Reuters - U.S. companies will have to disclose their compensation practices and board members' qualifications under rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. -- read full article
Reuters - Toronto's main stock index surged to its highest level in nearly two weeks on Wednesday as stronger commodity prices helped boost energy and gold-mining shares. -- read full article
AP - Federal regulators voted Wednesday to require companies to reveal more information about how they pay their top executives amid a public outcry over compensation. -- read full article
AP - Shares of Team Health Holdings Inc. started climbing shortly after they debuted Wednesday at a lower-than-expected price on the New York Stock Exchange. -- read full article
AP - Shares of oil exploration company Cobalt International Energy Inc. slipped following their New York Stock Exchange debut on Wednesday. -- read full article
AP - Stocks held on to most of their gains Wednesday as the Federal Reserve reminded investors that it would end several of its extraordinary supports for the economy in the coming year.
Reuters - U.S. financial regulators on Wednesday charged a former investment banker at Lazard Freres, a former associate at private equity firm TPG Capital and two friends with making nearly $500,000 on illegal stock tips. -- read full article
Reuters - U.S. stocks maintained gains on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would leave interest rates unchanged and reaffirmed its promise to keep rates low for an extended period.
AP - Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday its shares could be delisted from Nasdaq because the company does not comply with the exchange's $10 million minimum shareholder equity requirement. -- read full article
AP - The stock market fell for the first time in five days and Treasurys slipped after a jump in inflation stoked concerns that the Federal Reserve would be forced to raise interest rates. Stocks extended their losses late in the day Tuesday after General Electric Co. forecast that revenue and earnings would be largely flat in 2010. -- read full article
AP - The stock market fell for the first time in five days and Treasurys slipped after a jump in inflation stoked concerns that the Federal Reserve would be forced to raise interest rates.
