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Incidents like this are not winning the likes of Bank of America (BAC) any points with the public. Charlie and Maria Cardoso paid for a retirement home in Spring Hill , Fla. with cash in 2005. They... Read more...

If there's one thing that the buy-side has been hungry for in recent years, it's been actual industry research. They want to hear from the horses' mouths where industries are heading. There may be... Read more...

A real estate market recovery would be good news for investors burned by Bernard Madoff, who's serving a 150-year prison sentence. The government is moving to sell off more personal assets by Madoff... Read more...

People have been speculating about how long Ken Lewis will remain as CEO of Bank of America, for a while. The question now is whether Judge Jed Rakoff's refusal to rubber stamp a settlement between... Read more...

Bernard Madoff may not need his day in court after all. One piece of news from the hearing on his bail was that his lawyer, Ira Lee Sorkin, is "engaging in discussions concerning a possible... Read more...

Despite a big effort by prosecutors, a judge has ruled they failed to make a strong enough case that keeping Madoff free on bail represents a significant economic harm. As such, Madoff will be able... Read more...

Martin Lipton, the legendary lawyer, says the financial crisis stems from the invention of the junk bond so many years ago. As the New York Times notes, Michael Milken begs to differ. He tells the... Read more...

You might have thought the days of the Wild East were over. Apparently not. Business Week Online offers a rather shocking story of how one Read more...

KKR hires David Sorkin as top lawyer Read more...

The channel was embarrassed by the news that its stock-picking game was rife with cheating by... Read more...