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Finance Layoffs: D.E. Shaw and AmEx

The latest rumors and reports of layoffs are at Capital Guardian Trust., D.E. Shaw and American Express.


TARP escapee list to be released

Regulators will tell banks Monday or Tuesday which of them are healthy enough to repay TARP capital.


TARP repayment rush is on!

Banks are getting out from under TARP while the getting is good.


Western banks cash in on Chinese bank profits

Goldman Sachs joins Bank of America, American Express and others in divesting part of its stake in a Chinese bank.


Finance Layoffs: AmEx, Genworth and more

The latest rumors and reports of layoffs include companies such as American Express, Genworth Financial and Deutsche Bank.


Finance Layoffs: Barclays, AIG and AmEx

The latest layoff reports include Barclays, AIG, American Express and more.


Finance Layoffs: Amex, HSBC, Legg Mason and more

More finance layoffs have been announced at American Express Co. (NYSE:AXP), HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC), Legg Mason and more.


Financials awaken from slumber to power markets

The Dow finished up 109.44, or 1.38%, to 8,029.62, and the Nasdaq moved forward 1.08, or .07%, to 1,626.80.


Discover looking for new way as bank holding company

Credit card company Discover Financial Services is applying to become a bank holding company for eligibility for some of the $700 billion in government aid money via the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Plan. In response to the news, investors pushed the stock up nearly 14% in midday trading. ...


FBR Capital's Peskoff is a busy man

The Deal's middle-market editor Nathaniel Baker asked panelists at the M&A Outlook 2009 conference on Wednesday where money is flowing.Jonathan Peskoff, managing director of investment banking in the M&A group at FBR Capital Markets Corp., said in this market he has been the busiest he's been in the last four years. One obvious reason is the credit meltdown. "Valuations are low," he said, "but to build business, private equity firms or cash-rich strategics are coming in and buying small companies. They are providing much needed cash and offering their deep management expertise to build those small businesses out."On the...


Amex to become a bank

The credit crisis is forcing yet another financial institution to change its structure. The Federal Reserve Board announced late Monday that it has approved an application by credit card giant American Express Co. to become a bank holding company. ...


Bank Watch: Stocks surge

Stocks rallied Thursday. The Dow increased 189.73 points to 9,180.69, the  S&P 500 climbed 24.00 points to 954.09, and the Nasdaq jumped 41.31 points to 1,698.52. ...



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