Dec 16th, 2008 · Bernard Madoff invested mostly in blue chip companies and then used a hedging strategy to smooth out earnings and avoid losses. Many investors were impressed by the results, but some investment advisers knew something was amiss. Why couldn't the SEC see the same thing?
Dec 15th, 2008 · Andy Serwer, managing editor of Fortune Magazine, can't believe a recent SEC investigation didn't uncover money manager Bernard Madoff's "vast conspiracy." He offers five recommendations to "crook-proof" your portfolio from the next "cheap-trick artist."
Dec 15th, 2008 · Bernard Madoff bilked hundreds of investors for billions of dollars. Joel Seligman, SEC historian and president of the University of Rochester, discusses how Madoff's scam reflects on the SEC and what it can do now.
Dec 3rd, 2008 · Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and a top U.S. military official are visiting India in attempts to ease tensions between India and Pakistan. John Elliott, contributor to Forbes Magazine, discusses the conflict between the two nuclear powers and what officials can do.
Dec 1st, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama also formally nominated Eric Holder as attorney general, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Susan Rice as ambassador to the United Nations.
Nov 18th, 2008 · Treasury Secretary Henry Pauson is defending the $700 billion bailout on Capital Hill Tuesday. Meanwhile, the question of whether automakers will get more government money, hangs heavy in the air.
Nov 18th, 2008 · Federal regulators charged Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban with insider trading Monday for allegedly using confidential information on a stock sale. The Securities and Exchange Commission says by selling when he did, Cuban avoided losses of more than $750,000. Cuban says he'll fight the charges.
Nov 17th, 2008 · The S.E.C. has charged owner Mark Cuban of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks with insider trading. Cuban allegedly avoided more than $750,000 in losses by selling his stake in a dot-com company before it announced a public stock offering.