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RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 26, 2010
AIG slashes debt to Uncle Sam by $25B

American International Group says it has slashed the amount of money it owes the government by $25 billion after moving two subsidiaries into special holding units ahead of their planned spinoffs or sale.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 25, 2010
State of the Union boosts stock futures

Stock futures rose modestly Thursday, a day after President Barack Obama said the government should take new actions to bolster the economy and create jobs.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 25, 2010
Stock futures signal likely end to market tumble

European stock markets fell Monday as expectations for a rebound on Wall Street diminished amid ongoing concerns about President Barack Obama's plan to curb bank risk-taking.

NEWS WIREHOUSES JAN 25, 2010
Asset management biz boosts JPMorgan's earnings

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Friday it earned $3.28 billion in the last three months of 2009, extending a winning streak for big U.S. banks.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 22, 2010
Santa Claus rally nicked, as stocks end day down

Stocks fluctuated in a narrow range Tuesday after reports on home prices and consumer confidence came in largely as expected, showing a gradual improvement in the economy.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 21, 2010
Bankers to blame regulators during testimony: sources

Top bank executives can expect a grilling when they appear before a congressionally appointed panel investigating the causes of the 2008 financial collapse.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 21, 2010
Buffett tells students: "The bottom has come in stocks"

Capitalism is still alive and well, say the world's two richest men, despite lingering shocks from the longest, deepest recession since the Great Depression.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 21, 2010
Roth IRA conversions 101: The basics of the 2010 rule

In retirement, your paycheck might go away, but taxes won't.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 21, 2010
Buffett: Economy not improving, but not worsening

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett says the economy appears to have leveled off at the bottom of the recession over the summer, but Berkshire Hathaway's CEO still isn't seeing much improvement.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 20, 2010
Wells Fargo reports unexpected 4Q profit

Wells Fargo is seeing early signs of improvement in its lending portfolios as it reports an unexpected fourth-quarter profit.