SEC May Ticket Speeding Traders
SEC Chairman Schapiro said she is worried about the role of high-frequency traders in the stock market and hinted at new policies aimed at curbing frenetic market activity.
Warning Is Issued About Plane Glut
The head of aircraft-leasing company AerCap warned that Airbus and Boeing are building too many planes.
BATS Gets Closer to Going Public
BATS Global Markets may launch its long-planned initial public offering by the end of March in what would be the first U.S. flotation in almost four years launched on an exchange not run by NYSE Euronext or Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.
Fuller Brush Files for Bankruptcy
Fuller Brush, a faded business icon known for its army of door-to-door salespeople and the mark it left on popular culture, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
GM Tries to Solve European Riddle
General Motors and French car maker Peugeot Citroën are discussing a European auto alliance as the two grapple with weak sales and a raging price war on the continent.
World Bank Punishes Alstom
The World Bank is temporarily blacklisting and fining two subsidiaries of French engineering firm Alstom over bribes allegedly offered to gain a power-plant contract in Zambia.
Asian Shares Mostly Down
Asian shares were mostly lower amid concerns over Europe's economic outlook and the implementation of Greece's debt deal, while political drama dragged the Australian dollar. The Nikkei slipped 0.2%.
G-20 Asks Europe to Beef Up Funds
Members of the Group of 20 advanced and developing economies plan to renew pressure on Europeans in coming days to expand their Continent-wide bailout funds, despite the latest rescue deal for Greece.
Home Resales Climb Higher
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose last month to the highest level in more than 1½ years, while the inventory of unsold homes contracted to a level economists consider healthy, positive signs for housing.
Microsoft Slams Google on Patents
Microsoft is complaining to European regulators that Motorola Mobility and its soon-to-be-owner Google are misusing patents to gain an upper hand in the mobile-device market.
