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Byline: Deborah Solomon Frank Stella, who died on Saturday at age 87, once joked that he harbored only one regret. We were sitting in his scruffy studio in the East [...]

Frank Stella, who died on Saturday at age 87, once joked that he harbored only one regret. We were sitting in his scruffy studio in the East Village, and he [...]

CORRECTION APPENDEDWILMINGTON, Del. -- If the Delaware Art Museum has a signature painting, surely it is Howard Pyle's ''Marooned.'' A native of this city, Pyle is justly remembered as the [...]

CREDIT CRISIS Banks in no rush to wean themselves off U.S. loans Within a few weeks, some of the biggest U.S. banks will start disentangling themselves from the government's grip [...]

Byline: DEBORAH SOLOMON AND DAMIAN PALETTA FINANCIAL CRISIS U.S. adds conditions to repaying TARP funds WASHINGTON -- Banks that want to return Troubled Asset Relief Program funds will have to [...]

Byline: DAMIAN PALETTA AND DEBORAH SOLOMON CREDIT CRISIS U.S. may order 10 U.S. banks to boost capital WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is expected to direct about 10 of the 19 [...]

Byline: DEBORAH SOLOMON TRADE Obama changes course on China's currency WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration declined to label China a currency manipulator, a move that could smooth relations with the [...]

Byline: DEBORAH SOLOMON AND JON HILSENRATH WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration, filling in some of the blanks in its bank bailout, is considering creating multiple investment funds to purchase the [...]

Byline: DEBORAH SOLOMON AND DAMIAN PALETTA; Robin Sidel, Ruth Simon and James R. Hagerty contributed to this article. WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury Department is considering a plan to revitalize [...]

Byline: DEBORAH SOLOMON WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department is considering using more of its $700-billion (U.S.) rescue fund to buy stakes in a broad range of financial companies, not just [...]

Byline: JON HILSENRATH, DEBORAH SOLOMON AND SUDEEP REDDY; WALL STREET JOURNAL STAFF With the U.S. House of Representatives' rejection of the $700-billion (U.S.) financial markets bailout plan, the U.S. Federal [...]

Byline: MATTHEW KARNITSCHNIG, CARRICK MOLLENKAMP, SUSANNE CRAIG AND ANNELENA LOBB; Aaron Lucchetti, Deborah Solomon and Dan Fitzpatrick contributed to this article. The investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. spent yesterday [...]

The Group of 7 industrialized nations plans to establish rules for investment funds controlled by governments, and are also pressuring China to allow its currency to rise more quickly. While the G-7 agrees that China's artificially low currency impacts global trade, an agreement has not been reached regarding an appropriate alignment of the yuan with the euro and the dollar.

The structured investment vehicle (SIV) market, launched by UK firm Gordian Knot Ltd., is facing a possible economic and financial crisis. Industry observers fear that large SIVs will have to unload mortgage-backed securities and other assets totaling billions of dollars. The significant negative impact on banks and other financial institutions is discussed.

Hedge fund managers in the UK have drafted a proposal that would require more information be provided to banks and investors regarding risks hedge funds take, the manner in which their assets are valued, and disclosure of the stakes owned in companies. The self-regulatory proposal is aimed at mitigating the turmoil created by the credit market crisis.

William Donaldson as head of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission must approve the New York Stock Exchange Inc. acquisition of Archipelago Holdings Inc. Mr. Donaldson will have input over the merged companies trading and governance regulation as it becomes a publicly traded company.

Joseph Nacchio, former CEO of Qwest Communications International Inc. may face civil charges in relation to alleged improper accounting procedures being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Qwest has already agreed to a preliminary settlement with the SEC for $250 million in settlement of securities fraud charges.

How should we feel about the New York Philharmonic and its botched grab for imperial glory? As everyone now knows, the orchestra's plan to merge with Carnegie Hall collapsed this […]

Bush's nominee to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, William Donaldson told the Senate Banking Committee he wants to curb the power of state regulators, like NY Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who has pursued cases against Wall Street firms. Donaldson also hopes to find a leader for the new oversight board of public accounting and will help build agency morale, very low in the wake of corporate scandals. Donaldson also called the lawsuit by Aetna shareholders against the former CEO for fraud 'a hiccup'.