The Next Wave of Mortgage-Backed Securities Claims is Wall Street’s New Nightmare
11/2/2011 In early June, a little-known Texas attorney named Kathy Patrick was suddenly thrust into the limelight as the nation came to know the person behind the successful $8.5 billion settlement with Bank of America and her clients, which included BlackRock and Pimco. That legal settlement is, by far, the second-biggest in American history, […]
Increased Drilling Helped Increase Halliburton’s Profit
11/2/2011 The petroleum industry has not been spooked so far by a five-month slump in oil prices. Halliburton Co., a key provider of oil industry services, revealed that in the third quarter of this year, its profit increased 26% as drilling activities continue to rise in the United States. The Houston-based company is the first […]