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26 CEOs Make More Than Their Company’s Federal Tax Bill

Twenty-six of the top 100 highest-paid U.S. CEOs in 2011 made more than their companies paid in federal income taxes, according to a study released recently by the Institute for Policy Studies. This figure ...
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AIG Beats Wall Street Estimates, Profit up 27%

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) beat Wall Street estimates Thursday, posting a 27% profit increase in the second quarter from the year-earlier period. The insurance company reported net income of $2.34 billion, ...
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AIG to Spin-off Plane-Leasing Subsidiary (AIG, BA, GE, EADSY, UTX, BAC, C, JPM, MS)

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) has filed a registration Form S-1 for a proposed initial public offering of its wholly-owned IFLC Holdings, Inc. subsidiary. IFLC is the aircraft leasing ...
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BofA and the Lesson of Assets Sales (BAC, AIG, XLF, FAS)

Shares in Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) are up more than 5.5% today following reports that the bank selling some assets to raise cash. There is also some speculation ...
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Kraft Split: Changing A DJIA Component; Warren Buffett Analysis (KFT, BRK-A, BRK-B, PEP, COP, RAH, COP, MRO, MPC, AIG)

When Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT) announced its deal to acquire Britain's Cadbury in May 2010, investor Warren Buffett proclaimed it a "dumb" deal and promptly cut his holdings in ...
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Airbus Shines, Whines (EADSY, BA, AIRYY, DDAIF, AIG)

From the ashes of a terrible 2009, the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. NV, or EADS, (OTC: EADSY) posted a fourth-quarter and full-year profit for 2010 on the strength ...
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Media Digest (1.7.2011) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

The Administration wants to cut $78 billion from the defense budget. (Reuters) Facebook has substantial profits. (Reuters) Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) says Kraft (NYSE: KFT) is blocking its grocery store plans. ...
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The Fifteen Most Hated American Companies Of 2010

Customers, employees, shareholders and taxpayers hate large corporations for many reasons. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed many of these to choose the 15 most hated companies in America. We examined each ...
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Media Digest (1/4/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

December retail sales may the last rise in several months. (Reuters) The US will ease some restrictions on deepwater drilling. (Reuters) Oil reached a 27-month peak. (Reuters) Blu-ray could accelerate ...
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Media Digest (12/29/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

A survey by CareerBuilder shows more firms plan to hire full-time people in 2011 compared to the two previous years (MarketWatch) The US may petition the WTO after China said ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (12/28/2010) Retirement Woes, AIG Credit

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 175 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have ...
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Media Digest (12/28/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Obama will delay the release of his new budget by a week (Reuters) US gas prices moved above $3, the highest since October 2008 (Reuters) Gold rose on Asia purchases ...
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Media Digest (12/22/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Bonuses for bankers around the world will drop 7%. (Reuters) FCC commissioners voted along party lines to approve new internet access rules. (Reuters) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will launch a version ...
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Media Digest (12/3/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Trading activity in several healthcare deals is being examined by federal authorities.(WSJ) Payroll numbers should have improved in November. The jobless rate was probably flat. (Reuters) China said it would ...
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Media Digest (12/1/2010) Reuters, WSJ, FT, NYT, Bloomberg

The Federal Reserve will disclose which banks got crisis loans in the 2007 to 2009 period. (Reuters) Factories in China and India increased production last month. (Reuters) US regulators intend ...
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