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‘Anonymous’ Targets Fed Chair Ben Bernanke

If a new video purportedly by cyber-group "Anonymous" is to be believed, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has become the focus of a pointed threat....

‘Anonymous’ Targets Fed Chair Ben Bernanke

If a new video purportedly by cyber-group "Anonymous" is to be believed, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has become the focus of a pointed threat....

Partners, Not Adversaries: The Federal Reserve’s Role In The Financial Collapse

This is an adaptation from "Reckless Endangerment", an exploration of the origins of the recent financial crisis, by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner. The book...

Wall Street’s Reckless Endangerment And Brush With Economic Armageddon

This is an adaptation from "Reckless Endangerment", an exploration of the origins of the recent financial crisis, by Gretchen Morgenson and Joshua Rosner. The book...

PHOTOS: Haunting Images Of Detroit’s Decline

In Detroit, the devastating economic effects of deindustrialization continue to push inhabitants away from what was once the fourth-largest city in America. New census data...

The 10 Wealthiest Divorcées In The World (PHOTOS)

Forbes published their annual Billionaires List on Wednesday, comprised of the 1,210 wealthiest people on the planet, totaling a net worth of $4.5 trillion. This...

No Pre-Nup, Big Problems? Hurley Could Lose Millions In Divorce

Liz Hurley is set to get a 'quickie' divorce from husband Arun Nayar, the Daily Mail is reporting--a move that will ensure she doesn't lose...

Where Unemployment Has Been Growing The Fastest (PHOTOS)

Despite this morning's rather optimistic numbers, which showed the U.S. economy created 151,000 jobs in October, the most in five months, some areas of the...

Neil Collins, Reuters Journalist, Resigns After Writing About Companies He Owned Shares In

A columnist for Reuters BreakingViews, Reuters' financial opinion website, has resigned after it emerged that he repeatedly wrote about companies he had invested in. The...

Prop Traders Move To Hedge Funds

If Wall Street is getting "boring" in response to new regulations, the traders themselves are resisting that trend. Bloomberg News reports that "dozens" of proprietary...

U.S. Economy Is 11.5 Million Jobs Short, EPI Says (CHART)

Even though the unemployment rate remained flat at 9.6 percent in September, the labor market would now need to add a total of about 11.5...

FDIC Ready To Sue Executives From Failed Banks

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is poised to sue over 50 executives from failed banks, Bloomberg News reports. The potential lawsuits would help the FDIC...