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Wall Street tax must be international: Pelosi

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News 7 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Any tax imposed on financial transactions would have to take effect internationally to keep Wall Street jobs and related business from moving overseas, U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday. "It would have to be an ...

European stock markets weaken

AFP Global Edition 7 days ago

Europe's main stock markets retreated on Thursday following losses in Tokyo and overnight on Wall Street, as investors digested mixed economic data and outlooks for the global economy. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index eased 0.10 percent to 5,336.80 points in late morning ...

Donaldson 1Q profit falls but beats Street view

AP News 8 days ago

Filters maker Donaldson says 1Q profit falls as sales drop but beats Street view; shares rise Filtration systems maker Donaldson Co. said Wednesday its profit fell 28 percent in the fiscal first quarter as sales dropped amid weaker demand. But the company ...

European stocks advance, with a hand from gold

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

Europe's leading stock markets rose on Wednesday, with miners boosted by a record high for gold prices, and after a mixed showing across Asia and fresh 2009 highs for Wall Street overnight. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.37 percent to 5,365.59 ...

Autodesk down after hours (ADSK)

AlphaNinja 8 days ago

Autodesk (ADSK), king of Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) software, is down 4% in after hours trading.The company, based in San Rafael, California, had a pretty good quarter. But guidance for the upcoming quarter is "messy" as some in the industry like to say.The company ...

House Dems sharpening "too big to fail" plan

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 9 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key U.S. congressional panel moved toward toughening a plan for dealing with "too big to fail" financial firms on Tuesday, while rejecting a Republican alternative that is expected to reappear later. The House Financial Services Committee, locked for ...

Obama creates task force to fight financial crime

Reuters US Online Report Top News 9 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration created a new task force on Tuesday to crack down on financial fraud, an increasingly important political issue after a spike in mortgage scams and big Wall Street trading scandals. President Barack Obama signed an executive ...

FTSE 100 slips on profit-taking

AFP European Edition 9 days ago

The FTSE 100 index wilted on Tuesday in line with early trading on Wall Street, as investors took profits from big gains the day before. London's leading shares index dipped 0.68 percent to close at 5,345.93 points. Vodafone was the most traded ...

Wall Street profits revive, bank bonuses may jump

Reuters US Online Report Business News 9 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Stock Exchange member firms earned a record $35.7 billion for their broker-dealer operations in the first six months of this year, which is 1-1/2 times above the previous high-water mark set in 2000, the state comptroller ...

European stocks retreat after rally

AFP Global Edition 9 days ago

Europe's main stock markets retreated on Tuesday as investors took profits from a strong performance the previous day which saw the London hit a 2009 peak on a wave of investor optimism. In morning European trading, London's FTSE 100 index dipped 0.40 ...

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