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Goldman Sachs Asset Management Chairman O’Neill To Retire

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Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economist Jim O’Neill, who bound Brazil to Russia, India and China to form the BRIC investing strategy, will retire this year.

UBS Bond-Bonus Plan Gives Bankers Incentives To Take Less Risk

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In a significant more, UBS plans to pay part of top employees’ bonuses in bonds that can be wiped out. It will give traders and bankers an unfamiliar incentive: limit risk.

Yale Suing Students On Defaults Reveals Crisis In Loans To Poor

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Needy U.S. borrowers are defaulting on almost $1 billion in federal student loans earmarked for the poor, resulting in schools such as Yale and the University of Pennsylvania suing their graduates.

SEC Considers Switching From 1-Cent Stock Ticks

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The SEC is considering a controversial proposal to improve liquidity in less-active stocks by switching to bigger increments for stock trading. But would the move cost retail investors?

Sperm Count Favors Athlete Over Couch Potato, Research Suggests

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Young men who work out frequently have as much as 73 percent more sperm than those who don’t, and the more television one watches, the lower the count goes, according to a Harvard study.

Vanguard Attracts Record Deposits As Investors Return To Stocks

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Vanguard Group Inc., the biggest U.S. mutual-fund firm, attracted a record $24.3 billion from clients in January––mostly into stocks––as signs of an improving U.S...

Billionaire Perfetti Brothers Add To Italy Candy Fortune

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Brothers Ambrogio and Egidio Perfetti have become billionaires through the sale of Mentos mints and other candies sold by their company, Perfetti Van Melle SpA.

After the Gold Rush, a 49ers Win May Enrich Stock Investors Too

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The San Francisco 49ers, a team name that pays tribute to the pioneers who struck it rich in the 1800s gold market, may have appeal that crosses over into equities as well, Bespoke Investment Group...

Dow Climbs Above 14,000, Commodities Gain On Jobs

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U.S. stocks surged as growth in American payrolls was enough to ease concern about the economy without stoking speculation the Federal Reserve will hasten the end of stimulus.

Fed’s Bullard Urges Cutting QE Pace If Data Stay Strong

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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said he will urge reducing the pace of central bank asset purchases by the middle of the year if U.S. growth picks up as he expects.

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