Tip'd

A community for financial news, ideas, and tips

tehror / Tip'd

First Criminal Charges In Bank Bailout

a former financial adviser in Tennesee will plead guilty to criminal charges in the first fraud case related to the federal bank bailout program. read more »
comments 1 Comment   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Global Financial Losses At $4.1 Trillion says IMF Report

IMF aid Tuesday U.S. financial institutions could suffer $2.7 trillion in losses from the global credit crisis, part of a worldwide total expected to[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Leona Helmsley's Greenwich Estate: Price Drops 40% (SLIDESHOW)

The late Leona Helmsley's mansion in Greenwich, Conn., is now on sale at the discount price of $75 million, down from the already cut-rate $95 milli[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

SEC Is Considering Rules to Restrict Pay-to-Play (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is considering rules to restrict money managers from paying to win state business as regulators ratchet up in[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Investing 101: How Bonds Work ∞ Get Rich Slowly

on many online broker sites, online bond platforms don’t even exist. That’s made the world of individual bond investing pretty murky. read more »
comments 1 Comment   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Falling CD Rates Make Finding Best CD Rates Critical

CD rates fell in March, perhaps demonstrating that there is such a thing as "lower-than-low." This low rate environment certainly creates challenge[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

GM & Chrysler Retirees Could Lose $23 Billion in Pension Benefits

General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC retirees and employees could lose $23 billion in pension benefits if the companies terminate their retirement p[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Bernanke Opens Up The Fed in New PR Push

Mr. Bernanke's turn as the nation's Professor-in-Chief is a stark contrast to the public roles of his predecessors. Mr. Greenspan and Mr. Volcker l[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Obama Administration to Reveal Data on Health of Top Banks

The Obama administration is drawing up plans to disclose the conditions of the 19 biggest banks in the country, according to senior administration of[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Fiat CEO: Chrysler Makes Cuts Or Deal Is Dead

Automaker Fiat Group SpA will walk away from a deal to take a 20-percent stake in Chrysler LLC if the U.S. automaker's unions don't agree to major [...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Goldman $10bn repayment faces opposition - Telegraph

The investment bank, which on Tuesday raised $5bn from investors to in part repay the capital injection, is likely to clash with senior US Treasury o[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Offshore Tax Havens: A State-By-State Breakdown Of The Cost To Taxpayers

A Senate report estimated in 2008 that the United States loses up to $100 billion a year in tax revenue to offshore tax havens (PDF). In a report rel[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Senator Burr Encourages Run On Banks

Thanks to deposit insurance, there's no actual need for people to be worried. But Senator Burr's effort to whip people into a panic could lead to r[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Banks Slow to Twitter

You might think that the Twitter social networking tool would be an ideal way for banks to update the world about their banking deals, promotions, an[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!

Will Bank Failures Skyrocket?

The 21 bank failures in the first quarter of 2009 marked more bank failures than the United States saw from the years 2000 to 2007 combined. Yet thi[...] read more »
comments Be the first to comment!   addto Save & Share   Topple Spam? Topple this!