Financial Center Breaking News

Even when he's wrong, Buffett gets it right
Even when the market moves against you, you can make money if sell dear enough or buy cheap enough. Well, you can if you're Warren Buffett.
Tue, 08 Mar 2011 21:03:03 EST

Stocks may be pricey, but are they overvalued?
Boy, the market has sure been fun for those of us who held on to our stocks (or bought more of them) two years ago, when it looked like the financial world might be coming to an end.
Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:48:01 EST

Shareholder money funds Murdoch family deals
The Murdoch family owns only about 12 percent of News Corp., but Rupert Murdoch sure runs the place like a wholly owned family candy store. The company, blurring the distinction between public and family business, makes deals with family members, using shareholder money to get them into the corpo...
Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:33:02 EST

Old GMAC shareholders are winners after bailout
You would think at this point that there would be nothing left to be outraged about when it comes to government bailouts. But the more bailout rocks you turn over, the more well-connected players you find who aren't being forced to pay the full price of their mistakes.

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:12:03 EST

'Tax cut' and 'rich' may not mean what you think
Now that the Bush tax cuts have been extended two more years, let me share a dirty little secret with you: For many of the people President Obama calls "rich," including me, the George W. Bush tax cuts didn't make much difference.
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

Looking back at 2010, writing more about financial 'reform' would have been wise
I have performed a painful annual ritual ever since I began writing a column about 20 years ago: rereading my work for the year and telling you, my audience, about the things I got wrong and the things I wish I had done differently.
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST

An indictment against Ernst & Young? Maybe not . . .
If you are going to screw up, make sure that you are working at a company that regulators aren't going to let fail. That's the lesson not only for big financial companies but for the Final Four big national accounting firms as well.
Tue, 21 Dec 2010 23:19:01 EST