Finance and Accounting

Congress created the Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CFTC) in 1974 as an independent agency with the mandate to regulate commodity futures and ...

The federal budget is central to Congress''s ability to exercise its power of the purse . Recent economic turmoil put strain on the federal budget...

Federal financial reporting, defined here as the process of recording retrospective executive department-level financial and performance informatio...

As Congress searches for ways to generate savings, reduce the deficit, and fund federal programs, it has held hearings and passed legislation to pr...

There is ample literature that argues commercial banks within a country and across countries are in economic harmony when it comes to their capital...

This book provides an overview of new developments and trends in the stock and securities markets in the United States. Topics discussed include th...

The goal of every nation''s economic policy is to ensure a high and stable level of economic growth. The importance of a financial system in promot...

The real option methodology is the generalized approach in corporate financial decision-making, investing and valuation. Traditionally, real option...

Budgeting for the federal government is an enormously complex process. It entails dozens of sub-processes, countless rules and procedures, the effo...

Elder financial exploitation is the illegal or improper use of an older adult''s funds or property. It has been described as an epidemic with socie...