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Archive for July 27th, 2010Cities and states are investigating ‘anything and everything’ — including looser restrictions on gambling, alcohol and strip clubs — to drum up revenue.
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Big Bucks for Big Energy CEOs: "It’s Been a Tremendous Decade"Posted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerKen Feinberg’s report on Wall Street bonuses has come and gone with nary a claw-back, and the outrage over Tony Hayward’s severance package was fairly muted, Rep. Edward J. Markey’s (D-Mass.) protestations aside. But revelations about huge CEO pay package The massive Dodd-Frank bill has only a little to say about the housing market. It offers no substantial solutions for the problems of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and makes only minor modifications to the home mortgage business.
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2010
"Horrifying News About Afghanistan": Obama’s Latest Political HeadachePosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerIn 1971, The New York Times published a top-secret Defense Department report dubbed “the Pentagon Papers”. The report - which
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2010
Ask.com Returns To Answering Questions, Web 2.0 StylePosted by: wiredtechbiz in Wired Tech BizStarting Tuesday, the search site that refuses to die is re-re-inventing itself as a question answering service. This time Ask.com is adding a Web 2.0 twist on its origins as a site that promised to understand what you were asking and provide the one right answer.
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No Ordinary Quarter: BP Posts $17B Loss, Ousts CEO, Tries to Move OnPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerBP reported a second-quarter loss of $17 billion Tuesday morning and confirmed widespread reports that Tony Hayward will step down as CEO, to be replaced by American-born Robert Dudley. …
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Obama a Socialist? POTUS Talks Tough But Actions Are "Market Friendly," Dow SaysPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerOne of the principal criticisms of President Obama is that he is anti-capitalism. Opponents even describe his administration’s policies as socialist.Mark Dow, portfolio manager at Pharo Management LLC, a global hedge fund, says these accusations are basel
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How The Latest Earnings Will Only Create More Rage At Corporate AmericaPosted by: yahootechticker in Yahoo Tech TickerProvided by the Business Insider, July 27, 2010: Rhetoric about there being “two Americas” divided into the “haves and have nots” is all too common, but you should probably expect to see an uptick in that very soon.Q2 earnings for |
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