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R.I. SEN. JACK REED, center, introduced a bill this week that would add the New York Fed chief to the list of central bank officials who must be nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Fed reviews bank supervision as Senate committee begins hearings

WASHINGTON - On the eve of a Senate hearing today into whether the Federal Reserve has been “captured” by the institutions it is supposed...
THE AUGUST EMPLOYMENT REPORT, which showed fewer jobs created in the United States than expected, has given Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen ammunition to keep interest rates low for longer to help the domestic labor market heal. Above, she is shown speaking during a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. in July. / BLOOMBERG NEWS PHOTO/ANDREW HARRER

Jobs report bolsters Yellen’s caution on raising interest rates

(Updated, 12:35 p.m.) WASHINGTON - Investors betting the Federal Reserve will accelerate its timetable for an interest-rate increase may have to think again after Friday’s...

State Street eliminates 400 jobs in fourth round of cuts

BOSTON – State Street Corp. is eliminating 400 jobs, about 1.4 percent of its workforce, in a fourth round of cuts since 2010 as...
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS reported a 13 percent increase in operating income in 2013, thanks largely to the rally in the equities markets.

Fidelity operating income rises 13% on stocks rally

BOSTON - Fidelity Investments, the second-largest U.S. mutual fund company, reported a 13 percent increase in operating income last year as the rally in...

Fidelity investing head Ronald O’Hanley to leave in February

BOSTON – Fidelity Investments said Ronald P. O’Hanley, the firm’s head of asset management since 2010, will leave at the end of February, without...

BNY Mellon settles with Mass. on foreign-exchange prices

BOSTON – Bank of New York Mellon Corp., the world’s largest custody bank, agreed to repay Massachusetts’ public pension funds $15.45 million to settle...
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS saw its operating income decline 29 percent over the year, as fee pressure, low interest rates and redemptions from active equity funds hurt revenue.  / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/BRENT LEWIN

Fidelity’s operating income falls 29% as clients pull money

BOSTON - Fidelity Investments, the second- largest U.S. mutual fund company, said operating income declined 29 percent as fee pressure, low interest rates and...

Fidelity names Feingold to succeed Lange at Magellan Fund

BOSTON - Fidelity Investments named Jeffrey S. Feingold to run the $17.4 billion Magellan Fund, replacing Harry Lange who oversaw a two-thirds decline in...

State Street’s $885 million tax refund sparks Boston protest

BOSTON - An expected $885 million tax refund for State Street Corp., the third-largest custody bank, helped spark a protest against big banks in...
THE STATE STREET Corp. said Tuesday it will cut 1,400 jobs this week, 400 of which will be in Massachusetts.  /

State Street cuts 5% of work force as low rates squeeze...

BOSTON - State Street Corp., the third-largest custody bank, said it will cut 1,400 jobs beginning this week and trim real estate costs as...
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