Wall Street

What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis

Government must take a multi-pronged approach to solve our unemployment woes

Cathy Harding, Next New Deal Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC 19
Social Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs

Wall Street firm’s “Golden Pitchbook” is totally sexist, full of lies

"Don't pitch the bitch" and other pearls of wisdom from top brokers at John Thomas Financial VIDEO

Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 2:48 PM UTC
Business Video, Wall Street, Sexism

Warren pushes on failure to prosecute banks

The senator directly addresses heads of three federal agencies about letting Wall Street off the hook

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
News Wall Street, Banks

Leaked private messages worsen Bloomberg scandal

Thousands of private messages between terminal users available to public, further undermining faith in Bloomberg

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, May 14, 2013 12:30 PM UTC
Business Bloomberg News, Wall Street

Bloomberg News caught spying on bankers through terminals

Goldman Sachs recently confronted Bloomberg LP over concerns about reporters watching bankers' activity

Natasha Lennard Friday, May 10, 2013 5:39 PM UTC
News Wall Street, bloomberg terminal

How Wall Street fraudsters ripped you off, again

The LIBOR price-fixing scam has cost at least $110 million -- in the state of Oregon alone!

Lynn Stuart Parramore, Alternet Friday, May 10, 2013 5:07 PM UTC
News AlterNet, Libor, Finance

Dow Jones closes above 15,000 for first time

The Standard & Poor's 500 rose eight points to 1,625, another record

Associated Press Tuesday, May 7, 2013 8:28 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Wall Street

Turns out much-hyped settlement still allows banks to steal homes

New data reveals mega-banks still illegally foreclosing on thousands. Get this: The housing settlement allows it

David Dayen Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:08 PM UTC 56
Business settlement, Foreclosure, Fraud

Apple selling record amount in bonds

The computer company is making its first debt issue since the 1990s

Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:04 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Apple

House Finance chair hits slopes with Wall Street lobbyists

Rep. Jeb Hensarling is in trouble for rubbing elbows with banking industry reps on a lavish ski getaway

Justin Elliott, ProPublica Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 9:01 PM UTC
Business ProPublica, Wall Street

S&P 500 reaches new high

The stock market has recovered all the ground it lost over the previous two weeks

Associated Press Monday, Apr 29, 2013 10:44 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press

How a Twitter hack sent the market plummeting

A phony tweet from the Associated Press caused investors to dump $134 billion worth of stock

Bernard Condon and Matthew Craft, Associated Press Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013 11:16 PM UTC
Social Associated Press, Twitter

Apple to dish out $100 billion to shareholders

Investors have been clamoring for the computer giant to give them access to its cash board

Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 10:33 PM UTC
Technology Associated Press, Apple

Jon Corzine sued over MF Global collapse

A bankruptcy trustee said Corzine and two other executives were “grossly negligent”

Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 4:02 PM UTC
Business Jon Corzine, MF Global, FBI

Boston bombings add to market turbulence

Investors were already acting cautiously after a dip in gold and other commodity prices

Pan Pylas, Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 11:28 AM UTC
Business Associated Press

Wall Street Dem covers up her past and runs again

Remember Reshma Saujani, the hedge fund congressional candidate? She's back, but don't mention the hedge funds

Alex Pareene Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Politics Opening Shot, Reshma Saujani

Herbalife auditor KPMG resigns amid information leak

Herbalife's stock was down 21 cents at $38.18 Tuesday

Associated Press Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 4:58 PM UTC
Business Associated Press, Herbalife, KPMG

America’s forgotten recession

Prior to Lehman Brothers' collapse, workers had already endured a 40-year decline in wages and security

Barbara Garson, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 3:28 PM UTC
Business TomDispatch.com

Sequestration’s stealth assault

Taxpayers are already feeling their debilitating effects -- they just don't realize it yet

Robert Reich, ROBERTREICH.org Monday, Apr 8, 2013 10:09 PM UTC
Business RobertReich.org, sequester

Stocks drop after disappointing jobs report

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 105 points by midday Friday, a drop of 0.7 percent

Associated Press Friday, Apr 5, 2013 4:57 PM UTC
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