Investment

Budget Battles

  • Great Recession Leaves Long-Lasting Scars: Poll

    By Michael A. Fletcher and Peyton Craighill, The Washington Post

    Americans remain deeply pessimistic about the nation’s economic future nearly four years into the recovery, and the vast majority think it will take “many years” for things to return to the way they...

  • Dell's $24.4 Billion LBO a Big Test for Private Equity

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Some of Dell’s current shareholders are up in arms over the proposed leveraged buyout of the quarter-century-old personal computer company. They argue that it’s a sweetheart deal for Michael Dell and...

  • Obama Leaves His Successor a Deficit Mess

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    President Obama likes to scapegoat George W. Bush for the country’s massive deficits. But Obama himself will likely take the blame for the deficit by the next occupant of the Oval Office, according...

  • Cantor: Reducing Government Debt Helps Working Class

    By Eric Pianin

    House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the pugnacious conservative who has championed tough fiscal measures to downsize the government and shred the social safety net, showed a kinder, gentler side today...

  • Madoff Makes Millions...and It's Legit

    By Aimee Picchi, Reuters

    Convicted con artist Bernie Madoff, whose name has become a byword for swindler, actually made an investment that's paid off -- and it's all real.