Charlie Gasparino Archive

Obama to Bankers: I'm Serious About the Deficit

Published November 09, 2012

Wall Street bankers were told by the White House almost immediately after President Obama's re-election that the president is serious about deficit reduction, sources tell FBN.

U.S. Equity Markets Closed Tuesday, Seen Opening Wednesday

Published October 29, 2012

Regulators and exchange operators have decided to close U.S. equity trading for a second straight day Tuesday as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the Eastern United States. 

•  Watch: Will Sandy Impact the Election?  |  Status Update: U.S. Financial Markets

NYSE Suspends Floor Trading for Monday, Shifts to Electronic Platform

Published October 28, 2012

NYSE Euronext suspended physical trading floor operations at the NYSE for Monday as Hurricane Sandy barrels up the Eastern Seaboard. The exchange operator activated contingency plans to trade all NYSE-listed securities on its fully-electronic exchange.

SEC Probes Disclosure of Pandit's Citi Exit

Published October 23, 2012

The SEC launched a probe into the messy departure of Vikram Pandit as Citi CEO and whether the bank's board properly disclosed his ouster, FBN has learned.

The Ties that Biden

Published October 22, 2012

FBN Special Report: Is crony capitalism helping to enrich a firm with ties to Vice President Joe Biden's brother?

Building An Election Portfolio

Published October 15, 2012

As if investing in a post-financial-collapse world isn’t hard enough, consider the latest worry the markets will have to deal with in the coming weeks: The outcome of the presidential election.

Red Sox Rumors Just Won't Die

Published October 12, 2012

No matter how many times he tries to deny it, Boston Red Sox owner John Henry can’t shake talk that he’s looking to unload the storied baseball franchise.

Big Banks Brace for Huge Settlement with SEC

Published October 04, 2012

Big banks are bracing for a massive settlement with the Securities & Exchange Commission that could total billions of dollars in what could be the most sweeping effort by federal regulators to hold Wall Street accountable for their financial-crisis sins.

Grassley Turning Up Heat on Geithner Over LIBOR

Published October 02, 2012

Exclusive: In a letter sent today, Senators demand a full explanation of what they call the Treasury Secretary’s complacency after finding out the LIBOR rates were flawed.

Romney Losing Donors to GOP House, Senate Candidates

Published October 01, 2012

The Romney campaign is experiencing what some officials believe could be the beginning of a mass exodus of big money donors diverting their cash away from the Republican presidential hopeful and toward Republican candidates for the House and Senate races more likely to win in November, the FOX Business Network has learned.