(NEW YORK)Merrill Lynch & Co. shares edged lower Wednesday after it amended agreements with money manager BlackRock Inc., in which it owns a 49.8 percent stake.READ MORE

Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, July 23, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of Mirant Corp. touched an 18-month low Wednesday after an analyst downgraded...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of investment banks mostly rose Wednesday afternoon, as the broader market edged higher and the financial services sector continued to recover from lows seen earlier in the ...READ MORE

(WASHINGTON)Millions of participants in 401(k)-style retirement plans would receive more information about the costs of those programs, a move that could help boost savings, under a rule propo...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Shares of investment banks mostly fell Monday afternoon despite improved activity in the mergers and acquisitions market over the past week. Morgan Stanley shares posted the larges...READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Merrill Lynch & Co. Chief Executive John Thain is making a pitch to Wall Street: Buy the brokerage's shares while they're still cheap. But investors don't seem ready to listen.READ MORE

(NEW YORK)Citigroup has become the latest big bank to quell Wall Street's worries about a financial sector implosion, posting a $2.5 billion second-quarter loss that was smaller than expecte...READ MORE