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Leah McGrath Goodman

Leah McGrath Goodman

Senior Staff Writer & Finance Editor

An award-winning investigative journalist, author and speaker, Leah McGrath Goodman writes about money, politics and institutional cultures of corruption from New York and London. She has written for CNN/Fortune, Bloomberg, Marie Claire, Forbes, The Financial Times, Barron's, The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, where she was a special...

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Articles by Leah McGrath Goodman

World

Child Abuse Inquiry on Top Tax Shelter Jersey Island Delayed Again

A child abuse scandal has raged for nearly a decade on the island, as survivors and activists have clashed with Jersey’s government to find out why many of the accused have never been investigated.

9 min read

Business

Donald Trump’s Healthcare Morass Could Lead Wall Street to Sour on White House

Investors see the Trumpcare bill as a crucial test of the president’s ability to deliver on other priorities such as tax reform and infrastructure.

5 min read

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U.S.

Donald Trump, West Palm Beach and the Rise of the New Wall Street

West Palm Beach is quickly turning into a new center of money and power. And it’s because of President Donald Trump.

18 min read

Business

Wage Growth, Not More Jobs, Will Be Trump’s Great White Whale

Jobs continued their winning streak in February, but Americans haven’t seen a household income increase in this millennium.

5 min read

Opinion

Highball: Does Trump Know Where Jobs Come From?

Inside Trump’s bizarre relationship with the U.S. economy and what he calls the “real” unemployment rate.

5 min read

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U.S.

Wall Street Firm Founded by Trump’s Army Secretary Nominee Violated Trading Rules for Years

A review of U.S. market regulatory filings raises questions about Virtu Financial, Vincent Viola’s high-frequency trading firm.

6 min read

Opinion

Donald Trump’s Nominees and the Coming Environmental Disaster

Man-made earthquakes, caused by fracking, threaten to take out a crucial part of the nation’s energy infrastructure. But don’t expect Rex Tillerson, Scott Pruitt or Rick Perry to do anything about it.

7 min read

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Entertainment

The 21 Best Movies of 2016

All the movies that made 2016 slightly less terrible.

20 min read

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U.S.

Bitcoin Is Being Monitored by an Increasingly Wary U.S. Government

Cryptocurrencies pose a threat to national security, some experts warn.

8 min read

U.S.

Donald Trump Win Fails to Sink U.S. Markets

U.S. markets recovered earlier losses following Trump’s surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election.

4 min read

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Entertainment

Budweiser’s Battle for Beer Market Dominance Hinges on the U.S.

With its $100 billion merger, Budweiser is truly the King of Beers, but heavy is the head (of foam) that wears the crown.

10 min read

Opinion

Hillary Clinton’s Leaked Speech Excerpts Show She’s Embraced Wall Street’s Dark Side

At best, Hillary Clinton’s leaked speech excerpts show an oddly cavalier attitude toward the financial crisis. At worst, they betray a tin-eared approach to the plight of America’s struggling middle class.

12 min read

Science

Fallout from 9/11 Attacks On Par With Fukushima and Chernobyl, Researcher Says

In a yet to be published paper, Dr. Roberto Lucchini of the World Trade Center Health Program compared the findings of health programs established around the world in the aftermath of major environmental disasters.

6 min read

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U.S.

9/11’s Second Wave: Cancer and Other Diseases Linked to the 2001 Attacks Are Surging

Some 400,000 people have been affected by cancer, disease and mental illnesses from the 9/11 attacks, according to data obtained exclusively by Newsweek.

19 min read