Banking & Finance

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released its July coincident economic indexes for states today, with Wisconsin ranking among the best in the nation for the second consecutive month.

The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc., with corporate headquarters in York, Pa., and Milwaukee, today reported a second quarter net loss of $37.3 million, or $1.95 per share, which was an improvement over a net loss of $45 million, or $2.43 per share, in the same period a year ago.

Yahoo! Inc. attracted more U.S. visitors than Google Inc. during July for the first time since May 2011, indicating that turnaround efforts by chief executive officer Marissa Mayer, a Wausau native, are gaining traction.

The U.S. stock market has sputtered this week as analysts speculate that the Federal Reserve Board may be on the verge of tapering its bond-buying program and might even be pondering a slight increase in the core interest rate.

The U.S. stock market has sputtered this week as analysts speculate that the Federal Reserve Board may be on the verge of tapering its bond-buying program and might even be pondering a slight increase in the core interest rate.

Euro Plus, the developer of NiceLabel software, announced it has acquired all of the assets of Brookfield-based Niceware International through its subsidiary NiceLabel Americas Inc.

Minority-owned American banks are more generous with their customers when it comes to interest rates on certificates of deposit, according to a new study from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.

Cudahy-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc. has acquired the assets of the Southeast Drayage division of Transport Corporation of America Inc., a provider of intermodal transportation and related services in the Southeast.

Bank Mutual Corp. announced the appointment of Jeanne Zeske to vice president of commercial banking for southeastern Wisconsin.

The Wisconsin Association of Mutual Insurance Companies will host its 100th annual convention from Sunday, September 8 to Tuesday, September 10 at the Country Springs Hotel in Pewaukee.