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Top 10 places to buy a foreclosed home
Here are the Top 10 metropolitan areas to buy a foreclosed home, according to RealtyTrac:
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10 books to read after the election
Election season is finally almost over. Now it's time to actually tackle America's problems. Here are 10 books that offer context.
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Five ways big banks' Libor scandal affects you
London, this year's host of the Olympics, is also home to a bank scandal that threatens to rock the financial world as much as the Games influence the world of sports. Here's why: Libor (London Interbank Offered Rate) is a global benchmark for interest rates that reaches deep into the international financial system. Allegations that banks rigged those rates means that everyone from mortgage-holders and indebted students to cities and mutual funds may have had their interest rates unnaturally altered. Already tainted by other scandals, banks are under investigation because of charges that they profited illegally from their rate-rigging scheme. The mess further taints big banks and puts more strain on the credibility of the global financial system. Here are five ways the Libor scandal could affect you:
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Obama vs. Romney 101: 3 ways they differ on regulation
Wall Street is a big target – blamed for the financial crisis that led to the Great Recession. Mitt Romney says efforts to rein in financiers via more regulation are an attack on “economic freedom.” President Obama says new regulations would make it “more profitable to play by the rules than to game the system.” Here are three specifics on which the two differ.
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Six ways the rich really do get richer
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The biggest stock market moments of 2011
A countdown of the market's ten defining moments of the year, from the eurozone crisis to the collapse of Bank of America.
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Insider trading: Ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta pleads not guilty
Insider trading has been a target of both the Bush and Obama administrations. The case against Rajat Gupta, a former director of both Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble, is part of a major crackdown on insider trading.
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Six ways the rich really do get richer
“Class warfare:” Lately this old term has been taking on new life as political theater, a way to rebuke Wall Street protestors, and, predictably, fodder for Fox News. According to Google, in just the last month alone, 3,870 articles have been published containing these words. Another way to express the concept of rich vs. not-so-rich is the expression, “The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.” It’s been around for a long time: According to Wikipedia, William Henry Harrison went there in 1840: “I believe and I say it is true Democratic feeling, that all the measures of the government are directed to the purpose of making the rich richer and the poor poorer.” I’m not going to take a stand on either side of the “class warfare” debate by saying that the rich do or don’t take unfair advantage of the rest of society. This is America, where we all have the potential to become rich. But I will say this unequivocally: The rich do get richer, or at least have the potential to. Let’s count the ways:
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$1M not equal to $250K
To switch the tax hike cutoff to $1 million,from the previous $250,000 cutoff of the Bush era, makes an already tight tax base too tight to raise the revenue we need
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Volcker Rule proposed: Banks can't trade for own profit
Volcker Rule unveiled Tuesday, but faces fierce lobbying from banks. Public has until Jan. 13 to comment on Volcker Rule.
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Insider trading: Consultant James Fleishman convicted
Insider trading is the downfall of yet another Wall Street trader, as hedge fund consultant James Fleishman is convicted of insider trading for putting clients in touch with consultants at publicly traded companies.
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Stock prices tumbling? Four ways to control your risk.
If the wild plunges and rebounds in stock prices have made a yo-yo of your portfolio, welcome to a very big club. The gyrations in stock markets worldwide have forced investors everywhere to confront an uncomfortable reality: Short of stuffing your money in a bank or under your mattress, you have to cope with volatility and risk. Fortunately, there are ways to tame risk – even turn it to your advantage. Here are four steps that you can take to begin to reduce the risk of falling stock prices for your long-term portfolio:
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Hedge funds regulation: It's not working out
Hedge funds by Stanley Druckenmiller and George Soros would rather push out outside investors than adhere to new rules. Will more hedge funds follow?
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Obama, GOP lob rhetorical fireworks over budget and debt
As a possible US debt crisis looms, Democrats and Republicans seem to be talking past each other – lobbing rhetorical fireworks, particularly over what President Obama calls "tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires."
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Hedge funds: More oversight. Little industry backlash.
Hedge funds will have to abide by new rules adopted Wednesday. But many funds and related groups support the changes.
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The lowdown on hedge fund stock positions
Goldman Sachs publishes a quarterly report on hedge funds. Here are a few highlights.
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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:
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Dish Network, Carl Icahn bid to buy bankrupt Blockbuster
Dish Network and billionaire Carl Icahn are among those bidding for buy the video chain in a Manhattan bankruptcy court.
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Insider stock trading case: Rajaratnam bragged on tape
Insider stock trading tip led to a $1 million profit in a single day, according to prosecutors in the Rajaratnam insider stock trading case.
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Harvard MBAs flocking to Wall Street? Sell!
Harvard MBAs are taking more jobs in the financial sector, triggering a 'sell' signal on an offbeat market indicator. Who created the indicator? A Harvard MBA.
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Carl Icahn: market bear or savvy manager?
Carl Icahn says he's giving investors their money back in case the stock market implodes. But is Carl Icahn anxious about the stock market or just avoiding federal scrutiny?
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Insider trading: Ex-Goldman director is charged
Insider trading charge brought against Rajat Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs board member.
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Hedge fund fees finally coming down
Hedge fund fees are finally starting to act rational.
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Insider trading crackdown: US alleges scam by hedge fund managers
Insider trading: Three fund managers and an analyst are charged with an alleged insider trading scam that netted $30 million. The US crackdown on insider trading at Wall Street hedge funds was first revealed last fall.
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Is China's bubble close to popping?
A few hedge funds are betting that it is.
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Investment strategies for a new decade? Here are five.
If you're wondering how financial planner Charles Failla sees the next decade of investing and beyond, consider this: Both his 3-year-old son and 18-month-old daughter are studying Mandarin. "That gives you some idea about my conviction on emerging markets," says Mr. Failla, principal at Sovereign Financial Group in New York. While the "jury is still out on the US – which has a lot of problems to fix – I am very optimistic about China and India over the next 20 years." There's plenty of advice about what investors should do for 2011. But where do financial pros suggest you put your money through 2020? Here are five themes for the new decade:
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Hedge funds: Feds boost scrutiny
Hedge funds are at the center of a wide-ranging federal investigation, which included raids on three hedge funds Monday.
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Insider trading probe results in FBI raid of 3 hedge funds
Insider trading: The FBI said in a statement that it had executed search warrants in the three states "in an ongoing investigation." Agency spokesmen said they could not comment further because the court documents are under seal.
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Obama's missed opportunity: What should he have said?
At Monday's town hall meeting, President Obama could have laid out what the rich are doing to fight his efforts to help the economy. He didn't.
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Europe puts limits on banker bonuses
The European Parliament passed a bill today that would cap and defer financial traders' and bankers' bonuses, giving Europe the toughest regimes in the world. The caps are a backlash against the global financial meltdown, and the bonuses that followed.
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