Month: April 2013

Fortune Brainstorm Podcast: Ron Johnson
Ex-Credit Suisse trader pleads guilty in MBS pricing case
Energy, materials stocks slid on commodity slump

The number of Americans in poverty has reached levels not seen since the 1960s. Want to reduce poverty? Find a way to reform campaign finance, says Tony Jones, theologian and author of “Questions that Haunt Christianity.” Reforming campaign finance is the next step “so that our politicians aren’t always worried about the next election, making CEOs happy, bankers happy, and big funders happy.” Odyssey Networks in a non-profit media organization dedicated to building bridges of understanding between people of faith. Visit OdysseyNetworks.org to support our work and learn more.

Insider trading probe impact on KPMG expected to be short-lived
Cyprus bailout swells to $30 billion
BlackBerry tumbles as analysts rekindle turnaround doubts

Martha Stewart Loses Bid to dismiss Macy’s Contract Claim
JC Penney, Macy’s court fight comes down to plastic pitchers
Bondholders withdraw claim Penney was in default on bond terms

North Korea delivers new round of war rhetoric
Lew says U.S. still opposed to financial transaction tax
Pentagon: NKorea could launch nuclear missile

Lew says U.S. still opposed to financial transaction tax
Stocks open mixed after three days of gains
Euro zone to give Portugal, Ireland more time to repay loans

Euro zone to give Portugal, Ireland more time to repay loans
U.S. Treasury Secretary Lectures Europe About Stupidity of Austerity
In Portugal, More Cuts on Way to Ease Debt Crisis

Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a group financed by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, takes on Sen. Marco Rubio’s opposition to Democratic gun control proposals.

Virginia, Utah mount joint raid on Calif. jobs
Obama Apologizes for Praising Female Official’s Looks
Judge rules Stockton, Calif., to enter bankruptcy

Bondholders withdraw claim Penney was in default on bond terms
J.C. Penney CFO says he and CEO are not going anywhere
Penney’s Johnson says knew Martha Stewart deal was controversial