HOUSTON (AP) — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford helped fake profits for his Caribbean bank and funnel millions of depositors’ dollars to a secret Swiss bank account used for personal expenses, bribes to regulators and employee bonuses, the man who was in charge of the tycoon’s books told jurors Friday….

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Ex-Stanford exec tells jurors bank’s profits faked

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Some shareholders have sued Hecla Mining Co. for stock losses they endured after the federal government shut down the Lucky Friday Mine for safety violations….

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Shareholders sue Hecla Mining Co. after deaths

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – By day, Robert Leitao manages a Catholic church in Southern California. By night, he indulges his other passion: predicting Apple Inc’s results.

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Wall Street analysts struggle to predict Apple

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street.

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Analysis: Stock-picking makes a comeback as macro tides fade

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to a near three-year low, giving a boost to President Barack Obama.

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Jobless rate at three-year low as payrolls surge

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A surge in hiring last month lifted U.S. stocks on Friday, with the Nasdaq index hitting an 11-year high, as the data boosted hopes the world’s largest economy has turned a corner.

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Jobs strength lifts Nasdaq to 11-year high

(Reuters) – Goldman Sachs Group Inc was ordered by a federal judge to face a securities class-action lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors about a 2006 offering of securities backed by risky mortgage loans from a now-defunct lender.

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Goldman to face mortgage debt class-action lawsuit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for U.S. factory-made products posted a second straight monthly rise in December and business capital spending also picked up, a government report on Friday showed.

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Factory orders up, business spending rises

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. service companies grew at the fastest pace in 11 months in January as companies started hiring to keep up with rising demand….

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US service industry growth surges in January

WASHINGTON (AP) — Orders to U.S.

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Factory orders up 1.1 percent in December