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While the federal government's bank bailout made banks "appear safer," the banks receiving the government assistance increased their lending and investment risk, according to a University of Michigan study.

Upcoming FOMC decisions will affect market performance for years to come. Here, how investors can safeguard their investments.

U.S. stocks plunged Friday, erasing the week's gains, amid rising fears about fallout from Europe's debt crisis. Seeking safer investments, investors sent the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to the lowest level in five decades.

The shares of natural gas producers were mixed Thursday after a UBS Investment Research analyst downgraded his outlook on the industry, but upgraded his rating on companies that are well-poised to compete in a tough climate of lower prices.

MEQUON, WI-- - The European debt crisis and fears of another U.S. recession continued to fuel investors' flight to quality with investments in long-dated treasury debt. The 10-year treasury yield dropped ...

(Adds details) * Q2 GDP +0.9 pct q/q vs earlier estimate +0.8 pct * Q2 GDP +3.4 pct y/y, same as estimate * Construction investment in first q/q growth in 5 quarterson govt spending SEOUL, Sept 6 (Reuters) ...

CHULA VISTA, Calif. -- Seacoast Commerce Bank today announced that it has completely repaid the U.S. Treasury on its $1.8 million Preferred stock investment into the bank under the Treasury's TARP Capital ...

For long-term investment purposes, I don?t care what the Fed has to say about extra policy tools.

The next few years could be tough for staffing companies that profit from new hiring, but a few firms may prosper amid the tepid economic recovery, according to a report Monday from Citi Investment Research & Analysis.

Bank of America to sell 13.1 billion shares to bolster capital on its balance sheet. Deals follows Warren Buffett investment.

Automotive stocks could get a needed boost when August sales figures for the U.S. are released on Thursday. Citi Investment Research analyst Itay Michaeli said sales won't be as bad as expected despite some notable headwinds: car buyers anxious about stock market volatility; continued shortage of models because of the Japan earthquake; and automakers' reluctance to offer discounts.

Institutional investors in Europe are rallying behind equities, betting that stocks will offer the highest investment returns over the next 12 months, according to a new poll.

Based on the stock movement this week, UBS Investment research is estimating insured losses of $10 billion from Hurricane Irene as the storm smashed into the East Coast on Friday.

Financial stocks fell back on Friday ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Bank of America dropped 1.2%, a day after a rally tied to a $5 billion investment pledge for the bank from Warren Buffett.

* Bank of America jumps after Buffett investment * Apple losses modest after Steve Jobs resigns * German DAX slumps, triggers U.S. stocks' slide * Dow down 1.5 pct, S&P off 1.6 pct, Nasdaq off 1.95 ...

* Traders sell ahead of Bernanke's Friday address * BofA jumps after Berkshire investment * Apple slides after Steve Jobs resigns, weighs on Nasdaq * German DAX slumps, triggers U.S. stocks' slide ...

* BofA jumps after Berkshire investment * Apple slides after Steve Jobs resigns, weighs on Nasdaq * German DAX slumps, triggers U.S. stocks' slide * Dow down 1.5 pct, S&P off 1.6 pct, Nasdaq off 1.7 ...

Wall Street sheds gains spurred by Warren Buffett's $5 billion Bank of America investment on disappointment that jobless claims topped 400,000 last week while the technology sector contends with Steve Jobs' exit from Apple.

* BofA jumps after Berkshire investment * Apple lower as Steve Jobs resigns, weighs on Nasdaq * German DAX slump triggers selling in U.S. shares * Indexes down: Dow 1.4 pct, S&P 1.4 pct, Nasdaq 1.6 pct ...

* BofA jumps after Berkshire investment * Apple lower as Steve Jobs resigns, weighs on Nasdaq * Jobless claims rise due to Verizon strikers * Indexes down: Dow, S&P both 0.9 pct, Nasdaq 1.1 pct * For up-to-the-minute ...