Investment
  • ICE-NYSE Deal: The Future Buys the Past

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    The $8.2 billion acquisition of NYSE Euronext (NYSE: NYX) by Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) is that rare kind of transaction that captures in a single moment the magnitude of the...

  • Investment Firm Behind Bushmaster to Exit Gun Biz

    By Sakthi Prasad, Reuters

    Following pressure from a major investor, U.S. private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is selling gunmaker Freedom Group, whose Bushmaster AR-15 rifle was used in the Connecticut school...

  • With Fiscal Cliff Looming, No Holiday for the Market

    By Angela Moon, Reuters

    The last two weeks of December are traditionally quiet for stocks, but traders accustomed to a bit of time off are staying close to their mobile devices, thanks to the "fiscal cliff."

  • How to Shrink the Defense Budget and Come Out Winning

    By William Matthews, The Fiscal Times

    The U.S. military is going to shrink, that much is clear. Whether it will be harmful or helpful is less certain. Shedding unneeded troops, surplus bases and 20th century weapons could be a good thing.

  • Buffett's $1.2B Buyback Saves Shareholder a Fortune

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Warren Buffett has been a critic of companies that use their capital to buy back stock instead of investing for future growth. He also hasn’t been a big fan of millionaires and billionaires trying to...