Topic: Wall Street

Would-be Wall Street sheriffs strike cautious tone

NEW YORK (Reuters) - All candidates vying to be the next so-called Sheriff of Wall Street say they will find the bad apples without overturning the applecart in the financial capital's fragile economic recovery. In interviews, two of the candidates in the ...
Weak mining stocks and a drop in exports sent Canadian stocks down on Thursday. But U.S. stocks were driven higher by positive news on U.S. unemployment claimsToday on Stockhouse Your opinion matters. Submit an article to Stockhouse today at submissions@stockhouse.com. Submission guidelines ...

NY AG candidate Rice aims to be Sheriff of Main St

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state attorney general candidate Kathleen Rice said on Thursday she hoped to renew the office's focus on "kitchen table" issues and broaden the job beyond the role of the so-called "Sheriff of Wall Street." Rice, in ...
National Semiconductor fiscal 1Q net income skyrockets but 2Q revenue outlook misses forecastNational Semiconductor Corp., which makes chips for power management, signal amplification and other uses, said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter net income nearly tripled, but the company said it expects slower ...

As Wall Street Sheriff, Coffey would be discreet

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state attorney general candidate Sean Coffey on Thursday said he was the only contender qualified to police Wall Street and called Democratic rivals career politicians fixated on becoming governor. Coffey is one of five Democrats seeking ...

NY Republican candidate: I'm no sheriff of Wall St

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The sole Republican candidate for New York attorney general says he does not want to be the next "sheriff of Wall Street" and would give up the national prominence the job offers in favor of tackling political corruption ...

World stocks drop as investors seek safety

World stock markets fell on Wednesday as investors sought safety amid fresh worries about the fragile economic recovery, helping propel the yen to a 15-year high against the dollar" class="inform">dollar, analysts said. Another safe-haven currency, the Swiss franc, struck a record high ...

London stocks fall amid banking concerns

London shares slid at the start of trading on Wednesday following steep losses across Asia and on Wall Street overnight. The benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 0.50 percent to 5,380.94 points in early morning deals. Asian stocks tumbled on Wednesday after Wall ...
Shrugging off record-high gold prices, North American stocks fell Tuesday amid renewed concerns over the health of European banksToday on Stockhouse Your opinion matters. Submit an article to Stockhouse today at submissions@stockhouse.com. Submission guidelines can be found here. Stockhouse’s Peter Kennedy writes ...

FTSE 100 closes lower

London shares declined on Tuesday with weaknesses in the US market taking effect as Wall Street traders returned from a long holiday weekend. The benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 0.58 percent to close at 5,407.82 points. Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) was the ...
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