Wachovia Global Securities Lending has appointed Kevin O'Connor as chief investment officer, effective immediately. (WB)

Wachovia Global Securities Lending has appointed Kevin O’Connor as chief investment officer, effective immediately. (WB)

Wachovia Global Securities Lending has appointed Kevin O'Connor as chief investment officer, effective immediately. (WB)

It's been a while since baby boomers have found themselves in this position.

School districts, hospitals and other nonprofit agencies will soon face new responsibilities in managing employee retirement plans.

A recent report by accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP shows that two planned IPOs, or initial public offerings, by local companies are expected to raise a total of more than $480 million in proceeds once they hit the market.

Terry Monahan and his cohorts at First Financial Bancorp's money management unit didn't take long to set up their own shop.

Fifth Third Bancorp's recent announcement that it will sell "non-core" assets in an effort to raise capital could cost the Tri-State hundreds of jobs.

Meridian Bioscience Inc.'s former CEO Bill Motto has been hanging around the upper end of the Business Courier's "bang for the buck" compensation rankings ever since the paper began compiling them three years ago.

While the advent of $4 gasoline changes buying and driving habits in Houston, the skyrocketing cost of oil continues to pump out more local millionaires.

Michael Martin is trying to optimize capital for his Scottsdale pharmaceutical company.

The unusual circumstances surrounding a case in which the Securities and Exchange Commission has accused five men of insider trading with the stock of Dallas-based Aviall Inc. is worth watching, says a white-collar crime expert. (BA)

Dallas-Fort Worth continues growing millionaires at a faster pace than average.

Banks are slowly taking their sacred cows to the slaughterhouse.

The tempo of takeover talk is picking up for regional banks as they grapple with troubled loans, dividend cuts and the need to raise more capital.

Gary Madich, 53, has been with JPMorgan and the former Banc One Corp. since 1995 and now leads the Fixed Income Securities Group where he's responsible for overseeing all fixed income and taxable and tax-free investment management. He also serves as chairman of the Fixed Income Policy Committee and the Asset Allocation Committee. Before joining JPMorgan, the native of Crucible, Pa. held positions as senior vice president and portfolio manager at Federated Investors in Pittsburgh, with Mellon Bank's Portfolio and Funds Management department and in Parker/Hunter Inc.'s investment banking department. Madich holds a bachelor's degree in public finance from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree in public finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

John Osbon has the buzz cut and jaw line you might see on a Marine Corps recruitment poster. He can easily palm a basketball and he readily admits to jonesing for pro basketball now that the NBA championship is history. He correctly predicted during a recent interview, by the way, that the Celtics would win the finals in six games.

British chain's offshoot goes for the grills on its first Independence Day in America.

The central bank gives Bear Stears assets a best-case scenario assessment.

Former parent's cars diminish value of auto renter's for-sale fleet.

The graphics chip maker said weak demand, pricing pressure and product delays will eat into Q2 sales.

Companies that enable employees to make decisions are three times more successful than competitors. Find out why.

A new record for black gold, and there's more to come.

LBO fails but big break-up fees ease the pain.

Former parent's cars diminish value of auto renter's for-sale fleet.

Thanks to Open Skies, the airline and American Airlines could at last get transatlantic antitrust immunity.

Integrated oil stocks have wobbled recently, but they are worth staying with.

It could be a lot worse for the airline, despite its summons to trial.

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It always works -- until it doesn't.

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Drug makers often fight to keep patents on their branded products. While a blockbuster drug means big money, sales can take a big hit once generic...

Are bonds a good choice for investors?

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The much-beleaguered dollar came roaring back Thursday as views of its interest-rate competitiveness took a sharp turn.

Stocks closed mixed Thursday in a shortened session that began with news that employers cut jobs for the sixth straight month.

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Solar power stocks, once the hottest names in the market, are falling harder than a fool in love. Many of the best issues are based abroad.

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