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'Cut and Invest' vs. Austerity

Will Marshall | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics
Will Marshall

President Obama's new budget attempts to define a progressive alternative to conservative demands for a politics of austerity. European progressives are wrestling with the same challenge, and are reaching similar conclusions.

Do Hedge Funds Care? Yes, They Really Do!

April Rudin | Posted 05.17.2013 | Impact
April Rudin

Who better than professional money managers to raise and invest funds while applying the skills that make them successful in their day jobs to philanthropic initiatives?

Why Harvard Students Go Into Anything but Politics

Wyatt Troia | Posted 04.10.2013 | College
Wyatt Troia

Political paralysis is nothing; Washington will regain animation based on the sheer force of your arguments. Senator [insert last name here] sure sounds nice, doesn't it?

Hostess Union Enlists Surprising Bedfellow

AP | Posted 01.21.2013 | Business

NEW YORK -- The pension fund for one of Hostess Brands' unions has hired an investment bank to represent workers and pensioners as the maker of Twinki...

Good News For Morgan Stanley

AP | By CHRISTINA REXRODE | Posted 03.20.2013 | Business

NEW YORK (AP) — Profits roared back at the investment bank Morgan Stanley in the fourth quarter, reversing a loss in the same period a year ago, whe...

LOOK: You Won't Believe What This Cover Letter Says

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.16.2013 | Business

One student just tried something revolutionary when it comes to applying for a job: being honest. An undergraduate finance student recently wrote a...

Bad News For Workers At This Major Bank

Reuters | Posted 03.11.2013 | Business

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley plans to cut 1,600 jobs in its investment banking unit, roughly 6 percent of staff in that unit, with employees bei...

Katherine Bindley

What Employers Really Look For In Job Candidates: Someone To Hang Out With

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 12.03.2012 | Business

Prior to an interview, job seekers may fret about whether their analytical skills are up to par or whether their experience is extensive enough, but w...

Bad News For i-Bankers

Reuters | Posted 11.27.2012 | Business

* Global investment banking fees $15.5 bln in Q3 * JP Morgan tops fees league table By Kylie MacLellan and Douwe Miedema...

Investment Bank Tells Other Investment Banks To Fire People

Reuters | Posted 10.31.2012 | Business

LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Investment banks, set to book $240 billion revenue this year, still need to cut jobs and costs to make the industry profi...

WATCH: Financial Firm Finally Covers 'Call Me Maybe'

Posted 08.28.2012 | Business

Who said suits don’t know how to have a little bit of fun? Following videos from USA Swimming, Cookie Monster and even U.S. troops serving in Afghan...

Sandy Weill's Bank Breakup Hindsight isn't 20-20

Carol Roth | Posted 10.07.2012 | Business
Carol Roth

While the repeal of Glass-Steagall was certainly a part of making our system fragile to the point where it is at today, thinking that a simple solution like breaking up the banks will be the panacea that we seek is incredibly naïve.

Complete Knightmare Averted For At Least One Day

Reuters | Posted 10.03.2012 | Business

Aug 3 (Reuters) - Knight Capital Group Inc has told brokers that it has obtained a line of credit, which will allow it to operate for the day, the W...

Veterans -- The Financial Services Industry Wants You!

Dan Pick | Posted 09.30.2012 | Business
Dan Pick

Have you struggled to break into the financial services job market? The finance industry is actively seeking military talent due to their maturity, professionalism, and problem-solving abilities.

Ex-Wells Fargo CEO: 'Investment Bankers Are Risky, Not Investment Banking'

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 07.26.2012 | Business

Banks don't lose money. People lose money. That seems to be the feeling of Richard Kovacevich, the former chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo. "Why thi...

At Goldman Sachs, Something In The Water

The New York Times | William Alden | Posted 07.24.2012 | Business

The gleaming new headquarters of Goldman Sachs includes plenty of amenities, like a gym, an in-house physician and workers offering shoe shines. But e...

How to Fix a Banker's Heart

Jonathan Lewis | Posted 09.23.2012 | Impact
Jonathan Lewis

Economic opportunity and economic justice depends on good banks. We need bankers pumping capital into underserved communities, into innovation and into companies of societal consequence.

Why Jamie Dimon Will Rebound

Rick Newman | Posted 08.14.2012 | Business
Rick Newman

By acknowledging that he screwed up, Dimon showed the kind of forthright accountability we should expect in all types of leaders. It may even make him a better CEO.

Hire One, Fire 350

The Huffington Post | D.M. Levine | Posted 06.01.2012 | Business

Amid the banking world’s Great Contraction, Bank of America is adding jobs -- but only a few targeted positions, and it's laying off many more worke...

D.M. Levine

Attacking Business = Hating America

HuffingtonPost.com | D.M. Levine | Posted 05.08.2012 | Business

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon took the opportunity at Monday evening's Fortune 500 dinner to hail American business and trash its critics. Speaki...

Wall Street's Speed Demons: A 10-Point Primer

Sarah Anderson | Posted 05.04.2012 | Business
Sarah Anderson

Who are "high-frequency traders"? And what sort of games are they playing with our economic future? Here are 10 things you should know.

It's Lonely at the Top -- Why Peer-to-Peer Networking for Financial Services CEOs Is Critical

April Rudin | Posted 06.28.2012 | Business
April Rudin

Within the industry, the Tiburon CEO Summit has a certain "mystique" about it. Where can a CEO turn for unbiased advice and camaraderie? Other top-shelf execs!

Morgan Stanley Faces Loss Due To Accounting Charge

AP | CHRISTINA REXRODE | Posted 06.19.2012 | Business

NEW YORK — Morgan Stanley reported earnings that far exceeded investors' forecasts Thursday, sending its stock higher even as the rest of the ma...

Ex-Wall Street Banker: Volcker Rule Will Correct A Dangerous Mistake

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.18.2012 | Business

Apparently not every banker hates the Volcker rule. Roger Vasey, who used to be in charge of global debt markets at Merrill Lynch, penned a pro-Vol...

Banks Profitting Off Government Program Aimed At Struggling Borrowers

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.29.2012 | Business

Perhaps the government's homeowner assistance program should be renamed the bank assistance program. Big banks have profited from HARP 2.0, the gov...