AP - China's lavish bank lending spurred a recovery but also pumped up markets as speculators scooped up stocks and property and even dabbled in garlic, dried chilli peppers and luxury Pu'er tea.
AP - World stock markets fell Wednesday as sentiment continued to be dented by China's moves to curb bank lending and a relatively disappointing start to the U.S. fourth quarter corporate earnings season.
AP - Federal regulators on Wednesday proposed new requirements for brokerage firms aimed at reining in risk from their trading customers who get split-second access to markets to buy or sell stocks. -- read full article
AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission named six people on Wednesday to lead new investigative units as the agency reorganizes its enforcement efforts. -- read full article
AP - The stock market turned higher Wednesday, following the lead of financial stocks as the heads of several big banks testified before Congress about the financial crisis.
Reuters - U.S. securities regulators proposed rules on Wednesday that would require more supervision of unlicensed high-frequency traders who gain unfettered, or "naked," access to public markets. -- read full article
Reuters - Stocks extended gains on Wednesday as investors scooped up financial and technology shares, and Merck & Co benefited from a brokerage upgrade.
Reuters - U.S. bank stocks fell on Tuesday after reports that the Obama administration might charge banks more than $100 billion made investors worry about the sector's profits.
AP - The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: -- read full article
Reuters - U.S. stocks slid in a broad selloff on Tuesday as investors pummeled financials on concerns about a potential government levy on banks, while Alcoa Inc's disappointing results tempered optimism about the economic recovery.
