SEC charges Miami couple in Ponzi scheme (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. securities regulators charged a prominent Miami couple on Wednesday with running a $135 million Ponzi scheme that victimized elderly Cuban-Americans living in South Florida.
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After solid gains, Wall Street faces cautious outlook (AFP)
AFP – US stocks posted solid gains the past week on the back of positive economic data and mostly improved company earnings with attention focused on any easing of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve.
Champion US dog Sadie opens Wall Street trading (AFP)
AFP – Sadie, the Scottish Terrier newly crowned as America’s top dog, opened trading on Wall Street Thursday by ringing the New York Stock Exchange bell.
Berkshire shares up as Buffett group enters S&P (AFP)
AFP – Shares of Berkshire Hathaway rose Friday as billionaire Warren Buffett’s holding company was integrated into the Standard & Poor’s 500 index and was set to finalize its big rail acquisition.
CME to own 90 percent of Dow Jones joint venture (AFP)
AFP – CME Group, the giant derivatives marketplace, will own 90 percent of a new joint venture with Dow Jones & Co. that will own the Dow Jones Indexes, including the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average, the companies said Wednesday.
