Financial Regulation
Bitcoin Can't Be Stopped, But Can It Be Spoiled?
Government and Bitcoin businesses both think more regulation of the private digital money is inevitable.
FTC: 1 in 25 Credit Reports Contain Errors
Could lead to folks paying more for cars and insurance
British Government Will Break up Misbehaving Banks
Those that do not effectively separate investment and retail operations at risk
U.S. Tax Rules Drive Dual-Citizenship Taiwanese To Drop American Passports
Huge costs and hassles
EU Finance Ministers Approve Financial Transactions Tax
11 members will introduce the tax, 16 will not
Nassim Taleb Talks Antifragile, Libertarianism, and Capitalism's Genius for Failure
The best-selling author of The Black Swan talks about his new book and why most public intellectuals aren't worth a damn.
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Agree to $557 Million Mortgage Settlement
Up to 220,000 borrowers affected
Chinese Companies Dropping Out of U.S. Stock Market
Financial reports face scrutiny and share prices falter
CFTC Lawsuit Leads to Intrade Pullout From U.S. Market
The predictions market company told its U.S. customers they have to close their accounts after the feds accused them of violating Dodd-Frank
Intrade Prediction Market Targeted by Our Commodity Futures Trading Commission (For Absolutely No Good Reason)
In a press release strangely devoid of any mention of anyone being victimized or defrauded, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces it is suing Intrade, the famous "prediction market" business, based in Ireland.
Obama Selects SEC Commission Member as New Chair
Expected to continue path of outgoing head
More Overseas Americans Expected To Renounce Citizenship
Tight, new financial rules go into effect with the new year
The Unintended Consequences of Cracking Down on Payday Lenders
Payday lenders aren't the demonic entities they're made out to be.
U.S. Law Pushes Overseas Americans To Renounce Citizenship
It's now virtually impossible for Americans to bank in other countries
European Commission Supports Financial Transaction Tax
UK has been especially resistant to the proposed measure
Clinton's Legacy: The Financial and Housing Meltdown
Clinton sowed the seeds of the Great Recession by helping to inflate the housing bubble.
Mitt Romney Is Wrong: Garage-Based Businesses Are Great
The most infuriating moment of the presidential debate hasn't gotten the attention it deserves.
Financial Regulation and the "Money Power"
In the end, financial regulation will best serve the insiders, the "money power."
U.S. Financial Sector Can Expect "Profound" Changes, Says IMF
New regulations and legislation could be a shock to the system
Tantalum, Tin, Tungsten and Gold Labeled Conflict Minerals by SEC, Disclosure of Use Required
Smartphone makers, among others, will have to disclose the source of minerals involved in various conflicts around the world
Where Free-Market Economists Go Wrong
Subsidies, stimulus, regulations, protectionism, trade restrictions, government-bank collusion, zoning, bailouts and more do not equal a "free" market.
Standard Chartered Knuckling Under To U.S. Regulators
Despite strong support in the U.K., the bank is negotiating a settlement in America
U.K. Chancellor Slams U.S. Regulators
Essentially accuses Tim Geithner of using investigations and red tape as a weapon against U.K. businesses
U.S. Regulatory Push Seen as Grab For U.K.'s Banking Business
British politicians see American lawmakers trying to drive financial trade from London to New York
Wall Street Targeted by Dems, Republicans
Lawmakers from both old parties want to pile on the regulations
The Dark Side of Anti-"Swiss Bank Account" Politics
Democratic Swissophobia is hurting patriotic, middle-class Americans.
JPMorgan Proves We Don't Need More Regulation
Unlike our friends in Washington, JPMorgan Chase paid a price for its bad choices.
