By Dan Levine – Tue Mar 1 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A Northern California hedge fund manager faces one count of wire fraud for improperly diverting more than $12 million, but that charge will be dismissed after three years provided he fulfills an agreement with U.S. prosecutors, according to a court filing. […]

By DR When my wife and I bought our first home (circa 1993), we had no idea what our FICO score was. Back in the day, you couldn’t simply fire up the computer and check your score. In fact, we applied for ourmortgage over the phone, not over the Internet. […]

  By Agency Reporter The head of the International Monetary Fund has warned that global economic growth may suffer if the price of oil stays at its current high level for an extended period. Oil prices jumped towards $120 a barrel last week for the first time since 2008, as […]