Charities Distance Themselves from Disgraced Financier Jeffrey Epstein
Some charities that have received money from U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein said they are reviewing their relationships with him or will decline to accept any future gifts from him in the wake of recent allegations More...
NY Court Under Investigation Regarding Links to Sheldon Silver
The civil division of the New York State Supreme Court is being investigated by federal authorities over its links to alleged corruption by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a source told the New York Post. Silver More...
Obama Fires First Salvo in Latest Budget Fracas
Heralding a new budget battle with congressional Republicans, U.S. President Obama called Thursday for an end to the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration and proposed a 7% hike in spending above those More...
Harvard Professor Martin Feldstein : The Eurozone Needs More than QE
Although the European Central Bank has launched a larger-than-expected program of quantitative easing (QE), even its advocates fear that it may not be enough to boost real incomes, reduce unemployment, More...
Yahoo Takes ‘Look Ma, No Taxes’ Approach to Selling Alibaba Stake
Yahoo is getting ready to spin off its 15% stake in Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba, which is good news for shareholders, if it can avoid the heavy tax burden. Its stake is worth $40 billion, while Yahoo’s More...
More arrests over unreported Swiss accounts
A social worker from little town Holon is suspected of keeping $1 million in unreported overseas accounts. Haifa Magistrates Court Judge Eran Kotton today granted the request by the Israel Tax More...
NY DA Schneiderman Nabs Unkempt Con Man Posing as Fashion Designer
An Orange County man who was out on parole, and kind of looked like he was still in jail, somehow managed to convince someone that he was the internationally famous fashion designer Bill Bollard and tricked More...
Tragedy Turns to Melodrama: Bernie Madoff Fighting to Defend the Good Names of his Dead Sons
Bernie Madoff, the man who stole so many billions from his Jewish brothers and sisters and from any gentile who fell for it, has sent an email to NBC News on Friday saying he has suffered more than all his More...
‘Dr. Doom’ Nouriel Roubini Exposes Ugly Side of the Art Market
While the SEC regulates stock trading and all vigilant eyes are on Wall Street to spot potential abuses, Nouriel Roubini spoke at the Economic Forum at Davos about the corruption that surrounds the art market, More...
DreamWorks Animation to Make Fewer Movies
DreamWorks Animation continues to try and cut costs so that the studios can stay afloat. Now layoffs there are expected to reach as many as 500 and the studio has announced that it will cut back from three new More...