Finance and Investment

Branchburg Ponzi scheme targeted elderly, retirees and soldier

3 Sep 2010

BRANCHBURG — The victims of an alleged $11 million Ponzi scheme operated by a Readington woman and her township investment firms included elderly people, a retired firefighter and a soldier serving in Iraq, court papers show.

Brazil's economy expands on domestic investment

3 Sep 2010

Brazil's economy grew 8.8 percent in the second quarter compared to the same period a year earlier due to strong domestic investment.

Finance and Banking

3 Sep 2010

On July 21, 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Act") became law. The U.S. Congress designed the Act to address what it perceived to be a vast number of failures that led to the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.