| Kerviel Convicted Over Trades A Paris court sentenced former Société Générale trader Jérôme Kerviel to three years in prison and ordered him to pay $6.69 billion in damages for orchestrating one of the largest trading debacles in banking history. online.wsj.com |
Beyond the tea party: What Americans really think of government If there is an overarching theme of election 2010, it is the question of how big the government should be and how far it should reach into people's lives. feeds.washingtonpost.com |
Tenn. family's loss after not paying fire fee resonates in Montgomery SOUTH FULTON, TENN. - Lance Cranick lost almost everything: His high school letterman jacket. His football awards. Six guns. Three bows. His iPod. A flat-screen TV. feeds.washingtonpost.com |
BBVA, GE Back in Talks on Garanti BBVA is back in talks with General Electric to buy its 20.85% stake in Turkiye Garanti Bankasi in a move that could see BBVA gain control of Turkey's second-biggest bank. online.wsj.com |
Solar panels at White House give a boost to alternative energy options Within 15 years, the sun could supply 10 percent of the nation's power needs, according to research by the nonprofit group Climate Action. The White House will be part of any such trend, as President Obama announced the return of solar panels to heat water and supply some electricity for the firs... feeds.washingtonpost.com |