Easy Street

John G. Taft, the CEO of RBC Wealth Management in the U.S., has a new book out with a message for Wall Street: Hey. It's not all about you, okay?

A group of financial institutions provided a breakdown of what would happen if Greece's bailout fails.

A high-level Morgan Stanley investment banker was charged with a hate crime in Connecticut after a dispute over a $300 cab fare.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has been testifying in front of Congress this week - and he's been asked about everything but the economy.

The New York State Comptroller, Thomas DiNapoli, said that profits in the New York securities industry were down by half in 2011 -- but bonuses only dropped by 14 percent.

Only a week after European officials approved a Greek bailout package, Greek banks are suffering, the European Central Bank is rejecting Greek bonds as collateral, and a financial freeze seems closer than ever to taking hold on the Continent.

The Oracle of Omaha released his annual letter to investors on Saturday revealing that the 81-year-old investor had picked his successor -- and set tongues wagging about who it could be with an appearance on CNBC this morning.

Today, Greece launched its bond bailout offer. Easy Street explains it.

The dip in unemployment and job claims indicate optimism -- but wages fell sharply for the majority of American workers last year in a way that they haven't since 2007.

The #Fedvalentines meme, started by economist Justin Wolfers, injected some fun into an otherwise leaden week.