Bank lobbyists winning battle against regulation

You would think after global financiers triggered the current, unprecedented worldwide recession and credit crisis, they might embrace inevitable reforms that their reckless conduct made […]

U.S. bank regulators dig in against Obama shake-up

Top U.S. bank regulators will speak out on Tuesday against some key elements of the Obama administration’s plan to reshape financial regulation, saying parts […]

Germany says Opel suitors must improve bids

The two suitors for GM’s German unit Opel must improve their bids to win government backing, German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said on […]

Cash for Clunkers list confusion

Some car shoppers are finding that their trade-in vehicles, which qualified for a Cash for Clunkers rebate last week, don’t this week because of […]

Banks with bailout funds say loans rise: survey

More than 80 percent of the U.S. banks that received federal bailout funds said the money had helped them increase lending or avoid a […]

Gruebel: UBS cannot comply with U.S. request

UBS AG Chief Executive Oswald Gruebel sent a memorandum to the bank’s top executives on Thursday saying the bank could not comply with a […]

Lear Corp files for bankruptcy

U.S. auto parts maker Lear Corp, which has been weighed down by heavy debts and a sharp decline in automobile demand, filed for Chapter […]

Boeing reiterates plane delivery forecast

Boeing does not expect its airline customers to cancel aircraft deliveries this year over funding difficulties, commercial planes marketing chief Randy Tinseth told Reuters […]

Big companies make hay off stimulus

Big companies, ranging from AT&T to Dell to FedEx to Tyson Foods, are among those cashing in on the billions of dollars of federal […]

Detroit layoffs threaten housing-market recovery

Just what the devastated Detroit housing market didn’t need: more plant closings, more layoffs.
The Motor City absorbed the news Monday that General Motors […]