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By Alan Purkiss Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) offered Libya the opportunity to become one of its biggest shareholders two years ago, the Wall Street

By Tony Arnold There are a lot of investment options out there — but have you ever considered weather? The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has, and

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By Valerie Richardson It’s no secret that members of Congress qualify as political insiders, but a new report strongly suggests that they also may be

By Laura Saunders The Internal Revenue Service, moving aggressively to collect more taxes from small businesses, is telling companies being audited to turn over exact

By Natsuko Waki; Cash-rich global pension funds are starting to increase their miniscule emerging market allocations, raising the prospect of a rapid acceleration in flows

By Sam Smith A chart showing the mentions of the Constitution by year as estimated by Google.com. [click on the image for a larger version]

By Spencer Ackerman You think you understand how the Patriot Act allows the government to spy on its citizens. Sen. Ron Wyden says it’s worse