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Treasury Gets $1.54 Billion for Bank of America Warrants

By admin, March 4, 2010 12:30 pm

The Treasury Department announced Thursday the sale of $1.54 billion worth of warrants on Bank of America stock. Treasury says the sales "provide an additional return to the American taxpayer" as part of the controversial $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program.

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Treasury Gets $1.54 Billion for Bank of America Warrants originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:30:00.

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Stocks in the News: Wal-Mart, Pier 1, Ciena

By admin, March 4, 2010 8:00 am
The following is a round-up of news likely to affect stock prices today:

Ciena (CIEN) shares skidded over 8% in premarket trading after reporting a first-quarter loss of 12 cents a share, bigger than the 6 cents a share loss that analysts had estimated. Revenue for the quarter also missed view. While the company said it sees strong order flow in the quarter, guideline for the current quarter was...

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Stocks in the News: Wal-Mart, Pier 1, Ciena originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:00:00.

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Will Bad Press Affect Goldman Sachs’s Fortunes?

By admin, March 4, 2010 12:01 am

JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs raked in the most fees on Wall Street in 2009, but the similarities end there. Goldman is reeling from bad press as its dealings with Greece may be probed, while JPMorgan remains well-regarded. Will public opinion affect the firms' financial performance?

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Will Bad Press Affect Goldman Sachs's Fortunes? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:01:00.

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Goldman Sachs Sets Record for $100 Million Trading Days

By admin, March 2, 2010 5:00 am

Goldman Sachs has disclosed that it had 131 trading days last year in which it made at least $100 million in net trading revenue -- a new record for the bank.

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Goldman Sachs Sets Record for $100 Million Trading Days originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:00:00.

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Executive Compensation: Reforms Are Slowly Gaining

By admin, February 26, 2010 9:20 am

The furor over pay on Wall Street and in executive suites isn't likely to fade anytime soon: Wall Street employees saw their bonuses increase by 17% to a collective $20.3 billion in 2009. But a closer look a Corporate America shows that changes for the better are happening.

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Executive Compensation: Reforms Are Slowly Gaining originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:20:00.

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Latest Legal News: AIG Sued for Sex Discrimination

By admin, February 25, 2010 11:00 am

In today's legal news, two former employees file a sexual discrimination suit against AIG's financial products division, credit default swaps threaten to ruin Greece, and a judge reduces Philip Morris' damages in Florida smoker case from $300 million to $38 million.

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Latest Legal News: AIG Sued for Sex Discrimination originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:00:00.

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Wall Street Pays Out 17% More in Bonuses in 2009

By admin, February 23, 2010 5:45 pm

While Main Street struggles, Wall Street uncorks the chompers. Its employees saw their bonuses increase by 17% in 2009, according to new estimates. But there's a hitch: Bonuses for top executives will come in stock options and other forms of deferred compensation -- not cash.

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Wall Street Pays Out 17% More in Bonuses in 2009 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:45:00.

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Wall Street Pays Out 17% More in Bonuses in 2009

By admin, February 23, 2010 5:45 pm

While Main Street struggles, Wall Street uncorks the chompers. Its employees saw their bonuses increase by 17% in 2009, according to new estimates. But there's a hitch: Bonuses for top executives will come in stock options and other forms of deferred compensation -- not cash.

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Wall Street Pays Out 17% More in Bonuses in 2009 originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:45:00.

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Latest Legal News: N.Y. Fed Asked AIG to Cover Up for Goldman and Others

By admin, February 23, 2010 12:00 pm

A look at today's legal news including the newly disclosed AIG document -- Schedule A -- which details for the first time who created the garbage securities insured by AIG, who initially profited from them, and who knew just how bad the securities were.

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Latest Legal News: N.Y. Fed Asked AIG to Cover Up for Goldman and Others originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:00:00.

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People@Work: American Companies Keep Getting More Gay-Friendly

By admin, February 22, 2010 7:00 am

Despite the cutbacks resulting from the Great Recession, more employers than ever are finding reasons to adopt policies that make workplaces better for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, according to a recent Human Rights Campaign Foundation survey.

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People@Work: American Companies Keep Getting More Gay-Friendly originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 22 Feb 2010 07:00:00.

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