Banking

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Student Lender Profits Drop 22 Percent in Q413

The student lender known as Sallie Mae, SLM Corp., reported fourth quarter profits for 2013 dropped 22% from...

[European Central Bank]

ECB May Not Renew Long-Term Loans Amid Recovery

European Central Bank Executive Board member Benoit Coeure said the region's banks may not need another round of...

Best Buy, Financials Knock Wall Street off New High

Stocks dipped modestly through late morning from yesterday's new highs in the wake of a big drop in...

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Don’t Let Bank of America’s Growth in 2013 Fool You

Bank of America's year-over-year performance is a little misleading, as the prior year’s Q4 revenue was pretty weak...

Stocks Ascend on World Bank Forecast

The S&P 500 rose to erase losses incurred at the start of 2014, thanks to a bank rally...

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Federal Reserve Probing Banks for Possible Forex Fixing

The Federal Reserve is investigating whether traders at the world’s biggest banks rigged benchmark currency rates, raising the...

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Another $50 Billion Coming Due in Mortgage Scandal Fines

If you asked the executives at Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Royal Bank of Scotland, Citibank...

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The Other Shoe Drops on Retail Banking

Since the meltdown of 2008, many banks, officials and products have come under the scrutiny of domestic and...

[Janet Yellen]

Yellen’s Confirmation as Fed Chair Will Leave Easy-Money Policies, Risks Intact

The Senate’s overwhelming vote to approve Janet Yellen to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve puts...

[Janet Yellen]

Senate sets Monday Vote on Janet Yellen to Head Fed

Janet Yellen moved toward final approval as the Federal Reserve's next chair after the U.S. Senate set a...