The most powerful man in Brazilian soccer fell today after skirting decades of corruption charges. In the federal capital, two young men are chasing down a different kind of green.

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 15:53

? The bidding groups for baseball?s bankrupt Dodgers appear to have been whittled down to five from seven tonight. A person familiar with the meetings held today between seven groups bidding for Frank McCourt?s Dodgers and Major League Baseball said the league?s owners were impressed with offers: billionaire hedge fund titan and agent Art Tellem; ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 03:53

Later today we should get the official announcement that China is going to face a joint WTO case over their restrictions on the exports of rare earths. The U.S. will file a complaint at the World Trade Organization today over Chinese limits on exports of rare earths used in high-tech products, deepening a trade dispute ...

pubblicato il: 13/03/2012 - 12:53

Peter Schiff, who accurately predicted the 2008-9 financial crisis, expects artificially low interest rates to exacerbate massive capital imbalances in the financial system that will lead to a bond market collapse.

pubblicato il: 27/03/2012 - 20:56

? With fuel prices currently at a national average of $3.80 a gallon and almost certain to break the $4.00 barrier by Memorial Day, you may be tempted to trade in your existing vehicle for one that gets better fuel economy to help assuage the pain at the pump. You certainly won't be alone. ?Car ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:53

The markets opened higher this morning, but struggled to hold onto those gains, just one day after the Federal Reserve released results for stress tests for U.S. banks, which showed that most banks had passed, with the exception of Citigroup (C) and Metlife (MET) among others. On the economic front, import prices rose 0.4 percent ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:53

The??Securities and Exchange Commission has brought cases against three entities after an investigation of private company stock trading. The charges end a year-long investigation by the SEC and are a milestone in the fast growing but still emerging market in private company stock trading. Investors have been pouring into this market particularly in hopes of ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:53

Mike D'Antoni was the NBA's second highest-paid coach, but is now out of job. Could Phil Jackson being heading back to New York to rescue the Knicks?

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:53

The company wants to return excess capital to its shareholders, but its plan for $2 billion in stock repurchases and a dividend increase from $0.74 per share to $1.10 per share was rejected by the Fed.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:53

Citigroup (C) was downgraded today by JP Morgan (JPM) to neutral from buy with a price target of $42.50, after it was announced the bank failed the Federal Reserve?s stress test, thereby likely resulting in a delay of capital return. Shares are lower by about 3.5 percent. IHS (IHS) was downgraded today by Morgan Stanley ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 21:53