Lehman Brothers second-quarter profit climbs 27 percent
Robust stock trading and buyout business pushed second-quarter profit up.
June 12, 2007
Slaughter pushes for stock trading limits
WASHINGTON Continuing her push for a cleaner Congress, Rep. Louise M. Slaughter on Tuesday joined with a colleague in introducing a bill that seeks to prevent lawmakers and their aides from trading in stocks based on inside information they gather through their jobs.
Global stocks and bonds up after U.S. data
Stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data boosted stocks on Friday while bonds held early gains and the dollar fell.
Stock Futures Lower Ahead of Retail Data
U.S. stock market futures edged lower Tuesday, as Procter & Gamble lowered its sales outlook and as data was expected to show declining retail sales in February and a widening current account deficit.
