Accounting News

By Mark Gongloff

Q: What’s the difference between AAA and AA+? That doesn’t sound so bad.

A: It’s not so bad — and there’s not much difference. Technically, AA+ is considered “high grade” credit, while AAA is “prime.” The likelihood of getting paid back by a AA+ credit is c ...

BY CHRIS V. NICHOLSON

Hoda Abou-Jamra still remembers the meeting when potential investors for her private equity fund thought she was the secretary.

“I would ask a question, and they would answer to the man next to me. I would answer their question, and they would look at him,” she said, ...

If your company gets hacked, it may very well be your fault, and if your bank account gets broken into by digital thieves, you might be to blame too.

The question, though, is whether you'll ever actually be punished for your transgressions.

Digital security in 2011 is about users just as muc ...

By Michael J. Moore

Financial firms are becoming a smaller part of the U.S. economy as they deal with a past that won't go away and a future of lower revenue and fewer jobs. Persistent low interest rates and stagnant loan growth are shrinking interest income just as new regulations are putting a ...