'Black Monday,' Cheadle Win A Big Windfall By Shorting Subtlety
NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says the new comedy about the stock market crash of 1987 is heavy-handed, profane and outrageous — and completely worth your time.
Wall Street
Big Banks Are Once Again Taking Risks With Complex Financial Trades, Report Says
Are banks exploiting a loophole in U.S. rules that allows some derivatives traders to escape federal regulation? "We've seen this movie already," said the report's author, Michael Greenberger.
How Wall Street Brought Down Georgia's Suspicious Chicken Price Index
When a bunch of Wall Street investors sniffed out a potential price fixing scheme in the poultry business, they bet against big chicken. Then they targeted a price index published in Georgia.
Asian Markets Catch Wall Street's Cold
For the second time this week, markets in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Japan followed 1,000-point plunges of the Dow with big sell-offs of their own.
Asian, European Markets Follow Wall Street, With Stocks Suffering Sharp Losses
After the Dow shed 4.6 percent on Monday, Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng both dipped by about 5 percent. European shares were also down sharply in early trading.
For A Few Hours, A Sculpted Dog Was Urinating On The 'Fearless Girl'
The statue of a defiant girl has confronted Wall Street's Charging Bull for months, much to the chagrin of the bull's sculptor. Briefly Monday, another sculptor made clear which side he's on.
Sculptor Of Wall Street Bull Says 'Fearless Girl' Horns In On His Work
Arturo Di Modica is not happy that the Fearless Girl now staring down his Charging Bull has effectively turned it into a villain. He and his lawyer are now asking that the new statue be removed.
Trump Moving To Delay Rule That Protects Workers From Bad Financial Advice
A lobbying battle is being waged over a rule requiring financial advisers to act in their clients' best interest in retirement planning. It pits financial firms against consumer and retiree groups.
Can An SEC Nominee With Ties To Goldman Regulate Wall Street Impartially?
Donald Trump has nominated Jay Clayton, a Wall Street lawyer, to head the Securities and Exchange Commission. Critics say it's another example of Trump packing his Cabinet with Wall Street insiders.
SEC Chair White Says She Will Step Down At The End of Obama's Term
A political moderate, White oversaw the implementation of the landmark Dodd-Frank law, but was also criticized for not being aggressive enough against Wall Street.