Bank of America ready to settle securities probes Found: 1 Hour 31 Minutes ago Rapid City Journal - WASHINGTON - Bank of America Corp. said Friday it is ready to settle federal and state investigations into sales of risky auction-rate securities, joining eight other big investment banks that have agreed to buy back a total of more than $50 billion of the securities....
Stocks mostly rise as investors snap up financials Found: 1 Hour 33 Minutes ago Rapid City Journal - NEW YORK - Stocks reversed a steep sell-off to end mostly higher Friday as fears about a worrisome jobs report gave way to bargain hunting in sectors like financials and consumer staples....