Wall Street

Report Shows How World's Top Capitalists Driving Humanity 'Head-On Into' Global Climate Emergency

'For-Profit Motive Does Not Work': Khanna Backs Public Ownership of PG&E

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"The public utility is a much better option because you're not having to worry about maximizing shareholder returns and you will make the safety investments that are necessary."

'Something Only a Hedge Fund Manager Could Love': Union Trashes AT&T Plan to Boost Assets With Stock Buybacks

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

The company could instead be "using its massive profits to increase investment...

'What Is the Fed Not Telling Us?': Fears of Economic Instability After Central Bank Intervention Spikes

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Is the Fed reacting to market volatility or preparing for recession?

"A financial system that requires over $100B of liquidity injections every day...

'Stop Funding Ecocide': Extinction Rebellion Protesters Target London Financial District

'Stunning Rebuke to Predatory Wall Street Megabanks' as California Gov. Signs Law Approving Public Banks

Wall Street Execs Under Fire for Accepting 'Blood-Stained Invitation' to Saudi Investment Event One Year After Khashoggi Murder

Bankers "Confirm Warren's Whole Worldview" by Saying They'll Donate to Trump to Defeat Anti-Wall Street Senator in 2020

Steadily Gaining Ground in Polls, Elizabeth Warren Embraces Wall Street Fear of Her Campaign

As Signs of Downturn Loom, Poll Shows 57% of Voters Will Blame Trump If US Economy Goes Into Recession

'If Environment Were a Bank,' Says Bernie Sanders, 'It Would Have Been Saved Already'

Deutsche Bank 'Has All But Confirmed' It Has At Least Partial Trump Tax Returns Subpoened by House Democrats

Calling Out Trump's Refusal to Hold Big Banks Accountable, Warren Unveils Plan to Overhaul Two-Tiered Criminal Justice System

#TrumpRecession Trends as President Blamed for Rising Fears of Another Economic Meltdown

'Strongest Recession Signal Yet': Alarm Bells Sound as Key Indicator That Predicted Last Wall Street Crash Goes Negative

House Finance Chair Maxine Waters Wins Praise for Prioritizing Public Policy Over Raising Wall Street Cash—and Corporate Dems Are Miffed

Further

On Hillary, Lloyd, Us and Them

For those puzzled by the rancor and mistrust so many feel for Hillary Clinton, a lucid Matt Taibbi looks at Clinton's $675,000 speeches to Goldman Sachs to reveal they're about not just money but allegiance. Turns out Clinton declared that "banker-bashing (was) foolish," it takes a village to get out of a financial crisis (in fact caused by a few greedy oligarchs), and public anger is something "we" - oligarchs and Clintons - need to wait out.