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A spine-chilling slide of nearly 1,000 points in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, its biggest intraday points drop ever, led to heightened calls for a crackdown on computer-driven high-frequency trading.

Thursday's sharp sell-off in U.S. stocks was sparked by nothing more than too many traders betting on energy, equity and metals markets going higher that then popped in a cascade of stop-loss selling, a hedge fund manager said.

Three big private equity firms have teamed up to bid for Fidelity National Information Services Inc , sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday, a deal that, if completed, would rank as the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis hit.

Three big private equity firms are in talks to buy Fidelity National Information Services Inc , sources familiar with the situation said on Thursday, a deal that, if completed, would rank as the biggest leveraged buyout since the financial crisis hit.

It's axiomatic on Wall Street that summer is a bummer. Stocks tend to do well in the winter and spring, and then go cold when the weather gets hot.

Warner Music Group, the world's third largest music company, posted a narrower-than-expected quarterly loss on Thursday as growth in digital services overshadowed the decline in music CD sales.

The former chairman and chief executive of Bear Stearns conceded on Wednesday that the failed investment bank had taken on too much risk.

Stocks sagged on Wednesday as more signs emerged that the fallout from the Greek debt crisis could spread to bigger European economies.

Bear Stearns' appetite for risk and lack of foresight were criticized at a hearing into the roots of the financial crisis, where former executives argued the firm's collapse was due to events beyond their control.

Bear Stearns appetite for risk was questioned at a hearing into the roots of the financial crisis, where former executives testified that the firm's collapse was due to events beyond their control.

Gold prices retreated on Tuesday from five-month highs above $1,190 hit earlier in the day, as its safe-haven status was dented by Spain's dismissal of rumors the country needed 280 billion euros ($372.9 billion) of aid.

Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus are to buy financial data provider Interactive Data for $3.4 billion in cash, including a $2 billion payment to majority owner Pearson which it will use to expand.

Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus are to buy financial data provider Interactive Data for $3.4 billion in cash, including a $2 billion payment to majority owner Pearson which it will use to expand.

U.S. stocks were set for a sharply lower open on Tuesday as Greece's debt problems continued to rattle investors and after a broad rally in the previous session that took the S&P 500 to its biggest day in two months.

Simon Property Group Inc has bid $5.8 billion for all of General Growth Properties Inc , even as its offer to buy a minority stake in its rival was rejected, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.

Lawyers for Goldman Sachs Group Inc have been served a subpoena to testify or provide information in a closely watched case of illegal insider trading allegations, according to a court document made public on Monday.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc, in a rare move, disclosed information about the many lawsuits and shareholder challenges facing the bank.

(Corrects fourth paragraph to show that the subpoena was revealed in a court document made public on Monday. The subpoena was not received on Monday.)

Many firms in Boston's financial district invest in things you can't touch: currency futures, index options, credit derivatives and so on.

The euro dropped on Monday and stocks fell on fears that a 110 billion euro bailout of Greece will face stiff political challenges, while fresh steps by China to cool its economy added to near-term uncertainty.

The euro sank nearly 1 percent on Monday and stocks fell on fears that a 110 billion euro bailout of Greece will face stiff political challenges, while fresh steps by China to cool its economy added to near-term uncertainty.