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Ex-Carter’s executives, NY fund manager get prison for insider trading
July 9th, 2014
Two former executives at Carter’s Inc (CRI.N) and a New York hedge fund manager received prison sentences on Tuesday for engaging in an insider trading conspiracy involving the children’s clothing company’s stock. Eric Martin, a former vice president of ...
There Might Be a Lot of Insider Trading
June 18th, 2014
As I may have mentioned over and over and over and over and over again, the first rule of insider trading is just don’t insider trade, but the second rule is: If you have inside information about an upcoming ...
Levine on Wall Street: Wise Rabbits and Philosophical Regulators
May 28th, 2014
Paul McCulley is back. Pimco’s new chief economist is Paul McCulley, back for his third stint at the firm that he previously left in 1992, returned to in 1999, and left again in 2010. So he knows what the ...
Demand for Venture Capital Outstripping the Supply
May 15th, 2014
Fewer entrepreneurs expect to be able to tap traditional venture capital funds in 2014, but corporate venture money may help fill the gap. As talk of a tech bubble spreads, a handful of tech stocks have pulled back in ...
Four traits for growth-conscious CFOs
May 6th, 2014
The time for accepting flat revenue numbers has passed, say the CFOs with whom Nick Araco has spoken in the past six months. And the era in which CFOs let others handle the technology initiatives also seems to be ...
Russia Knows Europe Sanctions Ineffective With Tax Havens
May 5th, 2014
Two years ago, a Dutch law firm prepared a pitch in Moscow to Russian businesses: come to the Netherlands and we can help you avoid taxes and keep your assets safe. “You can rely on our legal system!” the ...
Tax Writers Clash on Paying for Extending Business Breaks
April 9th, 2014
The top lawmakers on the House Ways and Means Committee disagreed over whether extending tax breaks for research and international finance operations should be offset to prevent the U.S. budget deficit from growing. Representative Dave Camp, the committee chairman, ...