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(NEW YORK)The sector that will see the most companies added to the Russell 3000 index this year is the financial services sector. That sector will also see the most companies removed, Russel...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Lewis Ranieri is credited with inventing mortgage-backed securities two decades ago, and recently he sounded warnings about mortgage risks. Yet he couldn't save his own company...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)At least 10 regional banks are likely to need to raise new capital or cut their dividends in the coming year, a JPMorgan Chase & Co. research analyst wrote Monday in a client note....READ MORE

(NEW YORK)The credit crisis has taken a toll on national and investment banks, but is only now starting to rock smaller, regional banks. It is a problem that is likely to stick around for th...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)As major small-cap indices officially entered a bear market, investors turned to larger companies whose international operations offset weak domestic results. However, certain fund...READ MORE