Even though Enron as a company no longer exists, there are certain lessons and anecdotes in Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room that everyone should see. The epitome of greed, the courage to stand against it, and the cheesy-yet-true revelation that you can never judge a book, or a major corporation, by its cover.

Thinking of investing your dollars in the land of wine, cheese and haut couture? Now may not be the best time. France’s presidential elections could usher in a socialist leader whose views threaten to shake up the delicate balance in the eurozone among leaders trying to solve the region’s sovereign debt crisis.

Are you curious how Wall Street works? Do you want more knowledge about how to manage your finances? “A Random Walk Down Wall Street” is a timely and straightforward guide for the individual investor. A classic in finance literature, this book comes packed with strategies and insight that you can use in your own investments.

Combining wit and humor, Satyajit Das shares some brutally honest yet enlightening insights collected during his 25 years in the derivatives market.

Joseph Smith, the founder of JAS Financial Services LLC., provides answers to some of the most commonly asked questions regarding financial planners.

Liaquat Ahamed’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Lords of Finance” weaves international exchange rates, foreign reserves and the inter-war period’s “barbarous relic” – gold – together from the vantage point of four men who directed the fates of millions toward the granddaddy of all economic crises: The Great Depression.

In Richard Bookstaber’s 2007 recounting of every major financial crisis since the 1980s, the details are everything.

Present-day and next-generation investment industry leaders debated future of funds at the Kellogg School of Management’s private equity and venture capital conference in Chicago, with the conversation returning to value creation.

BY GRAYDON GORDIAN – MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

Once upon a time it was considered nearly impossible to get the Securities and Exchange Commission to grant a new exchange license. Nowadays, it only takes a few months.

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BY SHAHZAD CHAUDHARY — MEDILL NEWS SERVICE

The CME Group released its second quarter earnings today, smashing analyst expectations by 10 cents with a diluted EPS of $3.33.

The exchange’s CEO, Craig Donohue, credited strong cost-cutting measures and the success of new innovative products for the strong quarter, specifically mentioning [...]