Fed official sees hints of too-low inflation moving up
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said Monday that inflation in the U.S. may be starting to tick up from too-low levels, a key condition for further interest rate hikes.
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Former investment broker sentenced to one year
Ronald W. Nichter, 60, was found guilty of siphoning more than $160,000 from the investment accounts of 14 clients, including several who lived in Anderson, Pendleton, Greenfield and Shirley.
Biglari’s Buffett-style shareholder letters colorful, ‘odd’
"In a world filled with hyper-orthodoxy, Biglari Holdings represents an oasis of unconventionality," Sardar Biglari said in his latest letter to shareholders. "We follow our own individualistic ideas and ideals rather than find refuge in the superficial conventions and conformity.”
JPMorgan Chase agrees to $905,000 settlement with state
The deal is a result of an investigation into the sale of mortgage-backed securities in Indiana and losses suffered by the Indiana State Teachers’ Retirement Fund.
Indy angel group gets aggressive with school startups
Indianapolis-based Vision Tech Angels has always invested in startups born at universities, by way of invitation. Now it’s flipping the script and seeking them out.
$10M Purdue Startup Fund aimed at business creation
While the university already has several funding competitions and programs to help advance startups, the Startup Fund presents an opportunity for alumni to become even more engaged.
Stocks continue plunge as investors fear global turmoil
U.S. stocks fell in midday trading Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing more than 300 points, as investors shunned risk worldwide.
Technology stocks lead way as market tumbles
Slowing job creation helped send the tech-heavy Nasdaq down 3.3 percent Friday. The Dow shed 1.3 percent.
Increasingly digital retail landscape fuels investor angst
Retailers are updating software, revamping supply chains to provide seamless service to consumers, whether they’re shopping from a desktop, a mobile device, a telephone or visiting a store.
Believers in Noble Roman’s see groceries as super market
The Indianapolis company has been trying to juice growth by franchising stand-alone take-and-bake pizza stores and by selling freshly made take-and-bake pizzas in grocery stores nationwide.
Fed voices concern about global economic pressures
Six weeks after it raised interest rates from record lows, the Fed took stock of a more perilous international picture that could alter its plans for further raising rates.
Investment broker’s plea deal erases 20 felony counts
Robert E. Wilson of Indianapolis originally faced up to eight years in prison on 20 securities-related felony counts. Under a plea agreement, he’ll serve six months probation on one misdemeanor count.
Carmel financial adviser found guilty of fraud
Prosecutors said Jamie C. Lopez used money from the retirement accounts of his victims to buy automobiles, make mortgage payments and pay for home landscaping.
Executives, networking helped make 2015 a watershed year for VC funding
Many startups, here and elsewhere, secure venture capital funding by touting their market traction, revenue growth and other statistics, all in an effort to prove to investors that they’re good bets. However, a look behind the scenes of High Alpha and three other big venture deals last year suggests that, oftentimes, landing capital has more to do with relationships and luck than with metrics.
Securities watchdog bans alleged Fishers Ponzi schemer from industry
Regulators said Fishers attorney and securities broker Jeffery Bruce Risinger refused to testify about his involvement in what the SEC claims was a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme—so they banned him for life.
Oil prices tumble, but stocks trim losses after big drop
U.S. stocks recovered much of an early plunge on Wednesday, but the price of oil suffered its worst one-day decline since September.
HHGregg’s top shareholder may be poised to sell chain
Freeman Spogli & Co. has been invested in the Indianapolis retailer for a decade, which is bordering on an eternity by private equity standards.
Hyde Park raising $60 million for latest venture fund
The Chicago-based firm, which opened an office in Indianapolis last year, will likely use some of the money to continue investing in Indiana tech startups.
Stock woes continue as China turmoil sparks global selloff
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index slid 2.4 percent on Thursday, to close at 1,943.09, falling to its lowest point since Oct. 1 in the worst start to a year in data going back to 1928.
Cranking out returns: Companies are using dividends to attract investors
Cummins Inc., Duke Realty Corp., Eli Lilly and Co., Simon Property Group Inc. and Vectren Corp. are among the prominent Indiana companies boosting their dividends in recent months. For a few companies, it’s the first increase in years.