WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- Bank industry analysts are saying the U.S. Federal Reserve has disrupted mid-sized bank mergers, if not derailed them, with a recent regulatory ruling.
WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- U.S. durable goods orders jumped 3.3 percent in April, about twice the gain economists had expected, the U.S. Commerce Department said Friday.
SEOUL, May 24 (UPI) -- Authorities in South Korea said they had raided the offices of Daewoo Engineering & Construction seeking evidence of bribery.
NEW YORK, May 24 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices hovered near $93 a barrel Friday in New York ahead of a U.S. holiday weekend.
TOKYO, May 23 (UPI) -- Stocks rallied in Japan early Friday after the previous day's rout with the Nikkei-225 index gaining more than 3 percent to again top the 15,000 mark.
NEW YORK, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes complied with a timeless adage Thursday: What goes up must come down.
STAMFORD, Conn., May 23 (UPI) -- Three executives at SAC Capital Advisors LP were issued subpoenas related to a U.S. insider trading investigation, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
FRANKFURT, Germany, May 23 (UPI) -- Germany's leading economic indicators rose in March, climbing for the fourth consecutive month, the Conference Board said Thursday.
PRINCETON, N.J., May 23 (UPI) -- Pension plans can make all the difference in how financially well off U.S. retirees are, Gallup's annual Economy and Personal Finance survey indicates.
LOS ANGELES, May 23 (UPI) -- Non-farm jobs in Los Angeles rose by 9,700 from April 2012 to April 2013, the city's economic development corporation said.
WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- U.S. crude oil inventories dropped slightly in the week, but remain historically high, the Energy Information Administration said.
WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- New U.S. one-family home sales rose modestly from March to April, the U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, May 23 (UPI) -- A U.S. home price index rose 1.9 percent in the first quarter, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said Thursday.
NEW YORK, May 23 (UPI) -- The pace of U.S. manufacturing growth in May slowed marginally from April, Markit Economics data released Tuesday indicates.
LONDON, May 23 (UPI) -- Britain's Office of National Statistics said the country's economy rose 0.3 percent in the first quarter of the year, leaving a previous estimate unchanged.
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