H&R Block's more than 900 brokers and advisers will be added to Ameriprise's employee platform.
A GAO study found that about 66% of U.S. corporations didn't pay any federal income tax.
In an unexpected move, the nation's trade imbalance in June fell to $56.8 billion, a 4.1% decline.
Conseco said that it plans to transfer Conseco Senior Health Insurance, its long-term care unit, to an independent trust.
ING Groep recorded a 25% decline in profits as it dealt with weak financial markets and write-downs from subprime mortgages.
The amount of money that employees paid in to their defined contribution plans in the first half of 2008 increased.
July retail sales dipped 0.1% after rising 0.3% in June, with the drop attributed to a 2.4% decline in the automotive industry.
Walter A. Bell, Alabama’s insurance commissioner, announced that he will step down at the end of the month.
The repurchase program will begin sometime before Sept. 30 and involve $4.5 billion of auction rate securities.
LPL Financial will increase its outgoing account transfer fees for retail accounts and termination fees by $20.
