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Fred Eckert was once a star investor, but by 2011, he was bankrupt, divorced and had spent two months in a coma.

The Bayonne Medical Center charged Medicare the highest amounts for about a quarter of the most common treatments, a Times analysis of 2011 data shows.

How home buyers can make their offers more attractive in markets with relatively tight inventories of homes for sale.

In the midst of a closely watched investor vote — over whether to separate the roles of chairman and chief executive at JPMorgan Chase — the firm providing tabulations of the vote stopped giving voting ...

Tesla Motors on Wednesday announced plans to tap the markets for more cash, a move that will buy it precious time to meet its ambitious goals but will also fuel debate over its prospects.

Lobbyists for the nation’s biggest banks have persuaded federal regulators to soften a proposed Dodd-Frank rule, a move that is expected to protect Wall Street’s control over the $700 trillion derivatives ...

According to the Justice Department, Apple took a leadership role in a price-fixing conspiracy in the market for e-books.

Japan has traditionally been hostile to Western investors. How the country and Sony react to demands from Daniel Loeb could test the country’s commitment to welcoming foreign investment and, more important, ...

It is now Jamie Dimon, not Lloyd Blankfein, who is caught in a harsh public spotlight, seemingly at odds with regulators.

Daniel S, Loeb, often caustic dealing with others, had a polite meeting in Tokyo with executives of Sony, where he is trying to engineer a major shake-up.

A new institute, financed by the insurance industry, not only believes in global warming but also supports a carbon tax to combat it.

Wal-Mart, rejecting a safety plan backed by more than a dozen European companies, said its monitors would “conduct in-depth safety inspections” at all factories it uses in Bangladesh.

The hedge fund manager Daniel S. Loeb, known for starting big fights like the one that led to the ouster of Yahoo’s former chief executive, is pressing Sony to spin off part of its entertainment arm.

It may not be popular to say, but the incontrovertible fact remains that JPMorgan has remained one of the best-performing banks on Wall Street under Jamie Dimon.

A survey by the Pew Research Center suggests the European Union may struggle to take the steps needed to make it viable over the long term.

The I.R.S. is designed to enforce the tax code. Under current law, however, it has little choice but to exercise discretion in the constitutionally dangerous waters of campaign finance.

The $2.6-billion installment will shore up the Cypriot economy after the near-collapse of the country’s banking sector.

Reporters at Bloomberg News were told to use the terminals to get an edge in the competitive world of financial journalism, more than half a dozen former employees said.

The broadcast networks are preparing to unveil new fall lineups for an audience that is shrinking rapidly, lured away by new rivals on all sides.

Dozens of companies from China are quietly planting roots in Detroit, investing in American businesses and new vehicle technology in what is seen as a first step toward the sale of Chinese cars in the ...

A shareholder vote on whether to split Jamie Dimon’s roles as chief executive and chairman could turn on whether the board’s lead director, Lee Raymond, is seen as strong enough to stand up to Mr. Dimon....

Many companies, especially some retailers, use an applicant’s credit report in making hiring decisions.

The anemic economy has left millions struggling to get ahead. Student-loan debt is making it even harder for many of them, and they are delaying purchases of things like homes and cars.

In the end, it all comes down to your Web site. Here are some tips on how to hire a developer.

The billionaire Carl C. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, two of Dell Inc.’s biggest shareholders, seek to offer an alternative to a $24.4 billion takeover that they have criticized as “the great ...

California’s top law enforcement official accused JPMorgan Chase on Thursday of flooding the state’s courts with questionable lawsuits to collect a glut of overdue credit card debt.

The benefits of homeownership are cited repeatedly in justifying the tax breaks given to home buyers. But a study has tied homeownership with rising levels of unemployment.

Under the proposed deal, the hedge fund manager Philip A. Falcone has agreed to at least a two-year ban from raising new capital, and he and his fund will pay a fine of $18 million.

In an industry known for reclusive traders and math geeks, Wall Street’s Anthony Scaramucci is a P. T. Barnum in a Ferragamo tie.

Just days before David Einhorn was to present his latest investment idea, another hedge fund manager stole his thunder.

The bailed-out mortgage finance company will turn over a $7 billion dividend to the federal government next month.

Almost 100,000 homeowners got checks for less than they were owed under the settlement with the nation’s biggest banks.

With fair-trade coffee and organic fruit now prolific, consumers concerned with working conditions and environmental issues are demanding more disclosure about what they wear.