| Piper Jaffray altered approach, cut costs in slow M&A climate Piper Jaffray Cos. surprised the investment-banking community by reporting second-quarter investment banking revenues were up 79 percent year-over-year at a time when mergers-and-acquisitions and initial public offerings seem a quaint relic of the past. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Workers’ comp costs soar for self-insured employers Workers’ compensation costs for self-insured employers have soared, primarily because of post-system reform increases in medical payments, newly released data shows. feeds.bizjournals.com |
Estee Lauder Tags New High On Earnings Shares of the makeup company are looking pretty after vaulting higher on the heels of great quarterly results. forbes.com |
Getting Bearish In Sporting Goods Dick's Sporting Goods attracts grizzly bears after weaker forecast. forbes.com |
Morgan Stanley names new CFO, other top managers (AP) Morgan Stanley elevated its chief financial officer to a new role as co-chief of investment banking and global securities trading Tuesday as part of a management shake-up ahead of James Gorman's assumption of the CEO role on Jan. 1. us.rd.yahoo.com |