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WSJ.com: Markets
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Stocks Rally on Auto Reports
Stocks advanced on reports of a possible deal for expanded federal loans to the ailing auto industry. GM shares surged nearly 30%.
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Before the Bust, These CEOs Reaped Big Gains
In industries at the center of the financial crisis, plenty of top officials have emerged with big fortunes. Fifteen CEOs of large home-building and financial-services firms each reaped more than $100 million during the past five years.
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Senate Probe to Look at Bond-Rating Firms
The Senate is opening a probe into causes of the global financial crisis, focusing in part on whether bond-ratings firms, driven by conflicts of interest, boosted mortgage investments that have since collapsed.
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Moody's Sees Pressure on CMBS Ratings
Moody's expects U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities' ratings to face downward pressure in coming months as falling demand cuts rents and boosts vacancies in the U.S. commercial real estate market.
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Treasurys Soar as Stocks Slump
Treasurys surged amid heavy buying that pushed yields down sharply. The two-year yield reached below 1% for the first time.
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New Tack in Default Battle: Cutting Mortgage Principal
Some mortgage companies are slashing the amount that borrowers owe, deciding that a permanent cut in the loan balance may pay off if that helps teetering borrowers avoid foreclosure.
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Greenberg's AIG Bet Earns a Big Payoff
The collapse of AIG shares might not be something former CEO Greenberg ever wished for, but it is generating big payoffs on two bets his investment vehicle made three years ago.
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Citi Gets No Lift From Alwaleed
Saudi Prince Alwaleed said he will increase his holdings in Citigroup back to 5%, adding that he supports the bank's management. But the stock continued to fall.
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Citi's India Group Loses CEO, Plans Layoffs
Citigroup's sizeable Indian operation lost its chief executive and expects to lay off more than 1,000 employees over the next few months.
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Fund Facts to Turn Brief, User-Friendly
The SEC adopted a rule that mutual-fund companies provide short summaries of key data about their funds.
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