This Is the One Place Where We Actually Need More Taxes

Wall Street opposes increased taxes on securities transactions.

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[Chart] Speculative Trading on U.S. Markets Is at a Dangerous High

Speculative trading for long positions on the Dow and S&P 500's rise are at record highs for this...

Here's What Makes the Derivatives "Monster" So Dangerous (for You)

The $650 trillion derivatives market is a nightmare scenario waiting to happen.

First problem: the size. It's 36 times the size of the...

The JPMorgan (NYSE: JPM) Stock Price Faces This $33.8 Trillion Problem

The JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) stock price seems to be breaking out.

Last week, the JPM stock price hit an all-time closing...

Why a Greek Default Is a Global $360 Billion Problem That Affects Us All

A Greek default is inevitable. Years of piling up bailout loans without a reprieve in the Greek debt crisis prove that.

But it's not...

Don't Expect the Obamacare Ruling to Calm the Markets

Even before the Supreme Court decision on Obamacare was handed down yesterday the markets were selling off hard.

They were tanking on...

Bankers Committed Fraud to Get Bigger Bonuses

In case you didn't catch the article titled "Guilty Pleas Hit the 'Mark'" in the Wall Street Journal, I'm here to make...

Open Letter to Timothy Geithner: Is Your Nose Getting Longer?

Dear Treasury Secretary Geithner:

I noticed you recently told the Japanese press that you intended to maintain a strong dollar, and that...

Could Goldman Sachs Share GM's Fate?

Investment banks have gotten fat off the land since 1982, when the great U.S. bull market got its start. Their business has multiplied many-fold, and...

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