When it comes to the U.S. credit crisis, we’ve all heard the numbers. The stock market decline wiped out $7 trillion in shareholder wealth. It forced the federal government to commit to $11.6 trillion in bailout programs and stimulus spending. And it’s led to the longest U.S. downturn since the Great Depression.
Pickens’ Wind Farm Delayed; Apple Tarnished by SEC Scrutiny; UBS May Settle Tax Dispute; Higher Gas Prices Help Reduce Traffic; Discount Retailer Thrives in Recession; Pepsi Bottling Profits Rise
This, a day after news hit that someone had stolen a “code” Goldman uses to do high-frequency program trading. According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Facciponti…
House passes climate change bill… Byron King on what it means for America’s energy future… Don’t ignore Iran… how their crisis could affect your portfolio… Millionaires migrating… The 5 charts the great wealth shift of 2009-2013… Madoff gets 150 years… and the SEC gets more money?
Fed Holds Funds Rate; Buffett: U.S. May Need More Stimulus; Jobs’ Liver Transplant Confirmed; Fewer Americans Traveling on 4th Despite Lower Gas Prices; Monsanto Profits Drop 14%; SEC Proposes New Rules for Money Market Funds; Recession Yields Fewer Millionaires
Oil Takes a Spill; SEC Expands Madoff Investigation; Sony Could Lose Largest Game Publisher; Nasdaq Outpaces Other Indices; Walgreens Misses Street Estimates; U.S. Car Brands Close Gap with Toyota Quality…
While the entire U.S. housing market was on the verge of collapse and corporate America was being systemically undermined, regulators purposely looked the other way. Why would they do this?
Intel Dealt $1.45 Billion Fine; WSJ: Gov’t Wants Financial Sector Pay Overhaul; Verizon Divests Access Lines for Stock; AIG Says 5 Years to Pay Back Gov’t; Foreclosures Jump to Record High; Geithner: Small Banks to Get TARP Funds; Auto Dealers Get The Axe; Ford Raises $1.4 Billion From Stock Sale
Reportedly, Bill O’Reilly referred to a recent story out of our nation’s capital as “bigger than Watergate.”
Whether the story is bigger than Watergate or not, it is definitely a scandal of huge proportions.
The small-cap universe is packed with thousands of stocks. And we know it can be a daunting task to find just two or three solid names… In fact, readers e-mail us every single day to ask how to search for the best penny stocks.