It’s taken over a year and a half, but Congress has finally come together and created a far-reaching piece of financial reform legislation. The ambitious bill looks to refine practices across all facets of the financial industry—from how debit card penalties to how financial derivatives are tra...

For the second straight quarter the nation’s economy has grown, marking what many believe to be the end of the recession and the early stages of a possible long-term stabilization. Earlier today, President Obama announced that the GDP grew by 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter, the largest increase...