Investment

Budget Battles

  • Barclays and JPMorgan: When Big Banks Get Too Big

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Big banks just can't seem to catch a break. While publicly griping about the costs involved with all the new regulations that have been introduced since the financial system teetered on the brink of...

  • How the EU Got Its Mojo Back--19 Summits Later

    By Patrick Smith

    LONDON— By my count it took 19 European Union summits since the Greek economy began to crack three years ago, but EU leaders have finally finished dithering. At the summit in Brussels last week, we...

  • Another CA City Goes Bankrupt; More to Come?

    By HILARY RUSS, Reuters

    Stockton, California, the largest city in the U.S. to ever file for bankruptcy, could create a new template for struggling cities and potentially lift the stigma that scars municipalities if they...

  • Housing Crisis: Anti-Foreclosure Laws May Backfire

    By TIM REID, Reuters

    State and federal laws enacted to protect homeowners from eviction in the wake of the 2008 housing crash may be extending the slump, according to a growing number of economists and industry experts.

  • Islands

    Buy Your Own Island: 6 Tips for Posh Purchases

    By Lou Carlozo, Reuters

    You may not have the $500-$600 million it probably cost the Oracle CEO, one of the world's richest men, to buy Hawaii's sixth-largest island, Lanai, recently. But call a friendly island broker and...