Insight: MF Global bust erodes trust in brokerages Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:39 AM NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost two weeks after the bankruptcy of commodities firm MF Global, customers at rival firms are all asking the same question: How safe is my money?
Your employer's stock: How much is too much? Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:38 AM(Reuters) - The 2001 collapse of Enron may look like small potatoes by post-2008 standards of corporate malfeasance and disaster. But it was pretty ugly at the time -- and nothing was more painful too ...
How to play it: Riding the holiday shopping wave Saturday, November 12, 2011 3:52 AM(Reuters) - Retailers have grappled with rising commodity costs, thinning margins and jittery consumer confidence all year. Now they're set for the ultimate test: The make-or-break holiday shopping...
More brokers managing funds; firms hold onto track records Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:39 AM(Reuters)- To respond more quickly to increasingly volatile markets, a growing number of financial advisers at large broker-dealers have taken over the management of their clients' accounts.
Four international ETFs to escape financial chaos Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:33 AM(Reuters) - The financial troubles of Europe and the U.S. have become fiscal soap operas on a grand scale. If you're an individual investor, where can you escape the endlessly singing fat lady?
Consumer sentiment rises on better outlook in November Saturday, November 12, 2011 6:05 AM NEW YORK (Reuters) - Americans became more hopeful about the economic outlook in November, pushing consumer sentiment to a five-month high, though they still have a gloomy view of personal finances,...
Stock buybacks are a no-brainer, right? Not always Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:17 AM(Reuters)- Harvard Business School should send a thank-you note to Netflix, for providing so much material for a future course on corporate blunders.
Insurers to make customers pay if Italy defaults Saturday, November 12, 2011 2:02 AM LONDON (Reuters) - European insurers, on the front line of the region's sovereign debt crisis because of their big exposure to distressed Italian bonds, will be forced to share losses with customers...
Personal Finance: Marriage is taxing for same-sex couples Saturday, November 12, 2011 1:18 AM(Reuters) - After 13 years together, Maggy Porter and Arlene Bronfman began to talk last June about marriage when New York State passed its Marriage Equality Act.
Wide blame for biggest municipal bankruptcy Saturday, November 12, 2011 3:08 AM BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - From corrupt and incompetent local officials to Wall Street's credit crisis and toxic bonds, there was plenty of blame to go around on Thursday, a day after Alabama's..
