- Big Bank CEOs Go to Bat for Main Street Breakout
With the U.S. government shut down for the second straight day, President Obama met with financial industry leaders today to discuss the shutdown as well efforts to raise the federal debt ceiling.
- Ousting Bill Gates Won’t Help Microsoft, But Here’s What Will Breakout
The outrage story du jour is emanating from Redmond, Washington today, where Reuters is reporting that three of Microsoft's biggest shareholders are pushing to oust chairman Bill Gates.
- The Party Is Over for Housing — and Bank Earnings: Chris Whalen Daily Ticker
The party is over for refinancing activity while a weak job market and flat consumer incomes are preventing a pickup in purchase activity, says Chris Whalen, managing director at Carrington Holding Company.
- Related: See Mortgage Rates in Your Area
Politicians can shut down the government but they can't stop the bull market. That seemed to be takeaway from Wall Street on Tuesday.




