Financial industry

Devon Fleming's casting call for her planned reality TV series, Wall Street Wives, attracted the media attention that producers relish, and hundreds of women responded. She allowed The Price of Fame to attend a recent audition, where we got a glimpse of the sort of drama the show might deliver.

Global mergers and acquisitions activity is expected to rocket upward 36% next year, getting its strength from the financial and real estate industries, according to a report released Monday -- a level of increase that hasn't been seen since the credit crisis hit.

Morgan Stanley is expected to report sharp declines in third-quarter earnings and revenue ahead of Wednesday's opening bell, hurt by months of weak trading activity. The financial giant is forecast to post earnings of 15 cents a share, less than half the 38 cents a share booked a year ago.

The BP oil spill and the recent financial crisis are just two examples of the fundamental flaws that still exist in how government oversees business. These big problems require a major regulatory overhaul.

I've been against the whole concept of "government bailouts" of private businesses from the start. The theory was that we, as consumers, needed the government to prop up failing businesses because they were so vital to our economy. My personal theory has been that we need the free market do the...

You were always more analytical than the average girl. When your pre-teen friends were giggling about horses and the latest boy bands, you were acing math and selling more Girl Scout Cookies than all of them combined. You went to a good college, got into a top ten business school, and for all your...