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COLUMN: Daley appointed as CoS, JPMorgan the new Goldman Sachs?

Politicians now prefer to appoint JPMorgan executives to highly-visible positions rather than risk public outrage by choosing their Goldman Sachs counterparts.

Health insurance rates soar in California

Newly sworn Gov. Jerry Brown of California. Consumer advocates are urging Brown to push for tighter health insurer regulation.

While the House of Representatives is moving towards repealing the national healthcare reform law passed last year, residents of the nation’s largest state are facing another round of health insurance rate hikes.

Properly positioned for growth?

Investors have entered 2011 eager to embrace riskier, higher-yielding assets, but happy to dump them at the first whiff of anything negative.

Gold Price Drops 5% from Record, Silver Down 9% in a Week

The Gold Price in Dollars slid to a near 6-week low in early London trading on Friday, dropping below $1360 an ounce, but then bounced back to $1369 as New York trading began and Non-Farm Payrolls showed a rise of 103,000 - below analyst forecasts - and the labor-force participation rate slipped further below two-in-three.

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Why is the SEC eyeing Facebook?

Facebook shares are hot, but they're starting to behave like publicly-traded shares, which has attracted the scrutiny of the SEC.

The Wall Street sign is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange

Retail investors slowly, cautiously getting back into stock market

We are starting to see retail investors wade back into equities, given that the allure of bonds has virtually dried up and the economic recovery seems to have some traction.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a news conference at Facebook headquarters in Palo Alto

SEC begins probe into Goldman Sach's investment in Facebook

US market regulator Security and Exchange Commission began examining disclosure rules for privately held companies and whether they need to be rewritten following the recent deals that allowed investors to buy shares in Internet companies like Facebook and Twitter.

US stocks open lower despite upbeat jobs data

U.S. stocks declined in early trade on Wednesday despite upbeat private sector employment report from ADP as commodities and natural resources stocks were hurt by strong dollar.

Law firms eye emerging markets for growth in 2011

With the U.S. market promising little growth in 2011, law firms are looking at emerging markets in Asia and South America for spurring their expansion.

Silver & Gold Price Reverse Last Week's Gain, Slip Below July 2009 Trendline as Dollar Rises

Silver and Gold Prices both unwound the last of late Dec.'s gains in early London trade on Wednesday, retreating to $29.20 and $1370 respectively per ounce on what several analysts called profit taking as world stock markets also fell.

Dogan Yayin shortlists Time Warner, U.S. funds bids

Time Warner and two U.S. private equity funds are on a shortlist of potential buyers for assets belonging to Dogan Yayin , Turkey's biggest media group, sources familiar with the deal said on Wednesday.

Samsung Group to lift investment by 18 percent in 2011

Samsung Group will boost investment by nearly one-fifth to a record amount this year, seeking to build new businesses and to widen its lead in technology sectors such as display screens, South Korea's largest business group said on Wednesday.

Time Warner, KKR, TPG on Dogan Yayin short list: sources

Time Warner , and U.S. private equity funds, KKR and TPG , are on a short list of potential buyers of assets belonging to Dogan Yayin , Turkey's biggest media group, sources familiar with the deal said on Wednesday.

China's CNOOC plans up to $151 billion investment in 2011-15

China's largest offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC plans to invest between 800 billion and 1 trillion yuan ($121-151 billion) over the next five years to boost production and expand overseas.

Insurance-linked securities: A misunderstood asset

Insurance-linked securities are misunderstood by the public and their investors are often unfairly maligned as heartless operators who wager on the deaths of human beings.

Gold & Silver Prices Fall Hard from Record Highs

Gold and Silver Prices both fell as London traders returned to work from the New Year shutdown on Tuesday, dropping over 3 percent from yesterday's highs as world stock markets caught up with Wall Street's strong gains.

Strong stock market gives boost to pension funds

Stock market gains late last year helped put U.S. pension funds on a sounder footing, a new report released on Tuesday said.

Wall Street eases as materials, energy fall

Investors abandoned red-hot commodity shares on Tuesday, while fears of lower supermarket profits hit food retailers, sending the S&P and Nasdaq lower.

US futures point to higher opening

Futures on major U.S. stock indices point to a higher opening on Tuesday with futures on the S&P 500 up 0.26 percent, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.33 percent and Nasdaq100 futures up 0.16 percent.

Is Facebook really worth $50-billion?

Does a company like Facebook that manufactures no tangible products and employs only about 2,000 people really be worth as much as $50-billion.

S&P 500 will rise 23 percent in 2011: Chadha

Binky Chadha, chief U.S. equity strategist of Deutsche Bank, thinks the S&P 500 will return 23 percent in 2011.

Expert networking firm consultant arrested, charged with insider trading

A California-based former consultant for an expert networking and an investment advisory firm, Primary Global Research LLC, has been arrested by the federal authorities on charges related to her involvement in an insider trading scheme and has been detained for the New Year weekend.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

US stocks rally in early trade

US stocks advanced in early trade on Monday, the first trading day of 2011, on speculation that the economic recovery will continue after stocks ended with double digit gains in the previous year.

NYC tops London for real estate investors

The U.S. real estate market is improving, at least for foreign investment dollars, according to the Association for Foreign Investment in Real Estate, or AFIRE.

Interview: Baird CEO Paul Purcell on running a private financial services firm

Robert W. Baird & Co. CEO Paul Purcell speaks to IBTimes about his firm's performance during the financial crisis, navigating the financial services industry after the crisis, and the advantages of being a privately-held financial services firm.

South African President Jacob Zuma shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Zhongnanhai Leaders' Compound in Beijing

What is behind China's move to include South Africa in BRIC grouping?

South Africa is about to join the Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) grouping and will attend the first summit of the leading emerging economies in April this year, but doubts remain over the suitability of the African nation to be in the exclusive club of the fast-growing economies.

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