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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....