According to CNN, the scrutiny over Clinton Foundation’s operations and finances will affect evaluation of Hillary if she runs for president. Regardless of altruistic goals and achievements, the Clinton Foundation has blended friendships and political relationships along with corporate and nonprofit endeavors in a structure that will feed material into the Hannity-Limbaugh-O’Reilly GOP commentary complex through the next presidential election cycle.
As they flay one another in Democratic mayoral debates, rivals tend not to bother highlighting the campaign finance troubles of John C. Liu, the city comptroller, who is already trailing in the polls.
Benchmark U.S. Treasuries yields jumped to two-year highs on Thursday as encouraging jobless claims data reinforced the view that the Federal Reserve is close to scaling back its bond purchases, spurring investors to reduce their debt holdings.
Is there such a thing as a risk-free asset anymore? Not according to Axel Merk, president and CIO of Merk Investments.
Richard Feldstein talks with wealth management editor Kevin Noblet about working with entertainers, professional athletes and other clients. His firm, NIgro Karlin Segal & Feldstein, specializes in concierge-style business management.
Details of investments made by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc are expected to be made public following a technical glitch that prevented their disclosure earlier
Americans trimmed their overall indebtedness in the latest quarter, continuing a nearly five-year trend as mortgage balances fell further. Data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed total consumer debt stood at $11.15 trillion in the second quarter, down 0.7 percent from the previous quarter.
Faced with the prospect of going back to her old day job — as a nurse — former reality star Kate Gosselin appears to be taking a healthy bite of humble pie. “I’m living very carefully these days,” the latest People cover girl tells the mag about managing her finances in uncertain times.
Famous investor named Carl Icahn announced in a Tweet that he bought a bunch of Apple stock and had just talked to Apple’s CEO on the phone. Carl Icahn’s private conversation with Tim Cook had gone well, according to Icahn, and he said he planned to talk to Cook again soon, and in the next couple of hours, Apple’s stock exploded 5% higher, increasing the company’s market value by $17 billion.
Highlights of this day in history: Truman announces Japan’s surrender in World War II; Blackout hits Northeast U.S., Canada; FDR signs Social Security; British troops arrive in N. Ireland; A strike in Cold War Poland; Steve Martin born. (Aug. 14)
