International Business News - AMP http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. reported Thursday that it eliminated its stake in Ameriprise Financial Inc. and is cutting its stake in Iron Mountain Inc., while raising its stakes in Kraft Foods Inc. and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/buffetts-berkshire-eliminates-stake-in-ameriprise.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:26:19 EDT Investment adviser and financial planning company Ameriprise Financial Inc. spent more than $206,000 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter on a variety of financial issues. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/ameriprise-spent-206-000-lobbying-in-1q.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 15:55:24 EDT Cash is starting to flow out of money market accounts as interest rates on those accounts have tumbled along with the Federal Reserve Board's recent spate of cuts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/market-spotlight-money-market-funds-and-recent-rate-cuts.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 17:42:15 EDT Shares of Ameriprise Financial Inc. fell Wednesday after it reported first-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates and an analyst cut his rating on the stock. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080423/ameriprise-shares-fall-on-earnings-report-downgrade.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:11:56 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, April 22, from AP Financial News: CHICAGO (AP) _ Shares of financial exchanges operator CME Group Inc. fell nearly 8 percent Tuesday after the company's first-quarter results fell short of Wall Street forecasts despite more than doubling profits. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080422/earnings-roundup-cme-group-phoenix-technologies.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:11:11 EDT Ameriprise Financial Inc.'s first-quarter earnings rose 16 percent after a charge muted the year-ago period's results, the financial services firm said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080422/ameriprise-1q-profit-rises-but-misses-wall-street-estimates.htm Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:40:13 EDT Financial planner Ameriprise has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle allegations it broke New Hampshire's securities laws, the state's top securities official said Wednesday. The amount incl... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/ameriprise-pays-almost-4m-in-settlement.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:10:25 EDT Investment adviser and financial planning company Ameriprise Financial Inc. spent $849,000 lobbying the federal government last year on a variety of financial issues. The Minneapolis-based company l... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080407/ameriprise-spent-849-000-lobbying.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:03:56 EDT Lehman Brothers upgraded Prudential Financial Inc. Friday, saying the insurance and investment company is the least exposed to commercial mortgage-backed securities in its sector. Analyst Eric Berg ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080404/ahead-of-the-bell-prudential-financial.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:20:49 EDT Stocks pulled back Wednesday after a drop in February's durable goods orders injected the market with more pessimism about the economy. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 100 points. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/stocks-retreat-on-weak-economic-data.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:27:46 EDT Ameriprise Financial Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive James M. Cracchiolo received compensation valued at $23.2 million in 2007, a year that the asset manager booked 29 percent profit growth, according to a regulatory filing Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080310/ameriprise-ceo-receives-23-2m-in-2007.htm Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:22:38 EDT Asset manager Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. is pairing up with MasterCard Inc. to become a credit card lender for the first time, the two companies planned to announce Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080309/ameriprise-to-begin-issuing-mastercards.htm Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:11:22 EDT