Exxon's $4bn deal to buy a stake in a field off the shores of Ghana may now be disrupted by a rival bid from China's Cnooc. It's another reminder o......
A recent study showed that reporting pro forma earnings increased short selling. Martin Hutchinson argues that this is well deserved, and that the ......
President Barack Obama addressed UN delegates on Wednesday in New York, emphasizing four main points. Martin Hutchinson says global economic growth......
Speaking on French television, former SocGen trader Jérôme SocGen rogue trader Jérôme Kerviel has gone public with his thoughts on limiting bankers......
Warren Buffett is Kraft’s biggest shareholder. Maybe if the company’s bid for Cadbury gets too high, he’ll stop answering his phone – sort of like ......
The Harvard law professor charged by Congress with overseeing US bailouts is not shy about her opinions. What she says may not be news, but taxpaye......
How will history treat Dick Fuld? The former Lehman boss certainly isn’t expecting a rehabilitation of his reputation any time soon. Antony Currie ......
Former Governor Elliot Spitzer is said to be mounting a return to politics. Such swift forgiveness for Client Number 9 may signal past misdeeds can......
Google wanted to change the way Wall Street runs initial public offerings by selling shares via auction. Rob Cyran explains why little has changed ......
Americans who ask “where’s my bailout” may now have an answer as publicly traded vehicles investing with help from government programmes come to ma......
Berkshire Hathaway’s gains and losses on its derivatives book are mostly meaningless. Yet they’ve driven huge swings in the price of insuring the c......
US Judge Jed Rakoff is questioning why BofA is paying a $33m fine to the SEC without admitting responsibility. He's right to ask. Antony Currie rep......
Top US regulators are resisting Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's calls for change. They may be trying to protect their turf, but some of their arg......
Is this year's soggy summer going to put a dampener on earnings? The weather has often been the scapegoat for poor performance, but this year, comp......