Stephen Foley

Stephen Foley is Associate Business Editor of The Independent, based in New York. In a decade at the paper, he has covered personal finance, the UK stock market and the pharmaceuticals industry, and been the Business section's share tipster. And since arriving with three suitcases in Manhattan in January 2006, he has witnessed and reported on a great economic boom turning spectacularly to bust. In March 2009, he was named Business and Finance Journalist of the Year at the British Press Awards.

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Romney hands over $60 to struggling supporter

Mitt Romney, the front-runner in the race for the Republican US presidential nomination, handed over a fistful of cash to an unemployed supporter at one of his rallies on Saturday night, after she complained of being so hard-up that she could not afford her electricity bills.

Joe Paterno: The former Penn State University football coach is now weak from lung cancer diagnosed after his dismissal

Coach admits he backed away from sex scandal

Ailing college sports giant Joe Paterno breaks his silence in bid to restore his shattered reputation

Stephen Foley: Volcker Rule is useless in tackling systemic risk

US Outlook: There are so many good reasons to hate the Volcker Rule, it is surprising that lobbyists against it have thrown up so many disingenuous objections, too.

Stephen Foley: Mini-stores may take a bite out of Apple's image

US Outlook: Target must be hoping for Beijing-style mob scenes when it opensmini-Apple stores inside its superstores soon, though maybe not quite the brawls and egg-throwing that marred the iPhone 4S launch in China yesterday.

Stephen Foley: Google has a fight on its hands to preserve an open and accessible web

US Outlook: Google is being a bully. On our behalf.

'I'd like the record to show that I think you [Alan Greenspan] are pretty terrific too' - Tim Geithner then President of New York Federal Reserve

Crisis? Crash? Minutes of US Fed's 2006 meetings reveal little worry

America's top financial experts continued to heap praise on Bernanke as economy collapsed

Spotlight On... Warren Buffett, founder, Berkshire Hathaway

Ah, the Oracle of Omaha

Trading levels are down and, thanks to the Occupy movement, scrutiny is up

Wall Street bankers await the bonus axe

It's that time of year for financial firms, and the outlook is bleak. The savagery of bonus cuts on Wall Street will set the stage for London

US poaches Tate Modern curator

The woman in charge of filling the Tate Modern's turbine hall has been poached by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Spotlight On... Lewis Booth, chief financial officer, Ford

The numbers guy?

Day In a Page

London 2012: Slower traffic... Higher fares... Longer delays

London 2012

Slower traffic... Higher fares... Longer delays
Schama, Fellowes, and the 'cultural necrophilia' row that would make Lady Grantham grimace

Enough to make Lady Grantham grimace...

Schama, Fellowes, and the 'cultural necrophilia' row
Rafael Seligmann: 'I didn't want Hitler to have the last word'

Rafael Seligmann

'I didn't want Hitler to have the last word'
Rooms with a glowing review: Britain's B&Bs are best in the world

Rooms with a glowing review

Britain's B&Bs are best in the world
Now India and Pakistan have started a food fight

Now India and Pakistan have started a food fight

Will battle of TV chefs be a recipe for peace – or are the two enemies sharpening knives?
The Ten Best fitness camps

The Ten Best fitness camps

Get into shape in the great outdoors
Chicago on a plate

Chicago on a plate

The Windy City boasts an eclectic culinary scene, but still has a taste for hot dogs and pizza
Say hello to a new language

Say hello to a new language

Scared of Spanish? Flunked French? It could be time to try again
The Caribbean: Come on in, the water's lovely!

Come on in, the water's lovely!

Sandy shores and warm weather make the Caribbean the perfect family playground
James Lawton: Ajmal, the smiling avenger, carries Pakistan down road to redemption

James Lawton on First Test

Ajmal, the smiling avenger, carries Pakistan down road to redemption
Steve McClaren: Delight at returning to Twente vision

Steve McClaren interview

Delight at returning to Twente vision
Perri Shakes-Drayton: London's local girl happy to cause a stir in Tesco

Perri Shakes-Drayton

London's local girl happy to cause a stir in Tesco
Consumer Electronics Show: The top ten highlights

Consumer Electronics Show: The top ten highlights

David Phelan reports from Vegas on the latest gadgets
Scott's lost photos of Antarctica are bought for nation

Scott's vision of the Antarctic

Lost photos taken by the explorer
Huaxi: The socialist village where everyone is wealthy

Huaxi: The socialist village where everyone is wealthy

Imagine a place where everyone is entitled to a free home, a free car and free healthcare