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M&T Bank yesterday announced it has hired 15 specialists who had made up the core of the municipal bond department of regional brokerage Ferris, Baker Watts Inc. The hires, which occurred during the past month, allow Buffalo-based M&T to expand into...

After a New York company acquired Alex. Brown Inc. in 1997, divisions of the venerable Baltimore investment firm - which helped finance companies ranging from the B&O Railroad to Starbucks - began to go their separate ways. And for almost that long, ever...

The troubles for Ferris, Baker Watts Inc. started in this city 20 years ago with an unlikely friendship. David A. Dadante was an admitted drug user and blackjack addict who faced foreclosure on his suburban home after a string of bad luck at the tables...

Ferris, Baker Watts Inc., the conservative regional brokerage with Baltimore roots dating to 1900, closed yesterday its sale to a division of Royal Bank of Canada in an all-stock deal valued at more than $230 million. The sale was approved by Ferris'...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection while serving time for federal dogfighting charges, saying he owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors. Vick filed Chapter 11 papers in U.S. Bankruptcy...

Michael Vick has filed Chapter 11 papers for bankruptcy protection in a Newport News court. Vick -- the Warwick High School graduate whose lucrative NFL career was derailed last year by a conviction on federal charges related to a dogfighting ring run...

David A. Dadante was making questionable stock trades almost immediately after Ferris Baker Watts took him on as a client in early 2003. By May of that year, Ferris management was concerned enough to launch an internal investigation. By early 2004,...

Ferris, Baker Watts is negotiating a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that could result in a civil fine of $1.2 million or more and lead to additional penalties against current and former employees, according to regulatory...

New York -- Research In Motion Ltd. on Monday is introducing its first major new BlackBerry model in more than a year: the Bold, a high-end model that further demonstrates the company's desire to make tools for both work and play. The Bold, or 9000,...

At Correct Craft Inc.'s new, 217,000-square-foot boat factory in east Orange County, workers were shifted during the summer to four-day workweeks. Executives make weekly contact with sales reps and dealers to monitor inventory. The company is...

Monday: -- Earnings: Brocade Communications Systems Inc.; Ceradyne Inc.; DTE Energy Co.; Entertainment Properties Trust; Forest Oil Corp.; Marvel Entertainment Inc.; Nordstrom Inc.; United Rentals Inc.; Washington Group International Inc.; XM Satellite...

Q: What are your expectations for my shares of Kellogg Co.? It is a longtime holding. -- C.M., via the Internet A: The world's largest cereal-maker has powerful brands and a knack for introducing successful products. Special K, Pop Tarts, Eggo,...