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Three South Carolina men have been found guilty of bilking thousands of investors out of more than $80 million.
Three South Carolina men accused of bilking people out of more than $80 million lied about how they would invest their money, so it doesn't matter if investors knew it was risky, prosecutors said Thursday.
A foreign currencies trader who cheated investors in more than 20 states to support a lavish lifestyle and buy presents for a girlfriend has been sentenced to 24 years in prison.
The Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenaed former state Investment Officer Gary Bland to testify as part of an investigation into public investment funds in New Mexico, according to documents released Tuesday.
A New Jersey-based financial adviser has admitted operating a scheme that defrauded investors of more than $9 million.
A Colorado regulator has entered a cease-and-desist order against a Texas oil and gas company accused of offering unregistered securities in Colorado.
The Nebraska Investment Council has adopted new regulations to help prevent fraud after an annual review revealed a loophole.
An April trial date has been set for a Nebraska man accused of luring elderly investors under false pretenses and using some of their money to buy luxury items.
Three South Carolina men accused of bilking investors out of millions made anyone with ties to law enforcement or attorneys leave their seminars, and threatened investors with $1 million in fines if they told anyone about the massive returns they were making, a former bookkeeper testified Tuesday.
Alcoa Inc. plans to invest more than $110 million at its Cleveland plant in part to refurbish a forging press used in the production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter plane.
Online-travel company Orbitz Worldwide Inc. said Thursday it received equity investments totaling $100 million from two companies.
Apartment Investment & Management Co. said Friday that its third-quarter funds from operations declined as rents and occupancy fell.
China took a big leap into the U.S. renewable energy market Thursday, putting up $1.5 billion for a 36,000-acre wind farm in Texas with the power to light up 180,000 homes.
A former executive of a Northern California investment firm has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding about 150 investors, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Syngenta Ventures, the venture capital unit of agribusiness company Syngenta AG, said Tuesday it is investing an undisclosed amount in privately held biotechnology company Metabolon.
A former investment officer for a state educational pension fund says a politically connected Santa Fe broker and his father are dodging a whistleblower lawsuit alleging improper political pressures on investment decisions.
Three men are accused of running a Ponzi scheme that scammed more than $14 million from hundreds of Haitian-American investors in South Florida and New Jersey.
Greater investment, innovation and improved public-private partnerships are needed to meet the world's growing demand for food, business and government leaders said at the World Food Prize symposium.
For all the doom and gloom about the housing market, it still generally pays to own a home.
A federal judge revoked a $1.25 million bail package Friday for a New York businessman accused of orchestrating a $413 million Ponzi scheme, saying in a blistering rebuke from the bench that Nicholas Cosmo "will bend the rules if he feels it will serve his interests."
Citigroup Inc. said Monday it is switching to a fee-based model in its retail investment business, eliminating commissions for its 600 in-house financial advisers by the end of next year.
New global investment in clean-energy companies fell 22 percent in the third quarter as government financing was offset by tight credit markets, according to new research released Friday.
Investors cautiously began putting money into solar, electric cars and other clean technology companies in the third quarter as government funding helped bolster confidence, a research group said Wednesday.
As the economy struggles on earth, some companies are setting their sights on more out-of-this-world opportunities.
A research firm is reporting signs that investors are slowly returning to the clean technology sector by putting money into solar and wind companies, batteries, electric vehicles and green building products.
Ford Announces Multi-Bllion Dollar Investment in BrazilFord, an American automotive giant, has announced its intent to invest $2.3 billion in Brazil for the purpose of building a new factory.
Female Viagra discovery claimA drug that failed tests as an antidepressant is being hailed as "Viagra for women" after surprising but not unpleasant side effects.
Australia pledges $70 million for research projects in India The Australian government decides to scale up its collaboration with India in science and research by pledging over $70 million in areas straddling energy, agriculture and environment.
'Slow money' movement gains momentum - Former venture capitalist touts investment in local food businesses
Why Women's Rights Matter To Our FoodThat's right: women grow more than half of the world's food and the lion's share (as much as 80 percent) of the food in developing countries, reports the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
A Tax To Grind The average tax rate assessed to corporations worldwide has fallen 10 years in a row, but the U.S. isn't driving the trend. The U.S.
