Scrutiny of Facebook IPO hype intensifies

Scrutiny of Facebook IPO hype intensifies

Investors sue company directors and advisers as regulators look askance at information disclosed before stock sale.

Yes, Dodd-Frank is hard to understand

That’s one reason why it has so many enemies.

Businesses more willing to use bribery

So says a new global study by Ernst & Young.

Republicans don’t like regulations except for when they do

They fault bank watchdogs for not foreseeing JPMorgan’s loss but aren’t about to give them more authority.

Reconciliation

What we missed

Unemployment by county

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Using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this map shows how each county is faring in the wake of the recession.

States in crisis

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A state-by-state look at budget shortfalls, pension liabilities, and proposed spending cuts around the country.

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Foreclosure system in chaos

Some major lenders have discovered many mortgage documents were faked, forged or otherwise mishandled.

Obama's budget proposal

A look at how President Obama’s federal spending compares to his predecessors’ and how priorities have shifted over time.

The hard road back

These stories depict the crisis for manufacturing and construction workers and explain the pressures that have stalled creation of jobs for them.