Bank regulator played advocate not enforcer

In the parade of regulators that missed signals or made decisions they came to regret on the road to the current financial crisis, the Office of Thrift Supervision stands out.

Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally

Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long and deep...

Midday Market Recap: Sentiment Continues to Seesaw

CEP News - (CEP News) - Share prices are closing in on session highs as shorts are covered ahead of the weekend.

Closing Market Recap: Geithner Nomination Sparks Late Equity Surge

CEP News - (CEP News) - NBC News reported Geithner will be nominated on Monday to replace Henry Paulson as Treasury Secretary.

Markets surge in late trading on report of new U.S. treasury secretary

CBC - North American markets jumped late in the session Friday after NBC News reported that U.S. president-elect Barack Obama would nominate New York Federal Reserve Bank president Tim Geithner as...