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The complexity of bank capital requirements has made them vulnerable to manipulation. In the rush to embrace simplicity, however, policymakers could inadvertently make safe investments unattractive for banks.

The percent of individual tax returns audited by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service declined for the second straight year, reaching the lowest rate since 2005.

H. Ty Warner, the billionaire creator of Beanie Babies plush toys, should go to prison for tax evasion, U.S. prosecutors told a federal judge.

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said JPMorgan Chase & Co, which agreed to pay $2.6 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations it facilitated Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, "failed miserably" as a financial institution.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $1.7 billion to resolve U.S. claims that it played a role in facilitating Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.

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There are three essential keys to successful business development.

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Senior investment counselor John Wyckoff provides an overview of what to expect in 2014.

Macy’s Inc. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. settled litigation over whether Martha Stewart breached a contract by selling certain goods at J.C. Penney Co.

Americans are growing upbeat about the economy as household finances improve on the heels of more hiring, rising property values and stock-market gains.

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BP Plc asked a federal appeals court to block economic loss payments in its $9.2 billion settlement of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill unless they can be directly linked to the disaster.

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Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay Fannie Mae $591 million to resolve repurchase demands on loans originated before 2009 and sold to the government-backed firm.

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