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Investors hope earnings lift markets as fears fade

NEW YORK — After fretting over a Greek bailout, a collapse in Chinese stocks and the timing of an interest rate increase, investors are hoping U.S. corporate earnings will bring more reassuring news this month. Companies have started to report ...

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JPMorgan Chase reaches $4.5B deal with investors

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a $4.5 billion settlement with investors who said the bank deceived them about bad mortgage investments. The settlement, announced Friday, covers 21 major institutional investors, including JPMorgan competitor Goldman Sachs, BlackRock Financial Management, and ...

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Facebook 3Q results fly past expectations

NEW YORK — Concerns about Facebook’s ability to keep young teens coming back every day spooked some investors, even though the company’s latest quarterly results showed continued strength in mobile advertising and beat Wall Street’s expectations on all counts. Shares ...

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US gov’t sues BofA over mortgage bond sale

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government has accused Bank of America Corp. of civil fraud, saying the company failed to disclose risks and misled investors in its sale of $850 million of mortgage bonds during 2008. The Justice Department filed a ...

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Are ordinary folks losing faith in stocks?

NEW YORK — Andrew Neitlich is the last person you’d expect to be rattled by the stock market. He once worked as a financial analyst picking stocks for a mutual fund. He has huddled with dozens of CEOs in his ...

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SEC changes rule on advisory performance fees

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a rule change last week that raises the net worth requirement of investors who pay advisory performance fees and excludes the value of a client’s home from that net worth consideration. Rule 205 of ...

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