News

• Congress Pressures Swaps Regulators to Curb Dodd-Frank

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  May 7, 2013

  House Financial Services Committee to vote today on measures to ease derivatives requirements.

• Banks Easing Credit Standards and Terms for C&I Lending

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 6, 2013

  Around 20 percent have eased credit standards, and nearly half of large banks have eased loan covenants.

• Business Loans Lead Credit Thaw, Fed Says

  By Joshua Zumbrun, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  Survey shows pickup in demand for commercial loans.

• Buffett Says No to Corporate Bonds

  By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  Current yields are too low, says Berkshire Hathaway chairman.

• JPMorgan Shareholders Urged to Split Chairman, CEO Role

  By Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  Advisory firm also recommends against re-election of some members of the bank board's risk committee.

• Online Sales Tax Could Run into Trouble in U.S. House

  By Richard Rubin, Bloomberg  |  May 6, 2013

  Measure is expected to win Senate approval today.

• Tech Companies Dominate Bond Sales This Week

  By Sarika Gangar, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  Apple and IBM lead issuance of $43 billion of corporate bonds.

• U.S. Payrolls Rise 165,000 in April

  By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  Stronger-than-expected jobs report includes four-year low on jobless rate.

• Buffett Bets on Business Insurance

  By Zachary Tracer, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  Berkshire Hathaway hires four AIG executives.

• Apple Avoids $9.2 Bln in Taxes with Bond Deal

  By Peter Burrows, Bloomberg  |  May 3, 2013

  Company would have paid 35% tax to repatriate overseas cash.