Indycar Hopes Movie Lures Younger Fans
IndyCar has partnered with Dreamworks Animation on a film about a garden snail who dreams of winning the Indianapolis 500.
Obama's Energy Stance Taxes the Brain
EMac: The oil and gas industry forks over more money to local, state and federal governments in taxes and fees than what it earns after taxes in the United States.
GAO: Banks Paying Back TARP with Federal Money
In a new report, the Government Accountability Office says banks that have repaid the Treasury for its TARP bailout program did so with funds they received from other federal rescue programs.
As N.Y. Madam Scandal Unfolds, Morgan Stanley Dodges Bullet
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley could have found itself financing a dating service being developed by a woman law authorities say ran a prostitution ring.
Morgan Stanley Broker Put on Leave Amid NY Madam Probe
Morgan Stanley has placed broker David Broker on administrative leave as law enforcement authorities say he may have ties to a Manhattan woman at the center of an alleged prostitution ring.
Obama to Street: I Hate You. Call Me.
Gasparino: Is Rahm Emanuel back in New York to raise money for his old boss, President Obama, from the same Wall Street fat cats the president loves to attack as he ramps up his re-election effort?
Goldman Sachs Hits Back
Current and former Goldman Sachs executives dispute claims made in an editorial Wednesday that the culture at Wall Street’s most powerful firm has eroded to the point where it is now "toxic and destructive."
Teen Spirit
When I was a teenager I was so eager to join the workforce (after years of babysitting) that I lied about my age so I could work at the mall. They found out, and I was dismissed a few weeks later, but I learned something important: if you have the determination to work, you will, and it can start at any age.
Dave Says: A Nice Car Doesn't Prove You're a Doctor
Having a high-profile job doesn't mean you should go into debt to look the part.
HHS Strong Arms Insurers in Nine States
The federal government is going full bore on insurers who hike premiums to cover health care’s soaring costs -- increases which, ironically, continue to rise partly because of health-care reform.
After the Stress Tests: Now What?
It may be a long, hard slog for shareholders of Citigroup and the other three firms that failed the Federal Reserve’s stress tests. Without any hope for returning capital to shareholders for this year, the four banks run the risk of falling behind.
Moody’s: Winners & Losers in Upcoming Bank Stress Tests
With the Fed gearing up to release the results of its latest bank stress tests, analysts at Moody’s have offered their view of the winners and losers.
House Panel to Question MF Global Execs on Firm's Chaotic Demise
Exclusive: A House subcommittee wants two former MF Global executives to testify on money transfers as part of a probe into who is responsible for losing $1.6 billion in customer funds.
Fannie and Freddie: Shangri-La for Lawyers
Exclusive: Remember that eye-popping $110 million bill taxpayers are on the hook for in defending former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac execs since 2004? Turns out, that was just the tip of the iceberg.
The Politically Tactical Petroleum Reserve
President Barack Obama is now mulling tapping the SPR, as he now says on the campaign stump that we can’t drill our way out of problem, because that won’t move the needle. So then why tap the SPR?
Oil & Gas Industry, Clean Up Your Act -- and Make Money
The Natural Resources Defense Council says companies in the oil and gas sector could add billions of dollars to their bottom line if they did more to capture leaking emissions for sale instead, like methane, created when natural gas and oil is produced.
Knight Capital Sale Only a Matter of Time
Knight Capital's holiday party Thursday night is likely to be the last one for the firm, at least as an independent company.
GETCO Seals Knight Merger After Sweetening Offer: Sources
Gasparino: Knight Capital’s board of directors voted late Tuesday to choose a sweetened merger offer from GETCO, likely putting an end to the bidding war for the trading company.
Where the Jobs Are This Week
This week’s seasonal jobs are opportunities that will run through 2013. Even though Christmas is next week, these are companies worth looking at all year long.
Taxpayers Foot Legal Bills for Fannie and Freddie Execs
In a bad deal for taxpayers, a federal watchdog is suggesting that the government only 'limit' -- not eliminate -- the exorbitant legal fees that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are paying on behalf of former executives accused of fraud.












