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Financial 411: Is Insider Trading Pervasive At Hedge Funds?
by Ilya Marritz
November 06, 2009
Greg David of Crain’s New York Business is beginning to think so, in light of recent busts by the US Attorney’s office. ....
More Arrests in Insider Trading Case
by Ilya Marritz
November 06, 2009
Authorities have arrested seven more people in our area in a major anti-insider trading sweep, that began last month. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has the details. REPORTER: The accused are mostly stock trad....
Financial 411: Reasons to Destroy a Cell Phone
by Ilya Marritz
November 05, 2009
Prosecutors charge 14 more individuals in an alleged scheme involving insider trading via prepaid mobile phones. Guest: WNYC’s Ilya Marritz. ....
NYS Extends Comment Period for Natural Gas Drilling Plan
by Ilya Marritz
November 05, 2009
Albany is granting the city more time to comment on a controversial plan to allow gas drilling near its upstate drinking water reservoirs. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more. REOPRTER: City officials ask....
Financial 411: Plain Vanilla, Anyone?
by Ilya Marritz
November 04, 2009
The reason banks want your money in a CD. Guest: Aaron Elstein of Crain’s New York Business. ....
Attorney General Files Antitrust Suit Against Intel
by Ilya Marritz
November 04, 2009
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is taking the California-based Intel Corporation, the world's largest maker of computer microprocessors, to court. In an antitrust suit filed today, Cuomo alleg....
WH Budget Director: Unemployment Expected to Worsen
by Ilya Marritz
November 04, 2009
A top Obama administration official told an audience of New Yorkers they should expect the economy to feel like it's getting worse for a while, even if it's actually improving. Peter Orszag, the Dire....
Financial 411: It Takes A Judge
by Ilya Marritz
November 03, 2009
Judge Frederic Block tries to cut through financial jargon in the trial of Ralph Cioffi and Matthew Tannin. Guest: WNYC’s Lisa Chow. ....
Financial 411: Why Do Some People Not Trust Banks After 75 Years of FDIC Guarantees?
by Ilya Marritz
November 02, 2009
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation tries to instill confidence in the banking system. Guest: Sandra Thompson, Director of the Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection at the FDIC. ....
Financial 411: A Bang-Bang Play in the Bronx
by Ilya Marritz
October 30, 2009
Assessing economic impact of the World Series, plus what to do about the glut of empty condos. Guest: Greg David of Crain’s New York Business. ....
Financial 411: Recession Over, Sort Of
by Ilya Marritz
October 29, 2009
What 3.5 percent economic growth really means. Guest: Simon Johnson, MIT Professor and former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund. ....
City and State Still Divided on Upstate Drilling
by Ilya Marritz
October 29, 2009
A natural gas company's decision not to drill upstate near New York City's water supply, puts the future of drilling in that area in doubt. But, as WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports, the state and city are....
Financial 411: “Why Go Through the Brain Damage of That?”
by Ilya Marritz
October 28, 2009
A CEO decides to pull out of natural gas drilling in the New York City watershed. Guest: Jad Mouawad of The New York Times. ....
Chesapeake Energy Abandons Plans to Drill in NYC Watershed
by Ilya Marritz
October 28, 2009
An energy company is giving up its plans to drill near the city's upstate reservoirs, citing concerns over the safety of drinking water. WNYC's Ilya Marritz has more. Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energ....
Financial 411: Out-of-Network, In The Spotlight
by Ilya Marritz
October 27, 2009
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo forces changes to medical billing. Guest: WNYC's Fred Mogul ....
Financial 411: Challengers Welcome
by Ilya Marritz
October 26, 2009
HealthSouth opens up its board of directors selection process. Guest: Joann Lublin of The Wall Street Journal. ....
City Disagrees with Albany About Gas Drilling Near Reservoirs
by Ilya Marritz
October 24, 2009
The Bloomberg administration says Albany's plan to allow natural gas drilling near drinking water reservoirs would leave the water supply open to contamination. WNYC's Ilya Marritz reports the city a....
Financial 411: Galleon, Sunk
by Ilya Marritz
October 23, 2009
What does the demise of the Galleon fund means for the hedge fund industry? Guest: Greg David, editorial director of Crain’s New York Business. ....
Financial 411: East Side Story
by Ilya Marritz
October 22, 2009
New York’s highest court hands a victory to tenants at Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village in their suit against Tishman Speyer. Guest: WNYC’s Cindy Rodriguez. ....
Paterson: NY Will Weather Executive Pay Cuts
by Ilya Marritz
October 22, 2009
Steep cuts to executive pay at companies like AIG and Citigroup will hurt New York State finances, according to Governor Paterson. He was reacting to news that the Obama administration will sharply r....
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