Icahn's Fight Against eBay
Investors say the lower yields are being driven by a number of factors, including a recent flow of investments in mutual funds that are large buyers of municipal bonds, Puerto Rico's progress in closing its chronic budget gap, its improved financial …
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Boehner's plan to save Ukraine: It's full of gas
“The ability to turn the tables and put the Russian leader in check lies right beneath our feet, in the form of vast supplies of natural energy,” Boehner says in an article in Friday's Wall Street Journal. If only it were that simple. No infrastructure …
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GV Financial Advisors CEO David Geller Named One of Barron's Top 1200 …
At GV, we have a shared conviction that wealthy clients have been ill-served by our society's dysfunctional views about money and by an outdated, wrong-headed financial planning model that is more intent on making money for advisors and clients than on …
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Calling all Supporters of Citizen Science!
While four committees have begun to coordinate planning, the Association is soliciting the involvement and leadership of future members. Membership requires no financial contribution at this point, and people receive complementary membership by …
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Survey shows bank customer confidence rising
Heidi Boyle, EY's principal of Financial Services Customer Practice, says: “Despite another challenging year in the banking industry, consumer confidence has actually gone up. But banks still have some way to go to improve this—for example, increasing …
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Can Putin pull back from the brink?
Western financial sanctions on Russia will hurt further,” Ash told the Wall Street Journal. As much as the … In June, Putin was planning to welcome the leaders of the G-8, a club of Western powers (plus Japan), in the Russian resort city of Sochi …
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A Record Profit for Berkshire
Oil prices were up significantly, and the Bank of Russia raised interest rates on Monday after the Russian ruble hit a record low against the dollar and euro, The Wall Street Journal writes. The Nikkei 225 in Japan fell 1.3 …. R.B.S. to Cut U.S …
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Draghi weighs up measures and monetary policy
On the other hand, as Frances Coppola notes on her blog, lending is still contracting and interest rates for households and corporations in the crisis countries remain high. The real economic activity … The sterilisation sounds the most probable, as …
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The Morning Risk Report: Blackphone Could Create a Black Hole for Compliance
Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network said banks need to apply “enhanced scrutiny” to transactions by Mr. Yanukovych or former senior officials in his government, to protect against “misappropriated or diverted state assets, the proceeds of …
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@GSElevator's Big Reveal
And that's exactly what WhatsApp seems to be doing: Jan Koum, WhatsApp's chief executive, said at the conference that users in the second quarter would be able to make Internet calls through their smartphones, Mark Scott writes in the Bits blog …
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Mount Pleasant spec building to kick off 60-acre industrial park
… square feet of space. The number of buildings may change depending on market demand. Reporter Sean Ryan covers commercial and residential real estate for the Milwaukee Business Journal and through the Real Estate Roundup blog on the website.
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ProfNet Experts Available on Tax Season
Bio: http://www.reacpa.com/alan-hill Blog: http://www.deardrebit.com/author/alanhill/ Media Contact: Becky Boyd, becky.boyd@reacpa.com · Miguel Farra Principal-in-Charge, Tax and Accounting Department Morrison, Brown, …. A CCH employee for 26 years …
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Croatia to Tax the Church, Protests Oust Kosovo Academic
“If they are planning to introduce a tax to the church, then they should abolish all NGOs such as, for example, LGBT associations, or make them to pay taxes also,” a priest in Zagreb told reporters, according to SETimes. Advocates for smaller …
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Seniors overspend on mortgage, credit cards
How do you spend your money? Well, if you're like the average older American you might be spending far too much on mortgage debt and credit cards. Plus, you might want to take a closer look at how much you're spending on hobbies, cars, pets and other …
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Kansas City wealth management firm expands into Nashville market
Patrick Moore, formerly the senior planning partner of Peachtree Planning of Tennessee, will lead Lawing Financial at its Brentwood location. "Our unique structure assures our clients the benefit of precise, up-to-date financial strategies to assist …
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Wealth Adviser: Seeking Shelter from the Market's Swings
A morning briefing on coverage of special interest to wealth managers, financial planners and other advisers. Please … All four lagged behind the broader market last year, leaving them less vulnerable to additional declines, he tells the Wall Street …
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Fifty Is the New 65: Older Americans Are Getting Booted From Their Jobs – and …
She was flying high as the head of marketing for a large financial planning firm when she was laid off in 2009 at the age of 47. The recession had done its … Ashton Applewhite blogs about aging and ageism at ThisChairRocks.com. She has much to say …
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Morning MoneyBeat: This Bull Market Is Par for the Course
Merck is planning a massive overhaul of its research and development practices, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal late Friday. Shares of the Dow industrials component rose 0.2% to $ 49.91 in after-hours activity. Twitter is likely to …
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Good Harvest Market plans larger store in Waukesha
The 9-year-old market has outgrown its space at 1850 Meadow Lane and plans to build a 19,300-square-foot store just off of Silvernail Road at the end of Meadow Lane, according to a letter to the city planner. The store's existing lease expires at the …
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