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Grasso Welcomed Back to NYSE With Open Arms

Exclusive: NYSE CEO Duncan Niederauer has extended an invitation to Grasso to attend the Big Board’s commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

No, We Are Not a Nation of Hamburger Flippers

Emac: Is hamburger flipping becoming the predominant trait of America's labor force like last month's payroll data suggest, or will the nation turn back to its manufacturing roots? 

DOJ, SEC Asked to Probe Whether Goldman Lied, Defrauded Clients

Two U.S. Senators have formally asked the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Goldman Sachs’ executives defrauded clients and whether its executives including CEO Lloyd Blankfein committed perjury before Congress.

Blankfein to Battle Angry Shareholders

Emac: Perjury charges, government probes, Catholic nuns, fat cat pay. Goldman Sachs faces its most contentious annual meeting in its history as Wall Street’s most powerful firm.

Ted Forstmann Being Treated for Brain Cancer

Ted Forstmann has been in many corporate battles over the past four decades as one of Wall Street’s premier deal makers, but now he finds himself in what may be the biggest battle of his life.

Top Senate Democrat Questions Aid to Pakistan

A top Democrat member of the powerful Senate Appropriations committee said lawmakers should reconsider U.S. foreign aid to Pakistan until questions have been answered about whether Pakistan knowingly harbored 9/11 terrorist Osama bin Laden.

Nasdaq Offered to Give Up NYSE Listings Business to Get Deal Done

The move was unusual because the conventional wisdom held that the Nasdaq wanted to keep and expand the NYSE's listings business, which is where companies pay as much as $500,000 to hold the imprimatur of the NYSE on their shares and be designated an NYSE-listed stock.

After NYSE Loss, Greifeld May Have New Plan of Attack

Gasparino: Fresh off his failed attempt at taking over the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq chief executive Robert Greifeld is looking for a consolation prize, sources tell the FOX Business Network.

Moody's Threat of US Downgrade Departure from S&P's Warning

Compare and contrast the downgrade threats from Moody's Investor Services today with Standard & Poor's warning back in April. You'll see Moody's cites the debt ceiling fight in Washington, whereas S&P assiduously does not.

Taxpayers on the Hook for Retiree Costs for Federal Contractors

A surprising new GAO report shows that taxpayers have been footing the bill for retiree costs not just for federal workers, but for independent freelance contractors who do work for the government as well. And no one is watching the store to see if your tax dollars are being wasted.