Investment

Budget Battles

  • A Kickstarter for IPOs: Buyers Beware

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Crowdfunding – whether the target is financing a philanthropic initiative, an art project or a business proposal – is a sexy concept and has turned Kickstarter into a household name. And despite the...

  • Fiscal Cliff Angst Drops CEO Confidence to 3-Year Low

    By Scott Malone, Reuters

    U.S. chief executives' view of the economy deteriorated sharply in the third quarter and is now as bleak as it was in the immediate aftermath of the last recession, according to a survey released by...

  • How Did Regulators Miss This Latest Broker Fraud?

    By Reuters

    Second in a two-part series: For most of the two-decade life of Peregrine Financial Group, a leading independent futures brokerage, founder and chief executive Russell Wasendorf Sr. was taking...

  • Obama Snubs World Leaders, Plays Trivial Pursuits

    By Liz Peek

    President Obama is talking more and more about less and less. Appearing on “The View” this week, he described himself as “eye candy” and brought viewers up to speed on daughter Mahlia’s new-found...

  • Why Google's Stock Is at a Record High

    By Theweek.com, TheWeek.com

    With Facebook and Apple stumbling, Google's share price is on a tear, obliterating concerns that the search giant's best days are behind it.