Uncle Sam sitting on a goldmineBy David Goldman, CNNMoney.com staff writer Last Updated: November 12, 2009: 11:58 AM ET
CNBC: Coke looking for the next real thingwith sales its flagship product flat, the company is scrambling to find the next blockbuster beverage. CNBC Special Report.
WisdomTree Registers New Inflation-Linked ETF - News In FocusWisdomTree Trust has registered with the SEC a new exchange-traded fund that seeks to give investors long-term returns above the rate of inflation.
WisdomTree Enters the Inflation ETF Race Tom Lydon (ETF Trends) submits: WisdomTree has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a new ETF that seeks to give investors protection from inflation. Related Quotes SymbolPriceChange CPI25.140.00 Chart for IQ CPI HEDGE IPE51.50+0.11 Chart f …
We Just Launched BreakUpTheBigBanks.com: Why Everyone, Left, Right, Center, Must JoinIt is as simple as this: the big banks have too much economic power and too much political power to be compatible with our economic security or political democracy. Either alone is sufficient justification for breaking them up. Together, it makes it imperative. We can do it.
Strictly Business How To Maximize Your Trade Show InvestmentFor B2B companies, exhibiting and participating in trade shows can be a significant expense. TradeShow Handbook estimates that the average cost of exhibiting at a show is $10,000. This might be an underestimate
A participant in the morning Working Capital Model (WCM) investment workshop observed: I've noticed that my account balances are returning to their (June 2007) levels. People are talking down the economy and the dollar. Is there any preemptive action I need to take?
Harris Wins Federal Grant To Combat Mortgage FraudHarris Wins Federal Grant To Combat Mortgage & Investment Fraud Bay Area Law Enforcement Leaders and Consumer Advocates Unite to Support the Creation of a Federal Consumer Protection Oversight Agency to Fight Financial Fraud
Billionaire implicated in stock schemeNEW YORK - Raj Rajaratnam, the billionaire founder of Galleon Group, and former directors at a Bear Stearns Cos. hedge fund were among six people charged in a $20 million insider trading scheme federal prosecutors called the biggest ever involving hedge funds.
Ted-talk: Let My Dataset Change Your Mindset In the talk at the US State Department in the summer of 2009, Hans Rosling showed the overall global trends in health and income over the last 200 years, the development of the HIV/AIDS-epidemic and how China is catching up on the richest countries.
Real Estate: Good Long Term InvestmentIn line with an article we posted regarding the slower increase in home values, yet more evidence has surfaced showing that homes are appreciating at a slower rate.
At OpEdNews: Government Deficit Spending is America's Last Best Hope for RecoveryIt was most amusing for me to see Alan Greenspan explaining on the BBC to an otherwise trusting viewing audience that the world economies would experience severe economic crises every few years as a matter of course, and this was quite 'normal' and inevitable.
At Simmons, Bought, Drained and Sold, Then Sent to Bankruptcy - NYTimes.comFor most of the 133 years since its founding in a small city in Wisconsin, the Simmons Bedding Company enjoyed an illustrious history.
CNBC: GE in talks to spin off NBC UniversalGE is in talks to spin off its NBC Universal unit;Comcast would hold a 51 percent stake in the new company, according to people familiar with the talks. CNBC's David Faber reports.
Top Oz mining billionaire slams as "racist" Government FIRB curbs on Chinese investment 'Billionaire Clive Palmer: "What he's [FIRB's] doing is illegal, it's against the World Trade Organisation, it's against the [General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade] and it's against our constitution as it was amended in 1966.''
N.Y. congresswoman's spouse dies on Tibet tripU.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney's husband, Clifton Maloney, has died on a mountain climbing expedition in Tibet, an aide to the New York congresswoman says.
Twitter to get 100 million dollars in financing San Francisco - Internet messaging sensation Twitter is to close a new funding round of 100 million dollars from investors who value the company as high as 1 billion dollars, the New York Times reported Thursday.
Oil Industry Sets a Brisk Pace of New DiscoveriesThe oil industry has been on a hot streak this year, thanks to a series of major discoveries that have rekindled a sense of excitement across the petroleum sector, despite falling prices and a tough economy.
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