WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A California college professor who sequenced his own genome has had it analyzed — and discovered he has a high risk of dropping dead of a sudden heart attack, as well as a high prostate cancer risk.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks tumbled on Friday to close out the worst week since January as news of a criminal probe into Goldman Sachs unnerved investors already anxious about the prospects for heavy regulation from Washington.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the first quarter as consumers increased spending at the fastest pace in three years, the strongest sign yet a sustainable recovery may be taking hold.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc slumped 9.4 percent on Friday to a more than nine-month low, a day after news of a criminal investigation by U.S. federal prosecutors accelerated the company’s crisis.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Continental Airlines Inc and UAL Corp’s United Airlines have ironed out the last remaining wrinkle in their merger talks, paving the way for a deal that would create the world’s largest carrier, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve took steps on Friday toward creating tools that could help it eventually withdraw the billions of dollars it pumped into the economy to support economic recovery.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Massey Energy Co is under criminal investigation by the FBI after the deadly mine explosion in West Virginia, U.S. officials familiar with the matter said on Friday, news that sent the company’s stock plummeting.
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Chevron Corp and Total SA posted sharp gains in quarterly profit on Friday, the latest among the major oil companies to see their coffers swell on the strength in oil prices.
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. regulators seized three Puerto Rican banks on Friday and sold their deposits to other banks, costing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp insurance fund .3 billion — one of the largest hits in the banking crisis.
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp Chief Executive Brian Moynihan told Fox Business News on Friday that he supported a billion “orderly liquidation” fund for large U.S. financial firms, but thought it should be built up over time.
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