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I don't know about you, but I like to think I'm a pretty level-headed guy. You almost have to be to survive in the corporate world for as long as I did. I may indulge in the occasional fantasy but, for the most part, I know where my feet are. Planted firmly on the ground.I've never been one to get all worked up over conspiracy theories, either. I know Google and the federal government know far more about us than they should, but I don't believe there's an alien cover-up in Area 51. I know that "Men In Black" and the "X-Files" aren't real. They're fiction.That's precisely why, if you'd told me years ago, say back in the '90s, that someday the IRS would solicit confidential information and use it to target Americans that leaned a certain way, and that same agency that already strikes fear into the heart of every working American would also be privy to our confidential health information and police the nation's entire health care system, I would have said, "You've got to lay off the Kool-...

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    The regulator of U.S. power markets appears likely to pursue manipulation charges against JPMorgan Chase & Co , analysts said, after a New York Times report on the a...

  2. FERC finds JPMorgan manipulated power trading: report

    Investigators from the agency that regulates power markets have found a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co manipulated trading in the California and Michigan electricity ma...

  3. Riskier European Bank Debt Beckons as Bond Sales Tumble

    Investors in bank bonds, facing dwindling options for buying new European debt and under pressure to boost returns, are warming to riskier types of bonds that regula...

  4. Lehman Europe creditors may be repaid in full

    Creditors of the European arm of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers may eventually be repaid in full, administrators dealing with the biggest bankruptcy in history...

  5. FBI Probes Trading as KPMG Quits Herbalife, Skechers Audits

    In a blow to one of the world's largest accounting firms, KPMG said it resigned as auditor of two U.S. corporations amid an FBI investigation into insider trading al...

  6. Enron's Skilling Could See Sentence Shortened

    Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling could be getting a shorter prison term over his role in the collapse of the company, said media reports. Lawyers representing Skill...

  7. Enron's Skilling Could Get Early Prison Release

    Former Enron Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, who is serving a 24-year sentence over the company's spectacular collapse, may get a chance to leave prison early.The ...

  8. 7 Financial Hacks to Take Advantage Of

    Just before the Enron scandal broke, the company's CEO immediately put his money into annuities —in his wife's name.Why? Because those assets are creditor-protected,...

  9. Analysis: Knives out for auditors as class actions go global

    Class actions against the world's largest corporate auditing firms are spreading globally as governments bolster investor protection laws in countries where the Big ...

  10. The Cyprus Solution for America

    Call it the Cyprus Solution: A bankrupt nation with an insolvent banking system lives yet another day by confiscating the assets of its savers.It's a game plan so co...

  11. The Great Bond Myth

    Allow me a brief moment to comment on the "Great Bond Myth."  We all have been taught bonds are safe. They can be, but there is a good chance they are not all you th...

  12. Sen. Carl Levin Will Not Seek Re-election In 2014

    Michigan Democrat Carl Levin, the chairman of the Senate subcommittee on investigations, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election to the Senate in 2014. ...

  1. Dimon Seen Leaving JPM If Dual Role is Split

    JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) chief executive Jamie Dimon will leave the big bank if he loses a key shareholder vote next week that would strip him of a chunk of his power, s...

  2. Skilling restitution to go to Enron victims' fund

    The more than $40 million that will go to Enron victims under a sentencing agreement with Jeffrey Skilling this week will be used to revive a depleted victims' fund,...

  3. Has Chase's Dimon Grown Too Powerful?

    Long seen as the unofficial king of Wall Street, Jamie Dimon's grasp on power is now under unprecedented assault from those who fear he's grown too dominant.The batt...

  4. Former Enron CEO Skilling in deal to cut prison term

    Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron Corp chief executive, could be freed from prison nearly a decade sooner than originally expected, under an agreement with federal ...

  5. Enron's Skilling reaches deal for shortened sentence

    Jeffrey Skilling, the convicted former Enron Corp chief executive, could be freed from prison a decade earlier than originally expected over his role in bringing dow...

  6. Former Enron CEO Skilling to have prison term shortened

    Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron Corp chief executive, has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors that could result in his 24-year prison term over the ener...

  7. EOG Resources 1st-Quarter Profit Up 53% on Crude Oil Segment Revenue

    EOG Resources Inc.'s (EOG) first-quarter profit rose 53% as revenue at the natural-gas-and-oil producer strengthened, led by its largest crude oil and condensate seg...

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