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U.S. Stock Futures Signal Higher Open for Equities

Stock index futures pointed to a higher open for equities on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500, for the Dow Jones and for the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.3 to 0.6 percent.

Japan Aims to Bolster M&A Disclosure After Olympus

Japan has signaled plans to strengthen disclosure rules on mergers and acquisitions after a $1.7 billion accounting fraud at Olympus Corp, one of the nation's worst corporate scandals, which involved a series of shady deals.

AutoZone Is in an Uptrend - Stock Review

Is now a good time to consider the stock of AutoZone (AZO)?

Wells Fargo Fined $2 Million For Abetting Unscrupulous Investment Adviser

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) was fined $2 million Thursday by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a regulatory group that oversees investment advisers and other finance professionals, for neglecting to discipline an investment manager who became the firm’s top salesman of a certain kind of exotic investment instrument by forcing it on unwilling, elderly clients.

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Unclaimed Money: Missouri Woman Nets $6.1 Million, is Largest Known Property Claim in U.S. History

One unidentified Missouri woman received $6.1 million from an unclaimed property she didn't know she had.

Will Hamas Now Abandon Syria and Assad?

Staying in Syria would tacitly suggest that Hamas supports Assad, who has already become the loneliest and most isolated leader in the Middle East.

Relativity enters into distribution venture with Senator

Relativity Media has entered into a joint venture with German distributor Senator Entertainment, the studio announced Wednesday.

Michael Kors makes a glitzy market debut

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd stood out in its market debut, keeping pace with star technology sector IPOs and showcasing the resilience of the luxury market even in a gloomy economy.

SEC Enforcement Officials to Push for Rejected Citigroup Deal: WSJ

Enforcement officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission will reportedly recommend that the agency appeal a federal judge's November decision rejecting a $285 million settlement with Citigroup.

Prince Fielder: Cubs, Rangers, and Mariners in a Three-Team Race?

Teams have dropped out of the sweepstakes.

A view of the Morgan Stanley headquarters building in New York's Times Square

Morgan Stanley to Axe 1,600 Jobs Globally

Morgan Stanley (MS) announced plans to cut 1,600 job globally Thursday. Another axe fell on Wall Street.

American Airlines’ $30M Luxury London Townhouse

Bankrupt American Airlines' $30 million London townhouse was apparently overlooked in cost-cutting efforts.

Gold Heads for First Quarterly Fall Since Sept '08: Analysis

A dash for cash has overwhelmed gold's traditional status as a haven from risk, putting the metal on course for its first quarterly fall since end-September 2008, when the global credit crunch was at its worst.

Europe's Markets Rise Thursday at Mid-Day on Bargain Hunting

European shares rose on Thursday in thin, pre-holiday trade as recent weakness prompted some bargain hunting, though strategists said political progress on the Eurozone crisis was needed before equities could make much more progress.

Nikkei, Asia Markets Close Sharply Lower Thursday on Europe Debt, Global Slowdown Concerns

Major Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Thursday for the third day, led by banks and commodities as a decline in Chinese factory output added to worries about the global economy and Europe's debt crisis.

Thousands of U.S. dollars notes are piling up

'Mass Affluent' But Not Opulent Slice of U.S. Consumers as Scared as the Rest of Us: Report

Two recent reports on the attitudes of the "mass affluent" revealed that consumers in this wealth bracket have a relatively high level of apprehension about their financial future.

Olympus Ex-CEO Attacks Japanese Shareholders

The whistleblower in Japan's Olympus Corp scandal, ex-CEO Michael Woodford, blasted Japanese shareholders Thursday for failing to stand up for him, amid signs that domestic and foreign investors are split over his campaign to be reinstated.

Foreign investment in China down first time in 28 months

China's economic growth could be slowing further as data on Thursday showed the first year-on-year drop in foreign direct investment in 28 months and a fresh fall in new orders signaled a further contraction in factory activity.

Olympus Corp President Takayama speaks at a news conference in Tokyo

Olympus Open to Rehiring Woodford, but Skepticism Reigns

Japan's disgraced Olympus Corp said Thursday it would consider reinstating its sacked CEO, Michael Woodford, but the gesture failed to erase doubts that it would ever rehire the foreigner who blew the whistle on its crooked accounts.

Fitch 2012 Outlook on U.S. States: Credit Ratings Stable, Medicaid and Education Funding Cuts are Key Issues

Fitch Ratings says challenging times will continue for U.S. states, but fundamental strength remains. Among the 43 states Fitch rates, 38 carry a stable outlook.

A Greek flag is reflected on a glass building damaged by recent civil unrest in central Athens

IMF Says Greece Must Move Faster on Reforms

The International Monetary Fund stepped up pressure on Greece on Wednesday, saying promised reforms were behind schedule in most areas and the delays were stalling recovery from years of recession.

Pros Move Against Mom-and-Pop Investors in December: Report

Two reports released today show two groups, retail investors and professional asset managers, have been moving in markedly different directions in the past two weeks. The armchair stock pickers are getting out of U.S. equities while the pros are claiming they are dumping more cash into the American stock market.

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