Investment

Budget Battles

  • Fed Faces Major Test Over Inflation Rate

    By Reuters

    With the inflation rate about half the Federal Reserve's 2.0 percent target, the central bank is facing a major test and some experts wonder whether it will eventually need to ramp up its already...

  • The Fight at JPMorgan: Why Governance Matters

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    It’s not quite the showdown at the O.K. Corral, but a low-key tug of war between J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) and proxy advisers Institutional Shareholder Services (better known as ISS) and Glass...

  • Another Way Samsung Is Putting the Squeeze on Apple

    By Yuval Rosenberg

    Maybe you haven't noticed, but Apple is once again on top of the world. No, really. After briefly dropping below $400 a share last month, Apple’s stock has jumped about 13 percent in the wake of its...

  • Guess Who Benefits from New Asset Bubbles?

    By Carrick Mollenkamp, Reuters

    The Fed's current program of quantitive easing is shoring up banks and lowering the borrowing costs of corporations and home buyers who have good credit. But it is also giving rise to unintended...

  • Berkshire Without Buffett: A Plan Emerges

    By Jonathan Stempel and Jennifer Ablan, Reuters

    Warren Buffett on Saturday gave the most extensive comments to date about the future of Berkshire Hathaway Inc after he is gone, saying he still expects the conglomerate to be a partner of choice for...