Articles by ALEX BERENSONhttp://labs.daylife.com/journalist/alex_berensonArticles by ALEX BERENSON, aggregated by daylife.comen-usSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:56:22 GMTSun, 22 Nov 2009 13:56:22 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comPlotting Thrillers in the Fog of Chinahttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=98648e654af66a28f445920adbf877c9All in all, the “town hall” exemplified the sort of stagecraft that the Chinese seem to specialize in — managed in a way that is so obvious as to be condescending, but still successful at stifling dissent. The moment reminded me of why I decided, ...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:48:26 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=98648e654af66a28f445920adbf877c9New York Times CompanyThe PentagonHu Jintao14 Are Charged With Insider Tradinghttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/business/06insider.html?partner=rss&emc=rssFederal prosecutors charged 14 hedge fund employees, lawyers and other investors with trading on insider information on Thursday, in a series of criminal complaints that all appear to be connected to charges already filed against hedge fund billionaire ...Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:49:27 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/business/06insider.html?partner=rss&emc=rssRaj RajaratnamGalleon GroupHistory of Legal Tangles for Raj Rajaratnam and Galleonhttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=33b2e5b1a9502650f811ae8f33681f5aFor Raj Rajaratnam, the billionaire hedge fund manager charged with trading on inside information, legal problems are nothing new. In 2005, he paid $20 million in back taxes, penalties and interest to settle a federal investigation into a sham tax ...Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:40:18 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=33b2e5b1a9502650f811ae8f33681f5aRaj RajaratnamGalleon GroupSecurities and Exchange CommissionIntelUniversity of PennsylvaniaIn Fraud Case, a Deal That Lost Millionshttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=1f9b9760d074f6549965ecb3dc7c2478Raj Rajaratnam, the authorities say, masterminded one of the biggest insider-trading schemes in a generation. But if Mr. Rajaratnam was trading on insider information, apparently he was not very good at it. A close examination of the trades that led ...Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:44:43 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=1f9b9760d074f6549965ecb3dc7c2478Raj RajaratnamAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.Galleon GroupA Thin Line Separates Insider Trading and Legal Researchhttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0a26a2e9400d632ed5f309e48227d6acThe most precious commodity on Wall Street is information, and savvy players will do almost anything for it. Raj Rajaratnam, the billionaire hedge fund manager who was arrested last Friday on accusations of insider trading. Some investment funds ...Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:12:32 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0a26a2e9400d632ed5f309e48227d6acRaj RajaratnamEnron CorporationSecurities and Exchange CommissionGalleon GroupAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.A Year After Lehman’s Fall, an Industry Untransformedhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/business/12change.html?partner=rss&emc=rssOne year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, the surprise is not how much has changed in the financial industry, but how little. Backstopped by huge federal guarantees, the biggest banks have restructured only around the edges. Employment in the ...Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:54:54 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/12/business/12change.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSimon JohnsonJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co.Barack ObamaU.S. CongressCitigroupStudy Finds Radiation Risk for Patientshttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3b02e3673d36e26d44c7933ee4f12188About 400,000 of those patients receive very high doses, more than the maximum annual exposure allowed for nuclear power plant employees or anyone else who works with radioactive material. The paper, being published on Thursday, was based on a survey ...Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:48:31 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=3b02e3673d36e26d44c7933ee4f12188Department of HealthArrest Over Trading Software Illuminates a Secret of Wall St.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/business/24trading.html?partner=rss&emc=rssFlying home to New Jersey from Chicago after the first two days at his new job, Sergey Aleynikov was prepared for the usual inconveniences: a bumpy ride, a late arrival. He was not expecting Special Agent Michael G. McSwain of the F.B.I. At 9:20 p.m. ...Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:17:05 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/24/business/24trading.html?partner=rss&emc=rssFidelity InvestmentsMorgan Stanley’92 Ponzi Case Missed Signals About Madoffhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/business/17ponzi.html?partner=rss&emc=rssSeventeen years ago, federal investigators questioned for the first time whether Bernard L. Madoff was connected to a Ponzi scheme. Their inquiry centered on Frank Avellino, an accountant who had been funneling investors to Mr. Madoff since the 1960s. ...Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:32:37 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/business/17ponzi.html?partner=rss&emc=rssBernard MadoffSecurities and Exchange CommissionKeith MillerDeutsche BankProsecutors want Madoff jailed over $173 million in checkshttp://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/09/business/09madoff.phpPressing the case that the financier Bernard Madoff should have his bail revoked, prosecutors said in court documents on Thursday that investigators found 100 signed checks worth $173 million in Madoff's desk that were ready to be sent to family ...Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:57:40 GMThttp://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/09/business/09madoff.phpBernard MadoffFederal Bureau of Investigation