Money & Politics
Dow, S&P 500 slump on weak economic reports; investors flee risk
U.S. stocks fell Thursday, promising another nerve-wracking day for investors.
CrowdFunding conference brings experts to Utah
The Crowdfunding Professional Association and the University of Utah will host the first-ever national event that will analyze the impact of legal framework for equity-based "crowdfund investing" enabled by historic JOBS Act. Read more »
Falling gas prices could help businesses
Oil prices dropped more than 3 percent on Wednesday to a six-month low, but gas prices are still much higher than they should be, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Mad Money." Read more »
Dow, S&P 500 slump on weak economic reports; investors flee risky investments
U.S. stocks fell Thursday, promising another nerve-wracking day for investors who just endured one of the worst losses of the year. Read more »
Stocks plummet as outlook in Europe dims
fearful of a rupture in Europe's financial system retreated Wednesday from risky investments. They punished stocks and fled to the safety of U.S. bonds, pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year... Read more »
Oil prices drop; will gas follow?
The price of oil went south of $88 a barrel Wednesday, reaching its lowest level in seven months, according to CNNMoney. Read more »
Obama's health care aid to small firms disappoints
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Read more »
Deals with banks stack fees on students
It took Mario Parker-Milligan less than a semester to decide that he was paying too many fees to Higher One, the company hired by his college to pay out students' financial aid on debit cards. Read more »
Facebook's stock falls below $30 for first time
Facebook's stock fell $3.07, or 9.6 percent, to close at $28.84 on Tuesday. That's down 24 percent since its public stock debut. It went as low as $28.65 earlier in the day. Read more »
FCC, broadcasters clash over new rule on political ad data
The Paperwork Reduction Act may slow the implementation of a new Federal Communications Commission rule that will require broadcasters to post political ad data online, ProPublica reports. Read more »
Self consumption is considered greedy, but Robin Hood is altruistic
Greed in and of itself is not a problem if markets are competitive. It is only when monopoly power can be imposed that economic inefficiencies arise. Read more »
Spanish Banks Indicating Further Financial Stress
Confidence in Spanish banks continue to decrease as depositors begin to withdraw their funds. Read more »
Greek stocks soar on pro-bailout party's poll gain
Greek stock markets rebounded strongly on Monday from a 22-year low on hopes a pro-bailout party will win crucial national elections next month, which would avoid a catastrophic rift with international creditors and keep the... Read more »
Balancing act: Company offers 5 things to know when seeking work-life balance
According to a new survey of more than 1,400 CFOs, 41 percent said trying to balance work and personal responsibilities is their greatest source of workplace stress. Here are five things you should... Read more »
Spanish PM insists banks won't need EU rescue
Conservative Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy insisted Monday that Spain's banking sector would not need an international rescue as concern over the bailout of nationalized lender Bankia sent... Read more »
House GOP plans summer tax cut vote
The House will vote this summer on continuing wide-ranging tax cuts first enacted under President George W. Bush, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday as the GOP sharpened its plans for... Read more »
Top CEO make $44,000 per hour
David Simon of Simon Property received a pay package worth more than $137 million for last year, and the typical CEO took home $9.6 million, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Read more »
Spain's Bankia asks for $24B in state aid
Spain's troubled bank, Bankia, asked the Spanish government for $23.8 billion in financial support on Friday, the day that a leading credit rating agency downgraded it to junk status. Read more »
Consumer confidence highest in 4½ years
A better hiring outlook and lower gas prices pushed a measure of U.S. consumer confidence to its highest level in four and a half years. Read more »
Typical CEO made $9.6M last year, AP study finds
Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. Read more »
Senate committee cuts Pakistan aid
A Senate panel expressed its outrage Thursday over Pakistan's conviction of a doctor who helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden, voting to cut aid to Islamabad by $33 million —... Read more »
Senate rejects GOP, Democrat plans on student loans
The Senate rejected dueling Democratic and Republican plans on Thursday for averting a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4 million students, pushing back efforts to... Read more »
EU runs short on time as Greece nears exit
European leaders insist they want to keep Greece in the eurozone, but are putting off any agreement on how they hope to accomplish that. Greece says it, too, wants to stay in the eurozone, but... Read more »
Banks in Greece to get $23B bailout
Four of Greece's leading banks are to receive a $23 billion capital injection to replenish reserves that were hit by country's massive debt restructuring deal. Read more »
Ditch euro? Many Greeks are already using alternative currencies for barter economies
People in this central Greek city are rejecting the euro before it rejects them. Read more »
U.S. should support small biz, ex-Hewlett-Packard CEO says
For America to once again become the leading economic force worldwide, the country will have to invest heavily in the long-term success of small business, says a former HP executive. Read more »
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Top 30 elementary schools in Utah by test scores
Here is a look at the best-scoring elementary schools in Utah, according to the state's criterion-referenced tests, or CRT. The CRT tests gauge student performance and shows which schools are... Read more »
Stocks plummet as outlook in Europe dims
fearful of a rupture in Europe's financial system retreated Wednesday from risky investments. They punished stocks and fled to the safety of U.S. bonds, pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year... Read more »
Oil prices drop; will gas follow?
The price of oil went south of $88 a barrel Wednesday, reaching its lowest level in seven months, according to CNNMoney. Read more »
Falling gas prices could help businesses
Oil prices dropped more than 3 percent on Wednesday to a six-month low, but gas prices are still much higher than they should be, Jim Cramer said on CNBC's "Mad Money." Read more »
Dow, S&P 500 slump on weak economic reports; investors flee risky investments
U.S. stocks fell Thursday, promising another nerve-wracking day for investors who just endured one of the worst losses of the year. Read more »
Obama's health care aid to small firms disappoints
It seemed like a good idea at the time. Read more »
Balancing act: Company offers 5 things to know when seeking work-life balance
According to a new survey of more than 1,400 CFOs, 41 percent said trying to balance work and personal responsibilities is their greatest source of workplace stress. Here are five things you should... Read more »
Deals with banks stack fees on students
It took Mario Parker-Milligan less than a semester to decide that he was paying too many fees to Higher One, the company hired by his college to pay out students' financial aid on debit cards. Read more »
Self consumption is considered greedy, but Robin Hood is altruistic
Greed in and of itself is not a problem if markets are competitive. It is only when monopoly power can be imposed that economic inefficiencies arise. Read more »
Facebook's stock falls below $30 for first time
Facebook's stock fell $3.07, or 9.6 percent, to close at $28.84 on Tuesday. That's down 24 percent since its public stock debut. It went as low as $28.65 earlier in the day. Read more »
Top CEO make $44,000 per hour
David Simon of Simon Property received a pay package worth more than $137 million for last year, and the typical CEO took home $9.6 million, according to an analysis by The Associated Press. Read more »
Spanish Banks Indicating Further Financial Stress
Confidence in Spanish banks continue to decrease as depositors begin to withdraw their funds. Read more »
CrowdFunding conference brings experts to Utah
The Crowdfunding Professional Association and the University of Utah will host the first-ever national event that will analyze the impact of legal framework for equity-based "crowdfund investing" enabled by historic JOBS Act. Read more »
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