E-Trade Financial Corp. has tapped former Citigroup Inc. executive Steven Freiberg as its new CEO, starting next month.
A disbarred attorney who courted politicians and star athletes and led a flamboyant lifestyle even by flashy South Florida standards pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he ran a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.
A Florida lawyer charged in a $1.2 billion fraud apparently heeded the American Express slogan "Don't leave home without it."
A federal judge is making sure nothing happens to assets seized from a South Florida lawyer charged with operating a $1 billion Ponzi scheme.
Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile South Florida attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending that the lawyer orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme with the help of a Canadian bank's U.S. subsidiary and several accomplices.
Former Goldman Sachs boss -- and onetime N.J. governor -- Jon Corzine finds a new challenge: righting the ship at struggling brokerage MF Global
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Tuesday its second-quarter profit jumped 23 percent thanks to its latest acquisition.
E-Trade Financial Corp. shares surged late Wednesday after media reports fed speculation that rival online broker TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. could make a bid for the company.
On Monday, Sen. Christopher Dodd unveiled his latest plan to clamp down on financial services providers. On Tuesday, bankers and their lobbyists descended on Capitol Hill. A connection?
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged Congress Wednesday to let the Fed keep all of its banking oversight, arguing that information gleaned from that process helps the central bank guide the economy.
