Stock Xchange

NEW YORK The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday it has charged cable-chip company Microtune Inc. and two former executives with perpetrating a "fraudulent and deceptive stock option backdating scheme." Microtune already said Monday it ...

Japan shares fell sharply Wednesday, with the benchmark stock index now on its longest losing streak since 1965. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average slid 176.83 points, or 1.31 percent, to 13,286.37 _ its lowest level since April 16 and the 10th straight ...