Business
Profits at the nation’s banks rose 7.3% in the third quarter as revenues posted their biggest year-over-year increase since 2009, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday.
Nov. 25, 2014
WASHINGTON -- Profits at the nation’s banks fell 3.9% in the third quarter of 2013 compared with a year earlier, the first such decline since 2009, as the industry grappled with higher interest rates that led to a drop in mortgage activity, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Tuesday.
Nov. 26, 2013
Bank profits fell in the third quarter amid higher mortgage rates
Entertainment & Arts
A stolen Stradivarius violin valued at more than $500,000 has been recovered by police in a Honduran city, nine months after it was snatched from a British visitor to Los Angeles, authorities said Friday.
April 20, 1991
California
A Stradivarius violin valued at $550,000 was reported stolen from a baggage cart at Los Angeles International Airport, but police said the thief probably did not know what he was taking.
July 25, 1990
What was to be a vacation quickly turned into “a nightmare” for Erich Gruenberg, when his rare Stradivarius violin, valued at $550,000, was stolen shortly after he arrived at Los Angeles International Airport.
July 26, 1990
WASHINGTON -- The nation’s banks posted a record $42.2-billion profit in the second quarter as the improving housing market allowed them to set aside less money for losses on mortgages and other loans, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Thursday.
Aug. 29, 2013
Cassou, Tressa Mae, 89, of Van Nuys, retired saleswoman for Sears Roebuck & Co.
Feb. 13, 1991
Sports
That’s show buzz: Three years ago, chain saw juggler Robert Gruenberg shelved his power tools.
Aug. 19, 1992
Bank earnings rise to 5-year high
May 24, 2012