A 50-year-old businessman who raped his daughter for nine years through her teens into adulthood believing an astrologer who told him it would bring financial prosperity to his family has been arrested. His wife and the astrologer who also raped the girl were arrested as well. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

Though celebs are often most admired for their financial success from their singing, acting, entertaining and sports careers, many of them are actually pretty talented, and hard-working. Here are 10 surprising celebrities with honorary degrees. picked by sharon22 1 month ago

For those of us who follow the market, Lehman Brothers, the 5th largest investment bank in the world has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. And Merrill Lynch is being purchased by Bank of America. And AIG is in serious s**t. picked by sykeo56 1 year ago

From Bush to Clinton to Greenspan to American Consumers ... not that many who are not to blame! picked by qpon 10 months ago

Many politicians, protest leaders, military chiefs, and well educated people turn to fortune tellers for advice on rulings, financial matters, and love. Astrology has been so imbedded in the culture that the leader of a pro-establishment street movement, Sondhi Limthongul, announced that his female followers had smeared menstrual blood on the monument of a 19th century Thai king in order to supern... read full post picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Developing Story on his Financial Dealings picked by JoshSF49 12 months ago

Video gaming is a multi-billion dollar industry where one successful title can lead to an enormous financial return. For every successful video game title, there are numerous disasters that may bankrupt an entire company. We have compiled the Top Ten Video Game Disasters. picked by 1krazykorean 2 years ago

Yet another all-female college had to face financial reality and open their doors to men as well as women. As usual whenever an institution tries to stop the prejudice and bigotry of the past, they get sued by the female students & alumni trying to stop the integration. The same women who sue all-male institutions forcing them to take on women. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

By Senior Economics Lecturer at Harvard University, Jeffrey Miron.

" The right view of the financial mess is that an enormous fraction of subprime lending should never have occurred in the first place. Someone has to pay for that. That someone should not be, and does not need to be, the U.S. taxpayer." picked by JoshSF49 1 year ago

A new report has revealed a staggering 99.7% drop in the value of UK bank shares purchased by the Chairmen and CEOs responsible for running these financial institutions since the collapse of Lehman Brothers last September. picked by iamamaniac 9 months ago

David Kellermann, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Freddie Mac, was found dead this morning. picked by DemureArt 7 months ago

This time it is a real estate guru in Chicago. Shot himself to death in his Jaguar. We are starting to mirror situations in the Great Depression more and more each day. picked by Moe 11 months ago

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke continues with his semi-annual testimony before Congress Wednesday morning. Bernanke will face Dr. Paul and the Congressional Committee on Financial Services on Wednesday July 16 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Be sure to tune in on CNBC, Bloomberg, or CSPAN. To watch online, tune into CSPAN.org. picked by siennablue 1 year ago

...amid financial worries... (heehee)

Tycoon Hugh Hefner has been advised to cut back on staff at his multi-million dollar glamour empire as it struggles to cope during the global economic turmoil.

The 83-year-old has been told to lay off some of his staff at his Los Angeles and New York offices as soon as this month or go bankrupt. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

If you can't put the screws to 'em one way, may as well try another.

And no, it's not Bernie. picked by meggysue 3 months ago

the paragraph on the graphic. "The founding fathers of the USA wanted to create a financial system that would not allow private interests to impact national fiscal policy. Whether our current financial system represents that which the patriots of this nation had in mind when creating the initial banking system, or whether it represents exactly what they feared is up to you. picked by iamamaniac 7 months ago

Putin took a few hours off from dealing with the financial crisis late last month to dance to hits like "Money, Money, Money" performed by the ABBA tribute band BjЪrn Again in a private concert for the prime minister and a group of friends, organizers of the show told The Moscow Times."Putin and his colleague friends were all dancing and getting involved with the choreography... read full post picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

A spoof on The Economist magazine. Contains the "F" word. You've been warned. picked by cheeselog1234 1 year ago

Two U.S. Senators sent out a new round of letters today to some of the nation’s most high-profile televangelists, urging them to turn over key financial records. The Senators told the ministries that they want to know how their “non-profit organizations are structured and operate,” amid allegations that some of the televangelists have misused church funds to enrich themselves. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Gravely wounded veterans are suffering financial hardships waiting for their checks. Yet enough money can be found to give out millions of dollars in bonuses, many of which for questionable reasons. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago