en-us Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives will debate on Thursday the most sweeping changes to financial regulation proposed since the Great Depression, including broad new government powers over large banks and tighter regulation of capital markets.President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats see the reforms they are...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:53:49 -0800 Reuters) - Senator Christopher Dodd chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, is ready to push through a controversial financial regulation reform bill with or without Republican support, senior aides said, just days before the House of Representatives votes on its own reform legislation.As momentum builds again behind...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:58:12 -0800 Reuters) - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate committee aired stubborn opposition.The setbacks came as lawmakers streamed out of town for a Thanksgiving holiday break, leaving further...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:15:30 -0800 Reuters) - Progress toward tighter U.S. financial regulation faltered in the U.S. Congress on Thursday as a House committee postponed a pivotal vote and Republicans on a Senate committee aired stubborn opposition.The setbacks came as lawmakers streamed out of town for a Thanksgiving holiday break, leaving further...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:45:16 -0800 AIG C AIG,C Reuters) - The U.S. Congress edged closer on Wednesday to creating new government powers to break up giant financial firms, which Europe is already doing, while a U.S. derivatives market crackdown got more complicated.More than a year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers and massive government bailouts...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:15:17 -0800 Reuters) - A key U.S. congressional panel moved toward toughening a plan for dealing with "too big to fail" financial firms on Tuesday, while rejecting a Republican alternative that is expected to reappear later.The House Financial Services Committee, locked for weeks in debate over financial reforms, voted...]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:45:24 -0800 Reuters) - A key U.S. congressional panel moved toward toughening a plan for dealing with "too big to fail" financial firms on Tuesday, while rejecting a Republican alternative backed by Wall Street.The House Financial Services Committee, locked for weeks in debate over financial reforms, voted to kill...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:30:20 -0800 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:29:32 -0800 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:02:50 -0700 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:40:39 -0700 XOM XOM Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:48:49 -0700 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:21:46 -0700 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:04:36 -0700 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:35:01 -0700 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:19:55 -0700 Fri, 29 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 AIG AIG Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:52:25 -0700 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:45:31 -0700 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:15:49 -0700 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700