The Boundless Energy of Barry Habib
Few executives have had as many successful businesses, have as much energy, and are as nice and inspiring as Barry Habib.
SEC Says Not Ruling Out Future Action Against Goldman Sachs
A source at the SEC tells Fox Business the agency could bring more civil charges against Goldman Sachs if revelations out of a new Senate report warrant them.
Nasdaq Tender for NYSE Could Come Within a Week
The situation could change, of course, if the NYSE reverses course and formally considers the joint bid from Nasdaq and the IntercontinentalExchange, as some shareholders want.
Goldman Sachs Accused of Misleading Congress, Clients
Goldman Sachs tells FBN it didn't lie to a Senate panel about bubble-era deals gone bad. Senator Carl Levin thinks otherwise.
Is the ECB Making a Mistake on Rates?
The European Central Bank's rate hike may hurt its teetering member states--Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain.
FT's Martin Wolf Gets it Wrong Again
Financial Times columnist Martin Wolf joins a media coterie that resurrects one of the hoariest myths of all about infant mortality rates in the U.S., this time to attack GOP Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget cutbacks to Medicaid.
Financial Times Gets it Wrong on US Infant Mortality Rates
Financial Times columnist Martin resurrects one of the hoariest myths of all about U.S. infant mortality rates to attack GOP Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget cutbacks to Medicaid.
NYSE CEO May Be Asked to Recuse Himself From Bid Consideration Process
Exclusive: Nasdaq OMX and InterContinentalExchange are considering asking NYSE's CEO to recuse himself from the process of considering their joint bid.
Drug Industry: President Reneges on Health-Reform Deal
Emac: The Administration's new deficit plan has the drug industry crying foul, meaning Big Pharma may now join Big Insurers to push back on health reform.
GOP Steps Up Probe of White House Health-Reform Meetings
Congressional sources say GOP lawmakers have stepped up their probe of the quid pro quo deals the administration struck with unions during the crafting of the health-care reform law.
Grasso Welcomed Back to NYSE With Open Arms
Exclusive: NYSE CEO Duncan Niederauer has extended an invitation to Grasso to attend the Big Board’s commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
No, We Are Not a Nation of Hamburger Flippers
Emac: Is hamburger flipping becoming the predominant trait of America's labor force like last month's payroll data suggest, or will the nation turn back to its manufacturing roots?
Pay for Delay: U.S. Says Drugmakers Block Cheaper Generic Rivals
The FTC has found an 'unprecedented' jump in drug industry 'pay for delay' deals that stall consumer access to cheaper generic drugs.
CFOs Say Cut Spending, Don't Raise Taxes to Reduce Deficit
Even the smartest calculators in the room, corporate CFOs, say cutting spending, and not raising taxes to, is the way to go to pare back the U.S. federal deficit.
DOJ, SEC Asked to Probe Whether Goldman Lied, Defrauded Clients
Two U.S. Senators have formally asked the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether Goldman Sachs’ executives defrauded clients and whether its executives including CEO Lloyd Blankfein committed perjury before Congress.
Management Changes Likely at IMG Following Forstmann's Illness
IMG is contemplating a corporate change in light of disclosures that Teddy Forstmann was operated on for a brain tumor, sources say.
Blankfein to Battle Angry Shareholders
Emac: Perjury charges, government probes, Catholic nuns, fat cat pay. Goldman Sachs faces its most contentious annual meeting in its history as Wall Street’s most powerful firm.
Ted Forstmann Being Treated for Brain Cancer
Ted Forstmann has been in many corporate battles over the past four decades as one of Wall Street’s premier deal makers, but now he finds himself in what may be the biggest battle of his life.
How Much Did the U.S. Give Pakistan?
Media reports suggesting the U.S. gave Pakistan $19 billion since 9/11 underestimate what taxpayers gave.
Top Senate Democrat Questions Aid to Pakistan
A top Democrat member of the powerful Senate Appropriations committee said lawmakers should reconsider U.S. foreign aid to Pakistan until questions have been answered about whether Pakistan knowingly harbored 9/11 terrorist Osama bin Laden.