The dollar edged up from its near-record low against the euro, while crude oil traded past the $90 mark on NYMEX for the first time.
The system will help life insurance companies get certifications of supervision of annuity suitability.
Despite careening markets, Americans felt more confident about their financial security.
Lehman has pledged $10 million to Spelman College to prepare black women for careers in the financial sector.
SPA ETFs, an affiliate of London & Capital, today launched its first U.S. equities-focused ETF on the American Stock Exchange.
The figure includes the change in banks' dollar-denominated liabilities, which comprised most of the loss.
Cory Little will head the private banking and investment unit in Boston's global wealth management group.
Merrill Lynch is stoutly denying that its finance chief, Jeffrey Edwards, will get the boot.
A subsidiary of NYSE Euronext announced that connectivity to the BATS market center is available via the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure.