ARTICLES BY KEN SWEET/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Why banks made more money last quarter

NEW YORK - Wall Street and Main Street gave banks a boost last quarter.

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More people worldwide are opening bank accounts

NEW YORK - Africans using cellphones, older Chinese, and Indians getting a push from their government have fueled an unprecedented surge of people opening their first bank accounts.

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Stocks decline for third week

NEW YORK - The stock market was hit hard Friday, capping a third week of declines, as investors reacted to a steep drop in oil prices and a jump in the value of the dollar.

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Big Brother bound?

NEW YORK - Those days of calling your bank to let them know that, yes, you really are in Thailand, and yes, you really did use your credit card to buy $200 in sarongs, may be coming to an end.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

U.S. stocks have their best day of 2014

NEW YORK - Wall Street had its best day of the year.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO