WASHINGTON - Political satirist Stephen Colbert won approval from the U.S. election regulatory agency on Thursday to form a political action committee that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money on the 2012 elections. Here is the original: Comedian Colbert lampoons campaign finance law
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WASHINGTON -- Stephen Colbert won approval from the Federal Election Commission Thursday to set up a Super PAC. "You may form your super PAC and proceed," the panel told Colbert. Original post: Stephen Colbert Gets Answers On Campaign Finance, Super PAC ...
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LONDON - The London Stock Exchange became a takeover target for Nasdaq OMX overnight on Wednesday when the British exchange pulled its $3.5 billion merger with Canada's TMX Group, analysts said. Here is the original: London Stock Exchange on the block as TMX bid fails
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Do you and your spouse have the same plans for retirement? You may think you do, but a new survey suggests you might want to talk about it. Read the rest here: Personal Finance Daily: Couples’ retirement plans differ
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LONDON - British bank executives will be casting a wary eye across the room at their regulators during the industry's annual get-together on Wednesday, fearful hardline reforms will end up costing them far more than overseas rivals. Read the original: Investors slow to count cost of UK bank
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LONDON - Britain needs to redraw the "social contract" between banks and the general public to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis, Bank of England Deputy Governor Paul Tucker said on Wednesday. Read more: Bank's Tucker urges new "social contract" with banks
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Tweet Share The municipal money manager's job may not be enviable these days — budget black holes and all — but the pay is often enough to take the sting... Read more: Who has the highest-paid city finance director? - OC Watchdog ...
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French finance minister Christine Lagarde has been elected the new chief of the International Monetary Fund, replacing the embattled Dominique Strauss-Kahn. More: French finance minister gets IMF top job
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As peer to peer finance company RateSetter breaks the £5m barrier in just nine months in business, new data shows it is the older generation taking advantage of the returns.London, UK 28 June 2011 As P2P finance company RateSetter passes £5m matched loans in nine months, fresh data shows that it i
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LONDON - Britain is facing a raft of home repossessions as soon as interest rates start to rise, the chief executive of the bad bank managing the toxic assets that brought down Northern Rock told The Guardian newspaper in an interview. Here is the original post: Britain facing raft of home re
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