Financial Markets

Uwe Boll, Worst Director Alive, to Wall Street Execs: "Don't Think You're Safe"

The perennial worst director is gunning for the bastards -- and respect.

Miami's Real Estate "Recovery" Might Be All Wall Street Smoke and Mirrors

Miami was pretty much ground zero for the housing bubble bust, but things have begun to look up, at least according to some numbers. Home prices in the area are up 11 percent since last year, but the Washington Post warns that any semblance of a recovery might be the result of Wall Street strat ... More >>

Curren$y at Club Cinema November 3

Jesus of the West End

Black Miamians Don't Trust That a $1.2 Billion Bond Will Benefit Schools

Uncle Luke, the man who made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke retraces the history of broken promises made to Miami's African American community.On November 6, we'll vote on a $1.2 billion bond issue to fix up 280 s ... More >>

Cosmopolis: Robert Pattinson's Latest Film Limos Through the Mind of a Master of the Universe

City of Miami Lied to Investors About How Broke It Was, SEC Says

In 2007 and 2008, just as the Florida housing bubble was exploding spectacularly, Miami officials were scrambling to keep their budget afloat. One little trick they used, the Miami Herald later found, was shifting $26.4 million into the general fund so it looked like the city was balancing its books ... More >>

America's Petro-Terrorists

Wall Street and Washington conspire to destabilize the U.S. economy, one barrel of oil at a time.

Eduardo Saverin, Miami-Raised Facebook Founder, Slammed Over Renouncing U.S. Citizenship to Avoid Taxes

Forget Facebook: Twitter is for minorities

Forget Facebook: Minorities Prefer Twitter

​Luther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke explains why Twitter is the social media network preferred by minorities.Everybody is talking about Facebook's forthcomin ... More >>

Miami Hit Harder By Recession Than Almost Any Other City On Earth

​Next time someone tells you, "Eh, this recession hasn't sucked that much in Miami," whip out this interactive economic graphic report that the Brookings Institute just published. The think tank's conclusions are stunning: Of 200 global cities they analyzed, Miami's economy was harder hit by the r ... More >>

Seven "Occupy FIU" Protesters Arrested UPDATED

​Last November, "Occupy FIU" gathered at the Deuxieme Maison pit on the school's West Miami-Dade campus and decried excessive student loans, Wall Street bankers, and money in politics.Yesterday, they tried to do it again. This time, seven people -- including two FIU students -- were arrested.The a ... More >>

Miami Named Worst-Run City in America, Hialeah is Tenth

​Congratulations Miami-Dade County! We're home to not one, but two of the ten worst-run cities in the entire United States of America. The City of Miami came first on 24/7 Wall Street's list. That would be bad enough, but citizens of Miami proper may be even more devastated ;to find that their cit ... More >>

Reader mail: Go medieval on unprosecuted criminal bankers

Immortal Technique Shouts Down the Bankers: "You Took Advantage of America"

​Immortal Technique might have been a little late to yesterday's promised appearance at the Occupy Miami site. But once there, he was very generous with his time. He offered press, protesters, and superfans individual attention and thoughtful commentary. The outspoken, politically active hip-hop ... More >>

Battles (and Nisennenmondai!) Blow Minds at Grand Central, October 27

​Battles With Nisennenmondai Grand Central, Downtown Miami Thursday, October 27, 2011 Better Than: Approximately 95% of most live music events. Two tight bands, decently timed sets, booming sound. What else do you need? Last night, Battles blew our fucking mind. Sorry to indulge the most standa ... More >>

Occupy Miami protests for something

"Occupy Miami" Invades Bayfront Park Tomorrow: 2003 FTAA Protest All Over Again?

via Occupy Miami's FacebookBrace yourself for waves of socially responsible hipsters."Occupy Miami" -- a protest against corporate greed modeled after the two-week sit-in currently clogging Wall Street in New York -- will take over Bayfront Park tomorrow.But how will our soulless city respond? And w ... More >>

Oscar Hernandez Charged In $3 Million Miami Ponzi Scheme

​South Florida, where Ponzi scheme convictions are as common as jaywalking tickets. The latest Miami man at the center of a collapsed phony empire is Oscar Hernandez. While relatively small compared to other cases, Hernandez's $3 million scheme operated in classic Ponzi scheme.

