Confidence among U.S. consumers inched up in August as the prospects for the overall economy improved — but consumers continued to fret about their personal finances.
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership will be repaid $18 million and $25 million, respectively.
The New York-based ratings agency upgraded BlackRock's long term corporate credit rating to AA- from A+.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating how a close business relationship between Fidelity Investments and Goldman Sachs affected auction rate securities transactions.
The National Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies has announced its opposition to the SEC's regulation of fixed indexed annuities as securities.
The Rydex AdvisorBenchmarking Inc.'s Advisor Confidence Index rose 13% in August to 97.06, from 86.27 in July.
Inflation may fail to moderate unless monetary policy is tightened "sooner than currently anticipated by financial markets.”
An index covering all nine U.S. census divisions fell 15.4% compared with the year-over-year decline of 14.2% in the first quarter.
A married couple has cut back on their charitable donations and are instead volunteering their time and services.
A $241 million award given to the state regarding its takeover of the now-defunct Executive Life Insurance has been overturned.
