Felix Salmon

The U.S. Justice Department has brought civil fraud charges against the credit-ratings agency Standard & Poor's. Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, explains what the suit means.

"If you did manage to find a multi-millionaire cow, I think S&P really would have rated it." -- @felixsalmon on ratings agency emails.

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Friday's growth report was disappointing, and the economy is growing at a snail's pace. Is this growth slow enough to justify another round of 'quantitative easing'?

Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, talks about the Fed report released yesterday which found that family net worth in 2010 was the same as it was in the early '90s.

Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, discusses the Facebook IPO: how it works, who gets to invest, and whether it's a good investment in the first place.

Finance blogger for Reuters, Felix Salmon, discusses the euro zone crisis post-Berlusconi.

Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, talks about the agreement, reached overnight, to resolve the Greek debt crisis.

Finance blogger for Reuters, Felix Salmon, discusses the Euro zone crisis and explains what might happen if Germany doesn't come to Greece's rescue.

Home sales are down, according to numbers released today. Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, looks at the stats and how housing and jobs intersect, as well as the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations.

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[P]eople are getting over this American dream of homeownership. They realize it can turn into much more of an American nightmare—that a house, in reality, is much more of a liability ...

Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, sticks around to talk about the continuing News Corp scandal.

The old cost-saving measure of clipping pages from the backs of newspapers has been transformed into a multibillion dollar industry by the advent of Groupon, the online group coupon service. Felix Salmon, finance blogging editor at Reuters, and Andrea Woroch of Coupon Sherpa, talk to us about the history of coupons, reveal why they're such a boon to businesses, and dissect Groupon's business model.

Do you clip coupons? Have you used daily deal sites like Groupon and Living Social? If so, tell us about your experience!

How does a positive or negative restaurant review affect menu prices? Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, discusses the role of restaurant critics.

Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, looks at the effect on the IMF of the arrest of its managing director, especially as it deals with Greece and Portugal.

On today's Brian Lehrer Show at 11:40am, Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon discusses the way in which individual donations to Japan to help with earthquake relief can be a tricky proposition. He points out that the Japanese Red Cross has explicitly said it does not want or need outside donations. Salmon writes that earmarking individual donations exclusively for the relief efforts following specific disasters can hobble relief organizations and potentially leave a lot of unused money on the table. Salmon does suggest giving un-restricted donations to relief organizations instead of designating your money in the name of Japanese victims of disaster.

We'll post highlights from Brian and Felix's conversation later, but for now, here are some links to relief organizations if you choose to consider a donation of any kind.

»» Red Cross | Medical Corps | Global Giving | Save the Children | Drs Without Borders

Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, discusses why he cautions against individuals donating money to relief efforts in Japan--and what kind of aid actually does make an impact.

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Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, discusses the sale of the New York Stock Exchange to the German company Deutsche Börse Group and why he thinks the stock market is quickly becoming irrelevant.

Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, talks about Federal raids on hedge funds suspected of insider trading.

Felix Salmon, finance blogger for Reuters, talks about the G20 summit, the world's reaction to the US strategy of "quantitative easing" and outlines the deficit commission proposals.

The deficit commission has made their own recommendations. How would you cut the deficit? Share your suggestions below.