Personal Finance
Ex-House Speaker Murphy joins finance committee
Rhode Island Rep. William Murphy, who recently gave up his position as House Speaker, has been appointed to the House Finance Committee.
Final Glance: Finance companies
NEW YORK — Shares of some top finance companies were mixed at the close of trading: Bank of America rose $.06 or .4 percent, to $16.80. Citigroup rose $.26 or 7.3 percent, to $3.82. JPMorgan Chase fell $.17 or .4 percent, to $42.42.
GMAC finance chief leaving for private equity job
Automotive finance company GMAC Financial Services will lose its chief financial officer to a private equity firm by the end of March, the company said Tuesday.
Greece says finance problems a broader issue
Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou proposed on Tuesday a ban of derivative trading techniques which increase the debt costs of countries which struggle to cut their deficits, such as Greece.
GMAC Finance Chief to Leave for Providence
GMAC , the onetime General Motors finance arm that was bailed out by the federal government, said on Tuesday that its chief financial officer, Robert S. Hull, will leave to pursue “another career opportunity.”
Midday Glance: Finance companies
NEW YORK — Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at noon: Bank of America rose $.05 or .3 percent, to $16.75. Citigroup rose $.06 or 1.7 percent, to $3.56. JPMorgan Chase fell $.08 or .2 percent, to $42.73.
Devon names new CFO, new SVP of corporate finance
Oil and gas company Devon Energy Corp. on Monday named a new chief financial officer and a new senior vice president of corporate finance.
Finance firms quit in face of new rules
Tougher regulations for finance companies have already resulted in some leaving the industry.Non-bank deposit takers with liabilities of more than $20 million had to gain a rating by March 1 to continue raising money from the…
Early Glance: Finance companies
NEW YORK — Shares of some top finance companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Bank of America rose $.11 or .7 percent, to $16.81.
German finance minister wants ‘European IMF’
BERLIN – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said in a newspaper interview released on Saturday he plans to make proposals soon on a new European institution to help ensure the stability of the euro zone.
