Financial Stocks: Financial stocks slip; AIG may renegotiate bailout
U.S. financial stocks as a group fall about 1% following a few days of gains, and are likely to remain volatile if the trend set in recent sessions prevails.

Lebanon 'immune' to financial crisis
Bankers in Beirut say they were prepared for the financial meltdown hitting the world's financial markets and they are booming as a result.

Interim Assistant Secretary for Financial Stability Neel Kashkari Testimony Before the Senate Appropriations ...
Washington - Chairman Durbin, Members of the Subcommittee, good morning and thank you for the opportunity to appear before you. I would like to provide an update on the Treasury Department's actions to work through the financial crisis and restore the flow of credit to the economy.

Prudential Financial Forecasts 2008, 2009 Earnings
Prudential Financial Forecasts 2008, 2009 Earnings

Financial Stocks Slip, AIG May Renegotiate Bailout
Financial Stocks Slip, AIG May Renegotiate Bailout

Financial industry pushes for lower mortgage rates
WASHINGTON -- Financial industry lobbyists are urging the Treasury Department to take steps to lower mortgage rates and help stabilize the battered U.S. housing market.

Capital One Financial to buy Chevy Chase Bank
MCLEAN, Va. (AP) ? Capital One Financial says it will buy Chevy Chase Bank for about $520 million in cash and stock.

Berlusconi Says Fininvest Holding in Premiere Is Financial
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Pier Silvio Berlusconi said the Premiere AG stake held by Fininvest SpA, the holding company of his family, is a financial investment.

US Financial Firms Continue Extensive Use Of Fed Programs
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. financial institutions in the latest week continued to extensively tap Federal Reserve facilities created to extend credit and assist commercial paper and money markets funds.

Dodd endorses financial assistance for automakers
Senate Banking Committee chairman Christopher Dodd has come out in favor of federal financial help for the troubled auto industry.

Bush v. Sink for U.S. Senate? Alex Sink, the state's Chief Financial...
Bush v. Sink for U.S. Senate? Alex Sink, the state's Chief Financial Officer, said she's seriously considering running for the U.S. Senate -- even if it means facing former Gov. Jeb Bush in the 2010 elections.

Dodd endorses financial assistance for automakers
Senate Banking Committee chairman Christopher Dodd has come out in favor of federal financial help for the troubled auto industry. The Connecticut Democrat stated his position Thursday as the heads of the Big Three car makers in Detroit returned to Congress...

Principles for Climate Change Developed for Financial Sector
By Robert Kropp. Major financial institutions join with The Climate Group to promote principles of business for a low-carbon economy.

Automaker collapse may undo financial rescue, Levin says
WASHINGTON -- A new twist in the argument for a rescue plan to help Detroit's automakers will be the effect their potential collapse could have on the country's financial markets.

Demand for Low-Latency Infrastructure in Financial Markets Continues Despite Current Turmoil
There is a race underway in the financial markets, with technology vendors and service providers vying to offer the lowest possible latency in the delivery of market data and trade execution information.

SEC chairman says government must build 'exit strategy' for financial rescue plan
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. securities regulator says the government must start to build an "exit strategy" that includes taxpayer protections for its massive financial rescue plan.

Fidelity to Roll out New Home Page Providing Real-Time Financial News and Insights
New Fidelity.com to offer robust financial news & insights, expert commentary and personal finance content in addition to existing content, tools and functionality.

Italy Fin Min Says Italy's Financial System Is Solid
ROME -(Dow Jones)- Italy's Finance Ministry issued a statement Thursday evening saying Italy's financial system is "substantially" solid.

Park moving ahead with financial green light
The city and the team of developers Sam Park and DeMoulas supermarkets have forged a financial partnership that clears the way for construction of the largest shopping center in the city's history. Advocates held Gloucester Crossing out to be a job creating boost to the local economy and the city's investment in it, roughly $2.3 million in taxes not collected over 12 years, a tonic to the project.

Hillsborough Family YMCA sponsoring local families in financial deed during holidays
HILLSBOROUGH -- With the holidays only a few weeks away, shopping for gifts is in full swing. With many families suffering financial hardships that are felt most acutely during this time of year, the Hillsborough Family YMCA, through the Hillsborough...