  | | | | (Reuters) - If you got me at gun-point, backed me up to the edge of a high cliff and forced me to choose between Larry Summers and Tim Geithner as the next Federal Reserve Chairman, I think I might jump. | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators should consider raising the bar for who qualifies to invest in certain riskier financial products, a U.S. government watchdog said in a report released on Thursday. | | | | | | (Reuters) - A former broker for Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Morgan Stanley has been indicted for defrauding an elder client out of $1.8 million by forging checks on her accounts, federal prosecutors said. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Getting a masters degree in business administration might seem like a very roundabout way for a financial adviser to attract new clients. The degree typically costs at least $100,000 and requires courses, such as corporate strategy, that aren't relevant to financial planning or money management. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors worldwide poured $19.7 billion into stock funds in the latest week as U.S. stocks hit record highs, a report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch said Friday. | | | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is "well ahead" of its target to boost returns in its fixed-income trading business by reducing assets that have hefty capital requirements, with risk-weighted assets dropping 5.5 percent in the second quarter, Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat said on Thursday. | | | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Legislation to allow U.S. states to collect sales taxes on purchases made online is garnering support from both sides of the political spectrum, with a leading conservative economist saying on Thursday the tax would foster growth and job creation. | | | |  | | | | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sallie Krawcheck may be one of the most powerful women in American finance, but the former head of Citigroup and Bank of America's wealth management businesses hates doing her own financial plan. Like, really hates it. | | |  | | | | (Reuters) - Ben Bernanke dropped a D-bomb on Congress on Wednesday. | | | |  | | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. central bank still expects to start scaling back its massive bond purchase program later this year, but he left open the option of changing that plan if the economic outlook shifted. | | | | |  |  | | | The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today | | |  | |  | | | A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today | | | | | | » MORE NEWSLETTERS | |
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