Topic: Gordon Gekko

Tax VOX The end of a disappointing campaign for both Obama, Romney

Gleckman asks: How do both presidential candidates get away with dodging critical fiscal issues on the campaign trail? We let them, he answers.

The New Economy Greed is (not) good. Here's a better capitalism.

Profit should not be the sole goal of business. Profit should be the byproduct of business excellence. 

Robert Reich Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and the New Gilded Age

The system that made Mitt Romney's fortunes at Bain Capital is the same one largely responsible for the greatest concentration of the nation’s income and wealth at the very top since the Gilded Age of the nineteenth century.

How Mitt Romney's GOP foes are doing Obama's work for him (+video)

The Mitt Romney campaign will leave New Hampshire with new battle scars. It pains some Republicans to see their candidates going after one of their own, but it may not help Obama either.

The Vote Anti-Romney ads on Bain Capital: Whose is toughest? (+video)

Negative ads are rolling out about Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital, trying to paint him as the sort of privileged money guy who created the financial meltdown.

Are economy experts less likely to give to charity?

An economic knowledge base makes people smarter about how they use their resources–which benefits everyone, even if those resources don't go into a donation box.

Is insider trading really a crime?

Insider trading is in the spotlight again, following Raj Rajaratnam's conviction last week. Is the government crackdown on insider trading an interference with beneficial economic activity?

Top 5 insider trading convictions

Raj Rajaratnam, a wildly successful hedge fund manager, was sentenced and fined Oct. 13 on fraud and conspiracy counts for using insider information to make more than $50 million. Prosecutors called it the largest insider-trading case ever for a hedge fund. So how does his conviction stack up against other insider traders in the United States who were found guilty? Here's a look at the Top 5 convicted insider traders:

Opinion: NFL Playoffs: If your team's out, which one should you root for?

Whether it's Jets vs. Patriots, Steelers vs. Ravens, Packers vs. Falcons, or Seahawks vs. Bears, here are some unconventional ways to pick a favorite if your own team is out of the playoffs.

In 2010, big star-driven movies ruled as the recession pushed studios to play it safe

Studios took few chances with offbeat subjects and fresh talent, opting largely for recycled goods and franchises.

'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' is weekend winner

'Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps' brought in $19 million this weekend. It edged ahead of the children's 3-D fantasy film 'Legend of the Guardians,' but Guardians may have longer legs.

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps: movie review

A disgraced Gordon Gekko dishes advice in this 'Wall Street' sequel that seems both up to the minute and behind the times.

Wall Street bad, Main Street good? That's too simple.

It's fashionable to blame America's economic problems on the financial industry. But the truth is that both Wall Street and Main Street got caught in the bubble mentality.

Oliver Stone on Wall Street, Gordon Gekko, and Hugo Chávez

Oliver Stone talks about his two latest films, “South of the Border” and “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.”

Solitary Man: movie review

Michael Douglas plays a self-destructive sleazy car salesman down on his luck in ‘Solitary Man.’

Obama's Wall Street speech: Days of reckless greed over

Opinion: Bye, Tony Soprano. Welcome back, Atticus Finch.