European Stocks Advance, Paced by Total, BP as Oil Prices Climb
Bloomberg.com - Sep 15 2:35 AM
Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks advanced, paced by energy producers including Total SA and BP Plc as crude-oil prices rose the most in two weeks yesterday.

Bear Stearns Net Rises to Record; Bond Revenue Drops (Update7)
Bloomberg.com - Sep 15 1:02 PM
U.S. Sept. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bear Stearns Cos. reported record third-quarter profit, led by stock trading and securities underwriting. The shares fell on declines in revenue from its bond business, the company's biggest.

Schwab ends account service fees
InsideBayArea - Sep 16 6:53 AM
SAN FRANCISCO Emboldened by its highest profits since the dot-com boom, Charles Schwab Corp.

E-Trade Says Stock Trading Falls in August
eWeek - Sep 19 10:54 AM
Online broker E-Trade said its customer stock trading for August fell 2.8 percent versus the prior month.

Ex-Tyco Execs Get Up to 25 Years in Prison
AP via Yahoo! Asia News - Sep 20 1:24 AM
With its tales of a $6,000 gold-threaded shower curtain and a $2 million birthday party, a case that epitomized corporate greed came to a close as former Tyco International Ltd.

Japanese Technology Shares Fall as TDK Drops; Nomura Advances
Bloomberg.com - Sep 15 10:31 PM
Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese technology shares such as Advantest Corp. declined after an industry researcher said prices of semiconductors may fall because of an unexpected inventory buildup and after JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its rating on TDK Corp.

Japan's Nikkei Declines, Led by TDK; Nomura Leads Topix Higher
Bloomberg.com - Sep 15 11:46 PM
Sept. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell, led by technology shares, after an industry researcher said semiconductors prices may fall because of an unexpected inventory buildup and JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut its rating on TDK Corp.