Reuters - Deutsche Boerse’s (DB1Gn.DE) chief executive Reto Francioni should step down following the collapse of its $7.4 billion plan to merge with NYSE Euronext , a member of the German exchange operator’s supervisory board told a newspaper.

Time.com - The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh’s stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows

Time.com - The dramatic rise and swift fall of Bangladesh’s stock market is a cautionary tale for emerging-market investors oblivious to the perils of hasty deregulation and rapid capital inflows

Reuters - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc’s core profit topped analysts’ expectations for the fourth quarter, boosted by a rise in revenue from market data and technology, which helped offset a soft trading environment.

AP - Federal regulators have appointed a top government auditor as a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, which polices the accounting industry.

AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission has reached a settlement with former Qwest Communications International Inc. Chief Financial Officer Robert Woodruff over its civil fraud lawsuit.

AP - Underperforming money managers are losing their most reliable scapegoat.

AP - A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled stocks higher Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average closed at its highest level since May 2008, before the worst days of the financial crisis.

Reuters - Stock-picking once again matters on Wall Street.

AP - A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest level in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since May 2008, before the financial meltdown later that year. The Nasdaq composite index hit an 11-year high.