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Breaking The Banks With A New “Sin Tax”
Regulators in the US and Europe are still sifting through a variety of programs that would create a tariff on large banks to create a pool of money that could be used…
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Media
Media Digest 4/14/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Daimler kept its earnings and dividend outlook for 2010. Reuters: American International Group (NYSE: AIG) raised $2 billion thought an aircraft sale. Reuters: Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) results lifted markets in…
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Media Digest (4/13/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Chinese president told Obama that the nation will make its own decision on the yuan. Reuters: Growth and cheap phones were key to Q1 industry growth. Reuters: Twitter will start…
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Media Digest 4/11/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The Fed once again pledged low interest rates. Reuters: If the yuan rises, the euro may be badly hurt. Reuters: Soda companies are hurt by the economy according to AlixPartners. Reuters: …
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Media Digest 4/2/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: US Census hiring will life payrolls. Reuters: The US will impose new airport security measures. Reuters: The head of China will visit the US and the issue of the yuan may…
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Banking, finance, and taxes
Ireland And Banks: The Road Less Traveled
Ireland decided to create the national “bad bank” after the credit crisis, a move the US government considered but rejected. The fate of that decision has come to haunt the small nation,…
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Investing
The Hardest Working Brands for 2009: The Year Of The Dog
A look at the “hardest working” major brands for 2009 shows that a number of them belong to companies which have done poorly and, in at least one case, may file Chapter…
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Investing
Goldman Sachs (GS) Sued Over Compensation Practices
The International Brotherhood of Electric Workers, a shareholder in Goldman Sachs (GS), filed a lawsuit in Delaware which accuses the investment bank of overpaying its management and bankers. The union wants Goldman…
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Media Digest 2/23/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: The $15 billion jobs bill advanced in the Senate. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) faces a US criminal probe. Reuters: KKR and TPC are close to a deal to buy Morgan Stanley’s (NYSE:MS) share…
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Investing
Why It Took $642 Million In Fees To Dismantle Lehman
Lehman’s bankruptcy is believed to be the largest in US history. Now, Bloomberg has reported that a new regulatory filing revealed that various consulting and legal firms and other lucky advisors that became part…
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Banking, finance, and taxes
Government Moves Toward Regulation Of Systemic Risk
It is easier said than done. The US government wants to oversee the bank system in a way that would check for the kind of systemic problems that froze the credit markets…
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Media
Media Digest 2/10/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Honda (NYSE:HMC) expanded its recall by 440,000 as more Toyota (NYSE:TM) models were probed. Reuters: ArcelorMittal sees a slow improvement in steel production in Q1. Reuters: IMF aid for Greece may…
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Investing
China Reveals Its Stakes in US Companies
For the first time, China Investment Corp., the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has filed a Form 13F with the US Securities and Exchange Commission listing details of its investments in companies traded…
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Investing
Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/8/2010) (AMR)(DAL)(MS)
Updated throughout the day Updated 8.47 AM EST Yelp rejected a $700 million bid from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). (BusinessWeek) Toyota (NYSE:TM) is preparing Prius recalls in the US and Europe (Reuters) Disney (NYSE:DIS)…
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Media Digest 2/3/2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Reuters: Volcker believes that banks should not be allowed to make risky trades. Reuters: Toyota (NYSE:TM) sales dropped after its recall announcements. Reuters: More US consumers are paying credit cards before mortgages. Reuters: …