Securities

• SEC charges Broadcom co-founders in options probe
  AP ( 15, 2008)
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Securities regulators on Wednesday charged Broadcom Corp. co-founders Henry T. Nicholas III and Henry Samueli with falsifying the company's reported income, leading to what is believed to be the largest accounting restatement yet because of backdating stock options.
   
  
• Sony shares rise in Tokyo after upbeat earnings
  AP ( 15, 2008)
  TOKYO (AP) - Sony shares jumped nearly 9 percent in Thursday trading in Tokyo, a day after the Japanese electronics and entertainment company released upbeat earnings that included a record fiscal year profit.
   
  
• Judge: Countrywide shareholders' suit can proceed
  AP ( 15, 2008)
  LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that a shareholder lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp. executives and directors should go to trial, rejecting several arguments by the troubled mortgage lender to dismiss the case.
   
  
• MBIA slides to huge 1Q loss on hefty charges
  AP ( 12, 2008)
  NEW YORK (AP) - MBIA Inc. swung to a $2.41 billion loss during the first quarter as the bond insurer faced ongoing deterioration in the credit markets and recorded billions in write-downs.
   
  
• Activision shares soar after 4Q results fly past estimates
  AP ( 009, 2008)
  NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Activision Inc. hit a record high Friday after the video game publisher reported profit and sales that soared past guidance and Wall Street's expectations.
   
  
• Japanese shares drop on Toyota outlook
  AP ( 009, 2008)
  TOKYO (AP) - Japanese shares dropped Friday as selling spread across the board following Toyota's bleak earnings projection.
   
  
• Wal-Mart same-store sales top Wall Street expectations
  AP ( 008, 2008)
  BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says sales of groceries and items such as flat-screen TVs boosted its same-store sales in April above Wall Street expectations.
   
  
• Nasdaq first-quarter profit surges on boost from OMX buyout
  AP ( 008, 2008)
  NEW YORK (AP) - Nasdaq OMX Group said Thursday that its quarterly profit surged in its first combined reporting period that included Sweden's OMX stock exchange.
   
  
• NYSE Euronext profit triples on higher volumes
  AP ( 006, 2008)
  PARIS (AP) - NYSE Euronext said Tuesday its profit more than tripled in the first quarter, reflecting the addition of Euronext NV's activities to those of the parent of the New York Stock Exchange last year and higher trading volumes.
   
  
• Yahoo facing shareholder fireworks at July 3 annual meeting
  AP ( 006, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When Yahoo Inc. holds its annual meeting July 3, expect fireworks from irate shareholders seeking retribution for the company's decision to remain independent instead of accepting a $47.5 billion takeover offer from Microsoft Corp.
   
  
• Yahoo shares fall 16 percent after Microsoft withdraws bid
  AP ( 005, 2008)
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Yahoo shares fell more than 16 percent Monday as hopes for the once-dominant Internet icon dimmed following Microsoft's withdrawal of a $47.5 billion takeover bid.