regulations

Facebook and many other tech startups have realized that the hassles and headaches of an IPO in the U.S. aren't always worthwhile. Thanks to willing venture capitalists and private investors, it's easier than ever for tech companies to avoid the lure of going public.

With the recession over -- in a sense, anyway -- many CEOs are happy to be standing. And after three tumultuous years, some are even cautiously optimistic. But 2011 is sure to present a whole new set of obstacles for corporate chiefs to confront -- and conquer.

Forget California's huge budget deficits, high unemployment levels and nasty political campaigns. One of the most polarizing issues in the Golden State today is about a proposal to ban Happy Meals toys in San Francisco.

Quong Hop & Co., a San-Francisco-based maker of the Soy Deli, Soy Fresh and Raquel's brands of tofu and hummus, has been reprimanded yet again by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for failing to appropriately sanitize its manufacturing facility. The tofu and hummus maker was warned that it...

The average interest rate on credit cards is rising as banks wrestle with high delinquencies and new regulations. The average rate on existing credit cards hit 14.7% in the second quarter, compared with 13.1% a year earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported. The second quarter figure was the...

Little Neytiri caused a big uproar recently on an AirTran Airways flight from Atlanta to Milwaukee when his 10-year-old owner took him out of his cage and cuddled him on the taxiway. After spying Carley Helm holding her two-inch turtle, the crew ordered the plane to return to the gate, where Helm...

The historic finance reform bill hammered out by a House and Senate panel is 2,000 pages long, but WalletPop had its yellow highlighter out to spare you one brutal summer read. (Actually, we had a lot of help from Reuters and The New York Times.) Here are some of the tidbits on how the bill will...

A new poll reveals how deeply unpopular bankers are. But the public's dislike taints much more than Wall Street and has implications for the financial regulations lawmakers are working on.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered a second straight day of triple-digit losses after President Barack Obama proposed new rules to restrict banks from making high-risk trades. The Dow's more than 213 point fall came despite positive earnings and economics news.

How do you commemorate the worst stock market crash in history? With the news that another devastating economic implosion may be nearing its end. That's where America finds itself on the 80th anniversary of the Great Depression -- reacting to the first positive GDP numbers in a year, slowly pulling...