nation's largest banks have an obligation to pay some of the cost for bailing out mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac because they sold them bad...
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Calamos Asset Management sued over ARS buyoutSep 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Financier John P. Calamos Sr. and his Calamos Asset Management Inc. were sued by an investor over claims they needlessly spent $280 million to redeem illiquid auction-ra...
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Banks get years to adjust to new global rulesSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - BASEL, Switzerland -- Bankers and analysts said new global rules could mean less money available to lend to businesses and consumers, but praised a decision to give them...
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CBOE wants to list options that expire dailySep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - CBOE Holdings Inc., operator of the largest U.S. options market, asked regulators for permission to become the nation's first to list contracts that expire in as little ...
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U.K. agency fines Goldman Sachs $27 millionSep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Britain's financial regulator hit Goldman Sachs International with a $27 million fine on Thursday for failing to notify U.K. authorities about an investigation...
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Mortgage lending down 1.5% as rates inch upSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Applications for home loans dipped last week as mortgage rates ticked up slightly from the lowest level in decades. The Mortgage Bankers Association says o...
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Mortgage rates hit decades-low of 4.32 percentSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy. The average rate for a 30-year f...