Money
Doylestown Lawyer Accused of Insider Trading
A Doylestown lawyer is in big trouble with the feds, charged with insider trading and making false statements under oath. Herbert Sudfeld, a 64-year-old man […]
Langhorne Man Accused of Stealing $3 Million From Clients
Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they’re bringing charges against Malcolm Segal — a 69-year-old from Langhorne, Pennsylvania — whom they say stole over $3 million from clients while he […]
HuffPo Wants Tina Fey’s Face on the Next Twenty-Dollar Bill
Now that it’s been confirmed that Alexander Hamilton will be replaced by a woman on the ten-dollar bill, there’s talk that we should do the […]
Gay Sex in the Philly City: Bragging About Money on a First Date is a Major Turn-Off
“Well, to be honest, I’m still sucking on my mother’s tit. … Oh, and I think I’m older than you.” That’s how my date described himself during […]
American Sniper On Track to Become Highest-Grossing Film of 2014
Only two months after its Christmas Day release, American Sniper, starring Jenkintown’s Bradley Cooper, is on track to become the highest-grossing film of 2014, overtaking the […]
Rick Scott Is Coming to Take Our Jobs
Florida Gov. Rick Scott will be in Pennsylvania next week, ostensibly on a mission to steal businesses from the state and take them back to […]
Study: In Pennsylvania, Very Rich Getting Richer, Everybody Else Getting Poorer
Updated with comment from the governor’s office. In Pennsylvania, it really is true that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. […]
New Jersey Raises Minimum Wage by 13 Cents
The new year brought a new, higher minimum wage to New Jersey: It went up 13 cents, to $8.38, under a new law that automatically […]
Incentives May Bring Another Company to Camden
Philadelphia Business Journal reports that New Jersey is prepared to offer $100 million to lure a new company — and 1,000 jobs — to Camden.
Philly Could Push Local Minimum Wage to $15
The Inquirer’s Tricia Nadolny has a great look today at efforts to pass a $15 minimum wage in Philadelphia. It probably wouldn’t be universal — […]
Forbes: Flyers 7th-Most Valuable Team in NHL
Comcast has a few quirky items in its portfolio. Comcast Ventures backs a sports gambling site. Comcast owns theme parks based on a fictional boy […]
Report: Philly Has Highest Overdraft Fees in America
Bankrate.com is reporting that Philadelphia has the highest bank overdraft fees in America — so, you know, it might be a good idea never to […]
Rich People Are Stupider Than You and Me
Rich people, F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, are different from you and me, and there was a doozy of an article in the New York […]
Penn’s Endowment: $9.6 Billion
Maybe this is why Playboy said Penn is America’s No. 1 party school: The university’s huge endowment just keeps on getting bigger. There’s enough money […]
Whoever Has That $21,000 from Revel Is Getting Away With It
The person who has the $21,000 missing from Revel is being more careful than Joey Coyle was. To be fair, it’s a lot less money: […]