Wikileaks releases what appear to be transcripts of Hillary Clinton’s private speeches

Transcripts of Hillary Clinton's private speeches appeared to be included in a trove of thousands of emails released by Wikileaks on Friday. The transcripts, which appear to have been gleaned from speeches given to some Wall Street firms, reveal Clinton's remarks on a number of topics that, at times, appear to be both pro-markets and pro-consumer.

Trump or Clinton, Goldman Likes Stocks Tied to Federal Spending

If Democrats and Republicans agree on anything before the presidential election, it's that the U.S. needs more government spending. And the stocks poised to benefit most from that aren't being properly valued, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. They're companies that get more than 20 percent of sales from U.S. largesse, ranging from aerospace and defense stocks to managed-care providers and industrial manufacturers.

EU’s Schulz calls for review of ethics code after Barroso goes to Goldman

European Parliament President Martin Schulz speaking during a news conference after a meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos at the Narino palace in Bogota, Colombia, in this file photo dated August 23, 2016. Colombian Presidency /Handout via Reuters Former European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso addresses a news conference at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium March 5, 2014.

U.K. July Manufacturing Shrinks Most in a Year After Brexit Vote

U.K. manufacturers cut production at the fastest pace in a year in July as Brexit trauma rocked the British economy but surveys suggest the downturn proved short-lived. Output fell 0.9 percent from June, far exceeding the 0.3 percent decline forecast in a Bloomberg survey, Office for National Statistics data published Wednesday show.

Goldman Sachs Bans Partners From Giving to Certain Campaigns

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banned all of its partners from making campaign contributions to state and local candidates running for office, as well as state or local officials running for federal office. As of Sept.

It Takes a Ruling-Class Village to Staff the White House

Lloyd Blankfein, left, Chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs, is greeted by former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a panel discussion entitled "Equality for Girls and Women: 2034 Instead of 2134?" at the Clinton Global Initiative on Sept. 24, 2014 in New York.

Rajat Gupta’s plea to overturn conviction must be rejected: prosecutors

India-born former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta's latest bid to have his insider-trading conviction overturned should be rejected, prosecutors have told an appeals court here, asserting that he got a fair trial and the jury convicted him for his "criminal" conduct. In a lengthy brief filed before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit this month, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara said Gupta's conduct of repeatedly tipping his business partner Raj Rajaratnam with material non-public information in "ways that furthered Gupta and Rajaratnam's shared financial interests" remains "criminal" and he is "not actually innocent".

Trump’s empire: a maze of debts and opaque ties

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has sold himself as a businessman who has made billions of dollars and is beholden to no one. But an investigation into the financial maze of Trump's real estate holdings in the United States reveals that companies he owns have at least $650 million in debt - twice the amount than can be gleaned from public filings he has made as part of his bid for the White House.

Who Are the Most Successful Harvard Law Graduates?

Harvard Law has topped numerous Best Of lists, and now Business Insider has created a new ranking-of the most famously successful Harvard Law alumni. From the President of the United States to the CEO of Goldman Sachs, Business Insider thinks these 14 alums are the cream of the crop.

When the titan wants to build the town: Under Armour founder Kevin…

Kevin Plank quietly bought up more than 100 acres in the Port Covington area of south Baltimore, and plans one of the biggest urban developments in the country. While he seeks $535 million from the city, his rye whiskey distillery is under construction.

Texas and New York delegates describe chaos on convention…

The primetime program of speakers was going relatively smoothly until Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who came in second place to Donald Trump in the primaries, took the stage. Cruz declined to endorse Trump , who is now the party's nominee for president, and told people to "vote their conscience" in November.

Michael Reagan: Hillarys expensive jacket

Hillary Clinton may have been better off wearing the Emperor's New Clothes during her victory speech after the New York primary, rather than what she chose to wear and her aides managed to overlook. Clinton, who has decried income “inequality” throughout the nation during her campaign, stood before the assembled -- and carefully screened -- crowd wearing a $12,495 Giorgio Armani jacket.

Forbes.com: 5 Investing Tactics for Rest of Election Year

While the biggest question of this presidential election year has yet to be answered, some stability should return to the stock market from now until November 8. "U.S. stocks swamp foreign ones in the back half of presidential election years," Forbes.com contributor Ken Fisher explains. "You should love that no one has heard thismeaning it isn't now discounted into pricing and thus remains a good bet," he said.