In an extraordinary piece of research, the top New York investment bank predicted its home market will continue to lose share to rivals such as London, Hong Kong and Dubai. The report comes in the wake of a study from Mayor Michael Bloomberg, which predicted New York could lose 4-7% of its share of investment banking and trading markets over five years, leading to the loss of 60,000 jobs. American politicians have been hoping that an overhaul of excessively strict regulations could...

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. has been found guilty of speeding in a July 4 incident in which he was pulled over on Interstate 75 for driving 103 mph.

The 28-year-old singer appeared in Bartow County court Tuesday to face a speeding citation. He was fined $425 by Probate Court Judge Mitchell Scoggins and told to perform 20 hours of community service.

After the ruling, Usher spent 30 minutes signing autographs for fans inside the courthouse, said a representative for Scoggins.

Usher is a five-time winner. His hits include “Confessions,” “Burn,” “You Make Me Wanna” and “Yeah!” http://www.foxnews.com/foxlife/celebtrouble/index.html

LOS ANGELES - California seismologists launched an earthquake-readiness campaign Tuesday with the slogan “Shift Happens.” The centerpiece is a new Web site that offers advice on how to bolt down heavy furniture and appliances so that they don’t topple. “Stuff happens and you have to prepared,” said seismologist Lucy Jones of the U.S. Geological Survey. To help get the message across, actor Edward James Olmos will appear in a series of TV, radio and print ads...

REVIEW Life has a funny symmetry, don’t you think? When you’re born, you’re short, toothless and bald. You spend the first part of your life gaining height, teeth and hair and the last part losing them again. Believe it or not, Microsoft Office is following the same trajectory. (This might sound like the stretched analogy of the year, but bear with me.) Microsoft spent the first dozen years of Office’s life piling on new features. Over time, the humble word processor...

CARTERSVILLE, Ga. has been found guilty of speeding in a July 4 incident in which he was pulled over on Interstate 75 for driving 103 mph.

The 28-year-old singer appeared in Bartow County court Tuesday to face a speeding citation. He was fined $425 by Probate Court Judge Mitchell Scoggins and told to perform 20 hours of community service.

After the ruling, Usher spent 30 minutes signing autographs for fans inside the courthouse, said a representative for Scoggins.

Usher is a five-time winner. His hits include “Confessions,” “Burn,” “You Make Me Wanna” and “Yeah!” http://www.foxnews.com/foxlife/celebtrouble/index.html

BY REUTERS Posted 1/22/2007 Treasury debt prices rose in light trade on Monday as bonds garnered modest bids due to weaker stocks. “Weakness in stocks helped Treasuries to rally today,” said Chris Rupkey, vice president and senior financial economist at Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi. But Rupkey said there was a limit on how much bonds could capitalize on the weakness in stocks because equity investors were worried about the possibility of higher interest rates, which could...