Talks on a second Greek bailout may drag into July, casting doubt on a payment due early next month, as euro-area finance chiefs struggled to break a deadlock over how to enroll private investors in the rescue.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
The U.S. Senate rejected a six-month delay of a Federal Reserve rule capping debit-card swipe fees set by Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc., whose shares fell after the vote was completed.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
TechNet called on lawmakers to delay rules that would cap fees charged to merchants for debit-card payments
BusinessWeek.com — Small Business
A partial shutdown of the federal government forced by the budget impasse in Congress would delay release of U.S. economic data, making it more difficult to determine the influence on growth of the recent jump in commodity prices.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
Bank of America Corp. said it will probably have to pay government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac an additional $ 230 million because of delays foreclosing on mortgages bought by the firms.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
The 38 percent drop in MannKind Corp.’s stock five hours before the drugmaker failed to win approval for a diabetes treatment may draw attention from the Securities and Exchange Commission, said James Angel and Tamar Frankel, finance professors who follow the industry.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup Inc. were among U.S. banks that closed or delayed opening most of their branches in the Northeast today after a blizzard dumped more than a foot of snow on the region.
BusinessWeek.com — Finance
TOKYO (12/01/2010) – Nvidia and Intel together requested a Delaware court postpone the start of a trial between the two chip makers as they continue to attempt a settlement, Nvidia’s CEO said Wednesday.
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