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Supermoon Rising: This Week's Five Signs of the Apocalypse

​In ancient Greek, apocalypse translates as "a revelation." So what could possibly be more apocalyptic than the giant freaking orange moon due to pop up tomorrow night? After all, it's the biggest and closest it's been in nearly two decades. FYI: the "extreme supermoon" is also predicted to (1) ma ... More >>

SEC Accuses Miami 'Penny-Stock' Promoters of Fraud

If you invested in this, you're probably f*cked.​Beware of what you see here in the Magic City: very little is real. The boobs? Nope. Those lips? Collagen-enhanced. Even that sweet Lamborghini is just a rental. We all know you ended up with the Datsun after your divorce.So it might not come as a s ... More >>

Wall Street Traders Back to Acting Like Horrible People (By Hiring Dwarfs for Bachelor Parties in Miami)

​By and larger Wall Street's movers and shakers have always been insufferable, out-of-touch husks of human beings driven solely by greed. Of course, during the great recession of 2008 in which they were cast, deservedly so, as the villains they were forced to reign in some of their more exuberant ... More >>

Coming to Florida: ATM That Dispenses Only Gold

​We can not tell you how many times we've been in those sticky situations where we need some extra gold bars, but unfortunately wherever it is you go to get gold bars (the gold bar store?) is closed. We're sure, like most regular citizens, you have the same exact problem. Luckily, for the busy per ... More >>

Wall Street: Oliver Stone's sequel lets the bad guys off easy

51 Percent of Miami-Dade's Unsold Condos Are in Brickell

​Brickell, the so-called Manhattan of the South, was supposed to be Miami's next hot spot. Developers fully bought into the idea, and for a while it seemed a new luxury condo high-rise was breaking ground every other month. Then, whoops, the housing bubble burst, the recession hit, and m ... More >>

Fontainebleau Miami Hasn't Made a Loan Payment Since September, Looking to Restructure Debt

​The owners of the Fontainebleau Miami Beach borrowed about $620 million to complete its recent $1 billion makeover, but according to Business Week, they haven't made payments on any of the loans since September. Now BW says they're offering a restructuring plan to lenders. Yes, yet another Miami ... More >>

Sources Say Miami City Manager Pete Hernandez Has Resigned

via City of Miami Pete Hernandez has handed in his resignation.​Miami City Manager Pete Hernandez has handed in his resignation, two of Riptide's sources at City Hall have confirmed. Herandez's ouster is a major victory for Mayor Tomas Regalado, clearing the way for Regalado to bring in an ... More >>

Food News Roundup: Benihana, Brunch, Island Foods, Sherry, Mojitos, and Picnics

Food and Wine calendar: Thursday through Sunday. [Herald]Miami based Benihana sales slightly up first quarter. BNHNA shares closed at a 52-week high of $8 on Tuesday. [BizJournals]Least creative top-ten brunch spots in Miami list ever, but probably still good, if you're into that sort of thing. [Bla ... More >>

NYSE Threatens To De-List Herald's Parent Company

The Miami Herald's troubles have gone way past the somewhat amusing flailings of a major daily, into serious, concerning trouble. Today the New York Stock Exchange threatened to de-list the Herald's parent company, McClatchy, unless they get their house in order. From Editor & Publisher: McClatc ... More >>

Q&A: UB The Underboss, A.K.A. The Apex, Drops A Book Of Knowledge

UB The Underboss is a South Florida hip-hop veteran and new media pioneer. I asked him 10 questions via e-mail and got back so much information I can't even call this an interview, it's the Underboss Book Of Knowledge. Check out Urban Medero's 20 years worth of insight on hip-hop culture and check h ... More >>

Your Wallet Needs Happy Hour

Reach Out and Touch

Put your Hands On Miami and give back to the community.

Art Basel or Bust

The unholy dollar just might kill the nation's top art fair.

Politically Correct Cupcakes

Barack the vote, stuff your face? Yes we can!

Bailout Boogaloo

Cup Sizes and Claws

More reasons to stop by Norman Brothers after work

Daddy's Dog

Saying she's treated no better than a stray cur, the fifth wife of Daddy's Girl millionaire Bruce McMahan breaks her silence

Get Buzzed for Less

BEST MEXICAN MARKET

Small Stage, Big Ideas

Miami Light Project's new program of original works is artistically thrilling

The Art of Investing in Art

Wall Street gives new meaning to the term "artist portfolio"

BEST CIVIC DECEPTION

The Real Miami Circle, Act Three

Max

Liar, Liar

Cleaning Out the Cops

A new lawsuit charges that an accountant tried, and failed, to flimflam Miami's boys in blue

The Sound of Change

Ack-Ack Over Washington

Of Human Bonds

If this were war, U.S. would win