- UBS hires two bankers for Singapore-based private bank unitSINGAPORE (Reuters) - UBS has hired two bankers to join its ultra high net-worth team in Singapore, the bank said in an internal memo. […]
- Obama: U.S. can't afford to extend tax cuts for richPARMA, Ohio (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, fighting to keep Democrats in charge of Congress, said on Wednesday the United States could not afford to extend Bush-era tax cuts for the rich and accused Republicans of being fiscally irresponsible. […]
- BP points fingers in oil spill blame gameLONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - BP Plc and its Gulf of Mexico oil well partners traded blame on Wednesday after an internal BP investigation tried to downplay the company's role in the world's biggest offshore spill. […]
- Hurd's Oracle hire package worth millionsSAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oracle Corp has offered its new co-president, former Hewlett-Packard chief Mark Hurd, a hiring package with a bonus of up to $10 million and options potentially worth tens of millions more. […]
- Wall Street climbs in low-volume sessionNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Wednesday as investors latched onto positive news out of Europe in the latest in a string of low-volume sessions suggesting little confidence in market direction. […]
