Are Computers Bringing Down The Stock Market?
Any time something bad happens, we're always looking for a reason why. Some would say that we're always looking for someone or something to blame but our motives may simply be to make sense of a…
Fed Said to Follow Basel Capital Rules for Biggest U.S. Banks
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials are drafting rules for the biggest U.S. banks that won’t be more stringent than international capital standards agreed to in Basel, Switzerland,…
White House Said to Set Goal Easing Housing-Price Pressure
Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration is seeking ideas from investors on how to convert thousands of foreclosed properties owned by government-backed entities into rental homes,…
GOLD HITS RECORD HIGHS, MINERS UNDERVALUED
Gold traded at new highs today however many quality gold miners have not reflected the strong gains in Gold in 2011. Gold miners in general are undervalued, Junior Gold companies are also very…
Beyond debt woes, a wider crisis of globalization?
(Reuters) - The crises at the heart of the international financial and political system go beyond the debt woes currently gripping the Western world and to the heart of the way the global economy has…
SEC, Rajat Gupta Drop Their Cases, for Now
NEW YORK—The Securities and Exchange Commission dropped its civil administrative proceeding against former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. director Rajat Gupta, but left the door open to pursue…
Small Firms Hunger for Sales, Not Credit .
Small-business lending has been in trouble, but is there an explanation beyond the widespread perception that banks are denying credit, and starving small entrepreneurs? Clearly, the financial crisis…
Chairman…U.S. Stocks Rise on Bets of More Stimulus; Treasuries Pare Gains
Speculation that the Fed will embark on a third round of asset purchases to stem off a recession grew after the Wall Street Journal reported that three former policy makers support the approach. More…