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Trading Group Says It Lost Millions On Facebook IPO, Demands Nasdaq Pay It Back

Reuters | John McCrank and Ashutosh Pandey | Posted 05.25.2012

By John McCrank and Ashutosh Pandey (Reuters) - Electronic trader Knight Capital Group said it suffered a pre-tax loss of $30 million t...

Dimon On Trading Loss: 'It's An Embarrassment, It's A Black Mark'

AP | PALLAVI GOGOI | Posted 05.22.2012

NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase is suspending plans to buy back its own stock, a little over a week after the bank posted a large trading loss. ...

Is It A Terrible Idea To Own Shares In Your Company's Stock?

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

By David K. Randall NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Buying stock that then falls sharply is painful, especially for investors who also ha...

U.S. To Sell Some Stock Of Bailed-Out Firm

AP | Posted 05.07.2012

NEW YORK -- The Treasury Department is selling $5 billion worth of stock in bailed-out insurance giant American International Group Inc. for $30.50 pe...

BofA Sees Profits Plunge

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2012

* Q1 EPS 3 cents vs 17 cents a year earlier * Accounting charges hurt results * Shares up 1.8 pct in early trading ...

Big Bank Sees Profits Drop

Reuters | Posted 04.14.2012

* Net income $5.4 billion vs $5.6 billion year earlier * Q1 EPS $1.31 vs $1.28 year earlier April 13 (Reuters) - JPMorga...

Major CEO Sees Big Pay Boost Even As He Retires

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.20.2012

NEW YORK — Despite retiring as CEO of Verizon Communications Inc. in August, Ivan Seidenberg earned more in 2011 than he did in the last two ful...

Bigger Payouts For BP's Investors

AP | ROBERT BARR | Posted 04.08.2012

LONDON — BP PLC has raised its quarterly dividend by 14 percent after posting double-digit gains in profit and revenue in the last three months ...

Key Bipartisan Bill Going To The House

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 04.04.2012

WASHINGTON — Legislation that would ban insider trading by lawmakers and thousands of executive branch officials headed for what could be a more...

Warranties & Reps in Risk Allocation in Business Sales, Part 2 of 3

Jim Thomas | Posted 12.19.2011

Jim Thomas

No law requires a seller to make any representation or warranty when selling a company; it's purely a matter of negotiations. Custom and relative bargaining power drive those negotiations.

Why The Rest Of America Can't Invest Like Buffett

Slate | Bethany McLean | Posted 10.31.2011

It's not even a week old, and Warren Buffett's deal to invest $5 billion of Berkshire Hathaway's money in Bank of America has already been dissected, ...

Goldman Shares Fall On News Of CEO Hiring Top Defense Lawyer

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 10.22.2011

NEW YORK -- Goldman Sachs shares fell sharply Monday following news that its CEO, Lloyd Blankfein, has hired a top Washington defense lawyer. Blankfe...

Why A College Fund Is An Essential Part Of Your Divorce Settlement

Natalie Pace | Posted 10.11.2011

Natalie Pace

Include this life line in your divorce settlement. On June 29-30, 2011, President Bill Clinton brought together over 750 CEOs, NGOs, Nobel Prize wi...

Buffett's Berkshire Bids Billions Billion For Insurer Transatlantic

AP | Posted 10.08.2011

NEW YORK -- A unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has bid $3.25 billion for insurer Transatlantic Holdings. Berkshire's National Indemni...

Exxon Mobil's Profit Spikes And Company Still Misses Expectations

Posted 09.27.2011

Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, said higher oil prices contributed to a 41 percent rise in its second-quarter p...

He Died and Left Her a Million

Natalie Pace | Posted 09.15.2011

Natalie Pace

I received a call from a woman who had a tragic event in her life, which completely changed her income status overnight. Her husband passed away unex...

The Dangers Of Getting Rich In Your Divorce

Natalie Pace | Posted 08.27.2011

Natalie Pace

In most marriages, there's one partner who pays the bills and invests and another who doesn't. So, what do you do when our money becomes your money a...

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SEC May Make It Easier (For Some) To Buy Into The Next Facebook

HuffingtonPost.com | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 06.11.2011

NEW YORK -- It may soon become a lot easier for startups to raise capital -- and avoid the regulatory scrutiny and costs associated with going public....

9 Companies That Can't Keep Their Products On The Shelves

24/7 Wall Street | Posted 05.25.2011

By 24/7 Wall Street: It is not unusual for companies with highly successful products to run out of inventory. Oftentimes, companies scramble at the la...

Protecting Your Post-Divorce Assets After Natural Disasters

Natalie Pace | Posted 05.25.2011

Natalie Pace

Divorced parents, more than anyone, can feel extremely vulnerable during disasters, especially if you are counting on investments to help you shore up...

My S&M Relationship With Citi and Morgan

Martin T. Sosnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Martin T. Sosnoff

Finally, I understand why loan volume at major banks remains stillborn. Bankers only want to write loans on their own draconian terms.

Copper and Coal, the Poor Man's Gold

Martin T. Sosnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Martin T. Sosnoff

I am in love with copper, with coal, iron ore and oil, too, in that order, but not gold. Honchos scored with gold last year, but now gold is coming in, even with the Middle East in flux and incindiary.

Trade in Your Bonds for Equities

Martin T. Sosnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Martin T. Sosnoff

The world is witnessing serious commodity inflation in oil, copper, iron ore and grains. All this could lead to tightening by central banks, worldwide.

Eat Healthier, Spend Less: How To Boil Your Garbage

The Sweet Beet | Posted 05.25.2011

The Sweet Beet

This is a "how-to" that covers two of the most common New Years resolutions: Eat Healthier and Spend Less. Food scraps(that might otherwise be thrown...

WATCH: Interview With Oscar Winning Director Of 'Inside Job'

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011

Constantin Bjerke

"When Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and AIG collapsed together in a 48 hour period and we were all wondering if next week we'd be able to get money ...