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In a year in which Republicans look likely to make sweeping gains in congressional and governors' elections, New York Democrats are more concerned with fighting each other.

Russia said on Friday Iran must cooperate more actively with the U.N. nuclear agency to convince the world its nuclear program is peaceful, and gave fresh signals the Kremlin may back sanctions.

U.S. department stores are by and large set to report far better earnings in the coming week than they did a year ago in the thick of retail meltdown.

A former top UBS AG fixed-income executive has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle a probe by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into insider trading of auction-rate securities.

Stocks were little changed on Thursday as a mixed set of economic data and a weak outlook from Wal-Mart pointed to the fragility of the recovery.

Calpers released late on Wednesday a list of 11 firms with which it has invested that did not reply to its request for information on their use of placement agents.

The fate of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $150 million accord with Bank of America Corp over the Merrill Lynch & Co takeover hung in the balance as a federal judge sought help in resolving striking inconsistencies in events leading up to the merger.

Bank of America Corp fired its general counsel in December 2008 to keep Brian Moynihan, now its chief executive, from leaving the bank, and not because of legal advice concerning the takeover of Merrill Lynch & Co, the Securities and Exchange Commission said.

BlackRock Inc may not be interested in hedge fund manager Man Group after all, according to a source.

Stocks advanced on Wednesday as stronger-than-expected earnings from companies including Deere & Co and economic data underpinned hopes for the recovery.

New York Governor David Paterson appeared on Larry King's Live Thursday evening to call the New York Times to publish a much talked about story that according to some media outlets, will force the governor to resign.

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A federal judge weighing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $150 million settlement with Bank of America Corp has demanded more details on why bank shareholders were left in the dark about problems at Merrill Lynch & Co before approving that company's takeover.

Ohio-based power company FirstEnergy Corp plans to buy Pennsylvania's Allegheny Energy Inc for $4.7 billion in stock to create one of the largest U.S. utilities, but regulatory hurdles loom.

Citigroup Inc said on Wednesday it has named Stuart Staley to replace the retiring head of global commodities, which the third largest U.S. bank aims to expand by 30 to 40 percent over the next three years.

Toyota Motor Corp was not accustomed to outsiders telling it what to do, let alone some obscure bureaucrat from the United States.

Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and billionaire investor Warren Buffett, from different sides of the political spectrum, expressed support on Tuesday for the U.S. government's aggressive steps in 2008 to keep the nation's banks and economy from a complete meltdown.

Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and billionaire investor Warren Buffett, from different sides of the political spectrum, expressed support on Tuesday for the U.S. government's aggressive steps in 2008 to keep the nation's banks and economy from a complete meltdown.

A federal judge expressed skepticism about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $150-million settlement with Bank of America Corp over the Merrill Lynch takeover, questioning whether the regulator was too tame in setting forth facts to help him decide.

New York's attorney general charged Bank of America Corp , former Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis and former Chief Financial Officer Joe Price with fraud for allegedly misleading shareholders about the acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co.

New York's attorney general charged Bank of America Corp , former Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis and former Chief Financial Officer Joe Price with fraud for allegedly misleading shareholders about the bank's acquisition of Merrill Lynch & Co.