en-us Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:27:33 -0800 C C Reuters) - The U.S. brokerage watchdog is probing how Wall Street firms, including JP Morgan Chase JPM and Citigroup Inc C, offer stock research, two people familiar with the probe said on Friday.The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, which supervises nearly 4,800 brokerage firms, sent letters to more than...]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:45:26 -0800 C GS JPM MS C,GS,JPM,MS Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:54:25 -0800 C C Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:31:24 -0800 BAC C BAC,C Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday as the dollar rebounded, diminishing the appetite for risky assets, while FedEx forecast profits below estimates and Citigroup got a cool reception for its stock offering. An unexpected increase in applications for jobless benefits highlighted the spotty nature...]]> Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:11:03 -0800 C FDX C,FDX Fri, 18 Dec 2009 09:32:23 -0800 C C Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:19:18 -0800 C C Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:20:07 -0800 C C Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:03:48 -0800 C C Reuters) - In the lucrative business of underwriting and selling a company's stock, J.P. Morgan led the world's banks this year, earning an estimated $2.2 billion in fees, or nearly double what it hauled from the deals last year.Across the investment banking...]]> Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:15:21 -0800 BAC C GS JPM BAC,C,GS,JPM