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Jury Convicts Executive in $3B Mortgage Fraud Case

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A jury on Tuesday convicted the majority owner of what had been one of the nation's largest mortgage companies on all 14 counts in a $3 billion fraud trial that officials have said is one of the most significant prosecutions to arise from the nation's financial crisis. Prosecutors said Lee Farkas led a...

Japan Shares Surge as Central Bank Pumps Further $43B Into Market

TOKYO -- Japanese shares rebounded sharply Wednesday, recovering some of the massive losses sustained the last two days following a devastating earthquake and tsunami. The Nikkei rose 547.86 points, or 6.4 percent, to 9,153.01. The index closed at its lowest level in almost two years Tuesday after shedding more than 1,600...

SEC: Insider Trading Ring Reached Into Goldman's Boardroom

The Securities and Exchange Commission today accused a former board member of Goldman Sachs and Procter & Gamble of illegally providing tips to his friend and partner, hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, as part of a skein of insider trading schemes that generated more than $18 million in illicit profits. Rajat K. Gupta,...

Ex-Goldman Sachs Director Charged With Insider Trading

WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have charged a former Goldman Sachs board member with insider trading, saying he provided confidential information to the central figure in a major hedge fund probe. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the civil charges against Rajat Gupta on Tuesday. The agency said Gupta...

WikiLeaks: Gadhafi Stashed $32 Billion in Cash in Foreign Accounts

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has signed dozens of multibillion-dollar deals over the past decade with foreign firms eager to exploit his country's vast oil and natural gas reserves. So where has all that money gone? Not to ordinary Libyans, around one-third of whom are thought to live in poverty. Instead, Gadhafi and his...

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JPMorgan Returns Large Portion Of Lost MF Global Funds

JPMorgan Chase has returned about $600 million that was held at the bank when securities firm MF Global Holdings Ltd. failed last fall, according to a news report.

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Mitt Romney's Financial Disclosure Shines Light On Lucrative Holdings

Mitt Romney released his personal financial disclosure form for 2011 late on Friday, publicly revealing a host of transactions involving Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs for the first time.

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Groupon Shares Drop As IPO Lock-Up Ends

Groupon Inc slumped on Friday as an initial public offering lock-up on stock sales by insiders of the world's largest daily deal company ended.

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Facebook Stock Falls Sharply -- Again

Social gaming company Zynga raised $1 billion in its IPO in December, 2011, the biggest web-related IPO since Google, according to the Associated Press.

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Report: Youngman bids anew for Saab

Right now, Youngman is bidding for Saab against a group comprised of a Japanese investment firm, Sun Investment and Hong Kong-based National Modern Energy Holdings.

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06/03/12 Fortescue hits back on hedge bet Source: The Courier-Mail Australia's third-largest iron ore producer has been on the defensive since prominent hedge fund manager and short seller Jim Chanos said last month his hedge fund was betting against FMG by short selling the stock.
06/03/12 A Smarter Way to Invest Globally? Source: The Wall Street Journal It's time to think differently about international investing, some say.
06/03/12 Investing, where do I start? Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney NSW - Australia I've never been an investor but my business has started doing well and I'm thinking now might be the time to put some money into the market.
06/03/12 Romney's net worth remains between $190 million-$250... Source: USA Today Mitt Romney 's net worth has not significantly changed and remains between $190 million and $250 million, according to the Republican's presidential campaign.
06/03/12 Questions Arise About Money Collected for Murder... Source: Fox4kc.com - Kansas City KA When the body of a mother of six was found burned in Kansas City on May 14, it tugged at the hears of many in the community.

Background on investments

Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time.

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