The plaintiff in the class-action suit notes that returns at rival institutions rose when inflation started driving prices up last year. Her rates did not.

An investor is suing Merrill Lynch for breach of contract, alleging that the firm offered paltry interest rates on cash sweep accounts held by retirement clients in the self-directed Merrill Edge ...

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