Fifth Third Bancorp

APPLE INC. -$22.98 (18%) to $105.26 Shares of the Macintosh and iPhone manufacturer fell well below their 52-week low and touched their lowest level since early 2007. Analysts downgraded its shares, citing the potential for slowing consumer spending...

Washington Mutual Inc., which has one of the biggest branch footprints in the Chicago area, fell 26.7 percent, to $2 a share, as investors fretted Monday about its future as well as the prospects for other banks. The SNL Bank & Thrift index closed...

U.S. workers already getting socked with higher gas and food prices in an all-around tough economy aren't likely to get a break from their health-care costs, which are expected to rise next year in the form of out-of-paycheck and out-of-pocket expenses....

Fifth Third Bancorp. -- the parent of Fifth Third Bank -- has bumped its quarterly dividend 10 percent to 44 cents a share, the company said today. The Cincinnati-based regional bank said it will pay the regular dividend Jan. 22 to shareholders of record...

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