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* Chicago Bridge & Iron rises after Berkshire takes stake * Wells Fargo stake grows to nearly $17 billion By Jonathan Stempel May 15 (Reuters) - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday revealed a new investment in Chicago Bridge & Iron...

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - U.S. financial regulators on Thursday warned banks to boost underwriting standards and oversight of short-term, small-dollar loans that could lead some borrowers to become buried in debt. Some banks, including Wells Fargo...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Billionaire Warren Buffett's company revealed several new investments on Nov. 14, including a stake in Deere & Co., as part of a busy quarter of buying and selling for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. The changes in Berkshire's investments...

LOS ANGELES -- Bank of America Corp is dropping plans to charge a $5 monthly fee for debit card use, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday. The second-biggest U.S. bank said the move was in response to customer feedback and competition. Bank of America...

Several big banks familiar on the California retail scene -- including Wells Fargo, Chase and US Bank -- may soon be deemed strong enough to pay out more of their profits to shareholders. It will be interesting to see how......

Too big to fail, quickly defined: The nation’s five biggest banks held 37% of all U.S. bank deposits as of June 30, according to a tally by SNL Financial. (Chart is below.) Compared with a year earlier, Bank of America......

President Obama, famous for his cool, was hopping mad. First, the nation's top bankers got a life-support infusion of billions of dollars in taxpayer funds. Then they promptly sat on the money, reluctant to lend to the small businesses that......

NEW YORK - If you're thinking about skipping that vacation this year, you many want to reconsider.  One company is urging people to trade in their struggling stocks for some fun in the sun. It's all part of Elite Island Resorts latest promotion "Roll...

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Seven years after making national headlines for charging customers to talk with its tellers, Bank One Corp. is scrapping its controversial $3 teller fees here as part of a broad strategy to win back disgruntled Chicago-area customers. Bank One will...

Pounded by Wall Street and imposing big layoffs in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks, U.S. airlines on Monday received some reassurance from President Bush, who ordered the development of a "comprehensive" financial aid package for the battered...