By Dina ElBoghdady
The proposed merger of a leading commodities exchange and the world’s most famous stock market raises a burning question for Washington: Does it make sense to have two U.S. regulators watching one gigantic exchange company?
Some policymakers and market experts say no.
Gold Near a Bottom? Ask the Western Central Banks
By Chris Powell – GATA (11 Aug 2008)
Undaunted Gold Bug Murphy Looks to East
By Peter Brimelow – MarketWatch.com (11 Aug 2008)
Heidi is the proprietor of a bar in Detroit. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem, …
By Mandi Woodruff
Finally, we’ve got some cold, hard stats on how badly banks are hurting from November’s Bank Transfer Day movement.
A new report by Javelin Strategy & Research estimates a st…
Reductions are expected in the program for the F-35 fighter jet.
By Elisabeth Bumiller and Thom Shanker
Washington — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is set this week to reveal his strategy that …
The United States reversed policy on Wednesday and said it would back launching talks on a treaty to regulate arms sales as long as the talks operated by consensus, a stance critics said gave every na…
By Alex Newmann
After almost four years of negotiations, the Canadian government and the European Union are reportedly close to finalizing a controversial integration deal known as the “Comprehen…