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SEC charges ex-Goldman director Rajat Gupta with insider trading
Former Goldman board member Rajat Gupta faces insider trading charges for profiting from confidential information during the financial crisisWall Street bonuses fall as executive salaries rise
Wall Street bonuses declined on average in 2010, but overall executive compensation rose because companies raised executives' base salaries.Oil prices spike as Gadhafi refuses to leave turmoil in Libya
Unrest in Libya caused oil prices to spike and stocks to slide. Libyan ruler Moammar Gadhafi refuses to leave, despite escalating violence.Family Dollar share price surges on NASDAQ
Discount retailer Family Dollar Stores Inc. was purchased by billionaire Nelson Peltz. It's a sign that dollar chains are now big business.Is the NYSE-Deutsche Boerse deal a blow to US national pride?
The NYSE Euronext merger with Deutsche Boerse dilutes a U.S. icon and gives a German company 60 percent control over the combined entity.Nokia-Microsoft smartphone alliance doubted by insiders, markets
The Nokia-Microsoft alliance is a smartphone Titanic that analysts believe may suffer the same fate as the famous, star-crossed ocean liner.Apple flash crash: $10 billion market cap loss in four minutes
A sudden spike in trading volume sent Apple stock tumbling Thursday in a flash crash that doesn't have an easy explanation but has stabilized.Banker bonuses will have to wait three years, says FDIC
In order to make up for a huge deficit, the FDIC may soon require large banks to put higher amounts of cash into the deposit insurance fund.Wall Street pay rises to record levels
Wall Street pay has reached record levels, says Wall Street Journal. Billions more in Wall Street salary and benefits won't please taxpayers.The Ford money machine churns out profits
Ford will announce that 2010 was its most profitable year since 2000, reports Automotive News. CEO Alan Mulally cites quality as the reason.Fear of Suez Canal closure drives up price of crude oil futures
The Suez Canal is a vital route for shipments of Middle East oil to the Western Hemisphere, and the government worries it will be shut down.Hedge fund manager John Paulson: Crook or guru?
Billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson is called both crook and guru, depending upon the tax bracket of the investor who is speaking.FCIC report on financial crisis sparks routine partisan bickering
FCIC conclusions on accountability for the financial crisis are a hotly debated topic by Democratic and Republican members of the commission.Chinese monetary policy has the world seeing red
China's monetary policy of controlling the yuan could spell another global crisis, says the New York Times' Paul Krugman in a Jan. 21 op-ed.Google earnings report comes with big surprises
Google has announced the fourth quarter earnings for 2010, and though they are very good, most people are focusing on the management shakeup.Apple stock declines as Steve Jobs takes medical leave
Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave of absence from Apple for undisclosed reasons. Tim Cook will take over the reigns again until he returns.Groupon spurns Google; IPO could exceed $15 billion
Groupon, local business marketing company, spurned Google's $6 billion offer to buy the company. Groupon's IPO could be $15 billion or more.
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