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Could Bloomberg lose the trust of Wall Street?
Stacey Vanek Smith May 17, 2013
Wall Street banks are taking on Bloomberg in the wake of news that the news service’s reporters snooped on clients. Could there be business implications for the company?
Google's CIO on how NYC compares to Silicon Valley
Jeremy Hobson Apr 15, 2013
Chief Information Officer Ben Fried gives a tour of Google's New York headquarters and discusses how its culture differs from Silicon Valley.
Political intelligence or insider trading?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 4, 2013
The Government Accountability Office is releasing a new report on the so-called 'political intelligence' industry -- a growing arm of investment research.
For one hedge fund: A heartbreaking week of staggering gossip
Stacey Vanek Smith Mar 29, 2013
What do a $155 million Picasso, a $60 million Hamptons home, a $600 million fine and a trader in handcuffs have in common? The answer: a tumultuous week for high-profile hedge-fund titan Stephen A. Cohen.
Why Wall Street pay won't be curbed, ever
Mark Garrison Feb 28, 2013
The European Union sparked a bankers’ revolt when it moved to curb their bonuses. Despite Americans’ dismay with Wall Street, caps won’t happen here.
Wall Street takes the sequester in stride
Jeremy Hobson Feb 27, 2013
Two days away from the sequester, the Dow is pretty much right where it was a month ago. Why is Wall Street seemingly unfazed by Washington's latest fiscal deadline?
How the markets signal Washington
Dan Bobkoff Dec 28, 2012
Come Monday, if there’s no fiscal cliff deal, the best way for people to indicate their unhappiness is the markets.
Hedge funds crowd first-time buyers out of housing market
David Weinberg Dec 10, 2012
Hedge funds and private-equity funds are buying up hundreds of foreclosed homes at a time, turning them into rentals, crowding out first-time home buyers looking for bargains.
In insider trading cases, getting to the top of the food chain
Dan Bobkoff Nov 29, 2012
Insider trading charges could be coming to one of the nation’s biggest hedge funds: SAC Capital Advisors. But will investigators implicate the hedge fund's owner?
U.S. prosecutors go after SAC hedge fund for insider trading
Jeff Horwich Nov 21, 2012
U.S. prosecutors have filed their biggest-ever case of insider trading. The allegation: SAC Capital Advisors, a hedge fund, got early warning about the failure of an Alzheimer's drug in clinical trials. That info let the fund sell its holdings in the companies behind the drug, and reap $276 million.
