Hidden deep in the more than 2,300 pages of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is a provision that could prove to be a gold mine for certain people who work in the financial industry.

The commercial real estate market still has a way to slide before it hits bottom, a group of industry professionals said during a recent roundtable at The Daily Transcript offices.

Volcano Corp. (Nasdaq: VOLC) said Friday it turned a profit in the second quarter as sales of products used in vascular testing increased.

Xenonics Holdings (NYSE AMEX: XNN) has received notice from the NYSE Amex that the company failed to regain compliance with continued listing standards and, accordingly, the company's securities are subject to delisting proceedings.

The new superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District, Bill Kowba, speaks to the San Diego City Club on Friday about “Today & Tomorrow: The Challenge for Our Schools.”

Stock prices were little changed on Friday, but finished July with one the best monthly gains in more than a year.

Last week my sister Michele, who is a client, sent me something she had seen from The Wall Street Journal. Brett Arends wrote the article, and while I did not catch its title, the tone of the article was the calming phrases that brokers use and that you hear over and over again.

Maxwell Technologies (Nasdaq: MXWL) is up $2.01, or almost 20 percent, to $12.42 in midday trade, after the company released second-quarter earnings Thursday.

The Commerce Department reported this morning the nation’s economy - as measured by the GDP, gross domestic product - rose by 2.4 percent in the second quarter. That was pretty much in line with expectations.

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Fallout from the financial crisis, current volatility and murky waters ahead make for interesting times for wary -- and sometimes weary -- businesses and those who serve them, several professionals agreed at a recent roundtable at The Daily Transcript offices.

Construction spending -- in San Diego and elsewhere in the nation -- is depressed compared to a few years ago, but can probably be best described as “uneven”: Residential and public projects are enjoying a lift, whereas the private commercial sector is still waiting for signs of life.

Monetary policy: Two words that can strike fear into the hearts and minds of bankers, brokers, investors and just about everyone involved in any financial decisions.

As one of the top 100 largest accounting firms in the nation, independent firm Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda & Williamson LLP works with both emerging and established businesses, and creates its leadership position in the marketplace in part by honing in on a few key industries.

San Diego credit unions -- along with a good portion of their peers -- are staying the course, battling and surviving continued weakness in the economy and the broader credit union industry.

Trevor Callan