Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of ...

Berkshire Hathaway said first-quarter profit fell 3.8 percent on reduced earnings from Chairman Warren Buffett’s derivatives wagers and underwriting at insurance businesses. Net income slipped to ...

Securities regulators proposed a series of new ethics standards for the derivatives industry on Wednesday, spelling out a code of conduct for a long unregulated market that played a leading role in ...

WHEN THE WORLD’S largest interdealer broker plunges into a new financial market, it’s a reasonable bet that it is one set for substantial growth. In February 2007, Icap, which boasts a daily ...