Hao Li

Green Bay Packers beat Atlanta Falcons 48-21 in dominating performance, heads to NFC championship!

Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons: Live Coverage

Crude oil prices have broken out of their trading range and is headed towards $114, the next resistant point, said Richard Perry, chief market strategist at Central Markets.

Jim Rogers, the famous commodity bull, currently favors rice over gold as an investment.

The death of Mohamed Bouazizi sparked a wave of massive protests that culminated in the ousting of Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali.

Austerity has come to America through state and local governments.

U.S. stocks are down slightly in Friday morning trading after the release of U.S. retail sales data and news of further monetary tightening from China.

China is a money-sucking black hole that wastes resources and chokes the natural flow of the market-driven global economy.

Chinese banks are plagued by non-performing loans because their own financial system is heavily distorted.

U.S. stocks opened lower after jobs data disappointed investors.

Futures on major U.S. indices fell after the weekly jobless claims data came in worse than analyst expectations.

The market is often an anonymous place where you don't really know who is on the other side of your trade. Sometimes, however, it gets personal.

New York City public schools are open despite the accumulation of as much as nine inches of snow. Meanwhile, a number of private/parochial schools are closed today.

Boston was hit with as much as 20 inches snow and public transportation via the MBTA was in some cases delayed or canceled.

Goldman Sachs finally revealed how much money it makes from proprietary trading.

Text of Goldman Sachs 8-K filing showing 2010 earnings under new disclosure standards

China, one of the largest buyers of energy, and Russia, a leading exporter of it, are quickly cemeting their natural friendship.

Hustler, entrepreneur, and innovator 50 Cent is ten steps ahead of everyone else.

Dr. David Lynn, author of a book on commercial real estate investing in emerging market countries (specifically China, India and Brazil), shares his insights with IBTimes regarding why this class of asset is an attractive investment.

India is considering using gold to temporarily settle oil trades with Iran. If India were to settle crude oil trade in gold (even temporarily), it may set a precedence that will further erode the international status of the U.S. dollar and bolster the reputation of gold.

Matthew Lynn, a business writer, gives a detailed explanation of this failure in his book Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis.

For all its dilution and exceptions, the Volcker Rule is no joke and has prompted the exodus of prop traders from big banks like Goldman Sachs.

The consolidation in the banking sector will continue, according to two industry executives whose institutions are in a position (and open to) buying smaller banks.

In the midst of the buzz and optimism about the economic recovery in 2011, not many are talking about the fact that cost in America may also meaningfully rise, possibly at a faster rate than justified by underlying economic growth.

JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley received approval from Chinese regulators to form joint ventures with domestic firms, which would allow them to participate in underwriting Chinese stock and bond offerings.

Politicians now prefer to appoint JPMorgan executives to highly-visible positions rather than risk public outrage by choosing their Goldman Sachs counterparts.

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 9.4 percent for December 2010, versus the 9.8 percent recorded in the previous month, reported the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

BB&T CEO Kelly King speaks to IBTimes about taking advantage of the financial crisis (because of its status as a healthy bank) and the difference between BB&T and national banks like Citigroup.

IBTimes compiles a list of the greatest trades of all time with accompying information that explains the rankings.