Sometimes, the willingness of Congress to so blatantly act on behalf of special interests to the out-and-out detriment of the average American— or to waste time and frighten the taxpayer all for the benefit of a good political narrative—astounds even me. Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a bill—on a [...]

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 14:51

see photosAP Photo/Chitose SuzukiClick for full photo gallery: Beat College Debt One of the most common nuggets of advice dispensed by financial experts is to pay down your debt aggressively. According to this strategy, paying down high-interest rate loans and debt before saving for retirement ensures that compound interest doesn't eat up any more [...]

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 14:49

This story accompanies a profile of the French exploit-selling firm Vupen in the April 9th issue of Forbes magazine. A clever hacker today has to make tough choices. Find a previously unknown method for dismantling the defenses of a device like an iPhone or iPad, for instance, and you [...]

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 14:43

A little bit of fibbing on social networks has become commonplace.who doesn't want to look their best? But not so much on LinkedIn, where honesty really is the best policy. Or else.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 13:39

When it comes to exchange-traded products, you either get it or you don't. And, according to Deutsche Bank, more institutional investors are getting it every day. Analyzing U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 13F filings, Deutsche Bank's ETF research team summizes that 51.6% of all exchange-traded products in the United States were held by [...]

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 13:30

One FINRA Arbitrator issues a breathtakingly eloquent promissory note Decision in favor of Merrill Lynch. Would a skilled lawyer have made a difference? Did the arbitrator know of FINRA's historic million dollar fine against Claimant for its promissory note collection practices? A must read.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 13:13

Tim Rice, who co-wrote "Jesus Christ Superstar," with Andrew Lloyd Webber, said last night he'd still like to make changes. "Not to the songs, they're fine. But all the stuff in between. The words." It's too late, and anyway, "Jesus Christ Superstar" was revived on Broadway last night to cheers and [...]

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 07:53

Whitney Houston Central Park, NYC September 1, 2009 (Photo credit: asterix611) Things are not adding up in the Whitney Houston death. The LA County coroner says  Houston died from accidental drowning. They also found cocaine in her system and five other drugs. She also had coronary artery disease. She had [...]

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 07:35

With VIX up 2.9%, the double long TVIX is down 29%. How did this happen?

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 01:14

The film is expected to earn $125 million at the box office this weekend.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 23:07