Shares of U.S. financial companies regained some lost ground Thursday afternoon as decliners moderated their losses, with the sector still buoyed by Ameriprise Financial Inc.'s gains on solid earnings.

Shares of U.S. financial companies reversed to mild losses Thursday but the sector was still buoyed by Ameriprise Financial Inc.'s gains on solid earnings.

Benchmark financial assets are little changed from yesterday, with global stock and oil prices continuing to hint at possible double tops emerging at June’s highs while the US Dollar clings to support eyeing a recovery.

A Mill Valley financial consultant was appointed to a special auditing oversight committee that officials say will monitor affairs of Marin County's new Finance Department.

Nicholas Financial Inc., a consumer finance company, reported a 58 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profits Thursday on a healthy jump in sales.

Shinhan Financial Group Co. , South Korea’s largest financial company by market value, said second- quarter profit advanced 34 percent as the nation’s economy recovered and provisions for bad debts declined.

U.S. financial stocks fall, pressured by the latest round of U.S. economic data reports, but buoyed by gains of realty giant CB Richard Ellis Group Inc.

Over the past week, Financial News has published a series of high-profile Q&As with financial services professionals. The topics up for discussion have ranged from investment opportunities in China to the state of the private equity industry in Europe.