GM shifting finance jobs from New York to DetroitDetroit Free PressGeneral Motors plans to move about 70 finance staffers from its New York treasury office to Detroit by mid-2014. For…
Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digestReutersMay 22 (Reuters) – The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Wednesday: * Australia's Westfield Group is in talks to sell seven U.S.…
Steel trader Duferco forced to finance clients as banks withdrawReutersWhile many European steel traders have been suffering due to tighter credit availability, Duferco still can obtain healthy financing from banks,…
RollingStone.com (blog) Deja Vu on the Hill: Wall Street Lobbyists Roll Back Finance Reform, AgainRollingStone.com (blog)But this is the key to understanding how financial lobbyists succeed in getting what it…
Campaign Finance ReformNew York TimesA “fair elections” system of campaign finance, with strong enforcement and voters empowered by public funding to become engaged, results in what Ms. Collins says we…
Salon FBI interested in Bachmann campaignWashington Post (blog)The FBI is scheduling interviews related to allegations of financial impropriety in Rep. Michele Bachmann's 2012 campaign. An attorney for Andy Parrish, the…
The Theory of Interstellar FinanceNew York Times (blog)The theory of interstellar trade is a well-understood topic, with an extensive literature consisting of one paper (pdf) I wrote in 1978. Interstellar…
FRANCE 24 Indonesia Names Investment Chief as Finance MinisterWall Street JournalJAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia named investment chief Chatib Basri as its new finance minister Monday, making the longtime technocrat the country's third…
Straits Times Basri Made Indonesia Finance Minister Tasked to Guard BudgetBloombergIndonesia named Chatib Basri finance minister today as the government prepares to raise the price of subsidized fuel and curb…
Alternative funding grows as UK companies struggle for financeFinancial TimesInvoice discounting, as this kind of funding is known, was up 16 per cent year on year at £62.5bn during the…