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3 Of The Fed's Biggest Bets
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 9:48am | 1322There can be little argument that the U.S. Federal Reserve saved the banking system and, in the process, the global economy during the credit crisis. In an intense time with the financial system seemingly coming apart at the seams, Bernanke & Co. pulled out all the stops in order to keep the...
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BP Oil Spill & Its Adverse Effect on Commercial Real Estate
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - 6:00am | 1896The effects of BP Plc’s oil well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico have reached beyond the worry of ecological devastation, and infiltrated local markets, commercial real estate being one of them. Leaking an estimated 70,000 barrels of oil a day compared to initial estimates of 5,...