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Struggling homeowners turned to short sales in 2012
CNN
Struggling homeowners increasingly turned to short sales to get out from under mortgage debt last year. There were nearly three times as many short sales as there were sales of foreclosed homes in 2012, according to RealtyTrac. Foreclosures accounted for ...
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SEC Fraud Actions Lag, EU Cartels: Compliance
Bloomberg
The Securities and Exchange Commission must move more quickly in pressing some fraud lawsuits, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a decision that may affect agencies across the government. The justices unanimously ruled in favor of two Gabelli Funds LLC ...
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Tax-Shelter Deals Rejected by Court
Wall Street Journal
A federal court disallowed two tax-shelter transactions conducted by Dow Chemical Co. that created about $1 billion in improper deductions, according to government lawyers. The court also imposed penalties on the chemical producer. The shelter in ...
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Sierra Nevada, Embraer Win U.S. Contract With $950 Million Value
Bloomberg
Sierra Nevada Corp. and Embraer SA (EMBR3), its Brazilian subcontractor, beat Beechcraft Corp. in a fight for a U.S. military contract valued at as much as $950 million. The winners will provide aircraft for the Afghan military. The Air Force's initial order is for ...
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India's finance minister calls for tough spending choices
Reuters
By Manoj Kumar and Rajesh Kumar Singh. NEW DELHI | Thu Feb 28, 2013 1:00am EST. NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India must make tough spending choices, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Thursday, as he unveiled one of the most highly anticipated ...
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Boeing Offers Plan for 787s To Japanese
New York Times
TOKYO — Boeing on Thursday presented the Japanese government with its plan to address battery problems on its new 787 Dreamliner, stressing that added protections against possible battery fires and overheating are more than enough to allow its planes ...
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Wheat Extends Rebound as Monthly Price Slump May Stoke Demand
Bloomberg
Wheat advanced for a third day, trimming a monthly loss, on speculation that a slump to the lowest price since June may spur demand and as a widening discount to corn in the cash market boosted use in animal feed. Wheat for May delivery rose as much as ...
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Overdraft Rules Get Go-Slow Approach at Consumer Bureau
Bloomberg
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which last year began exploring whether to tighten rules on checking overdraft fees, has decided against quick action after hearing from smaller U.S. banks that rely on the revenue. The bureau announced Feb.
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Susan Tompor: Tax form delays cause headaches
Detroit Free Press
Like most college students, Ashley Nicole Falk, 22, isn't sitting around reading the tax code or tracking the start of filing season. So Falk, who is from Port Huron, was shocked to discover that she couldn't file her federal income tax return in late January when ...
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Sequestration cuts may delay air travelers
Detroit Free Press
Delays, delays, delays. That's what could be coming down the runway for travelers at Detroit Metro Airport, if the federal sequestration plan becomes a reality on Friday. At issue is a $600-million cut to the Federal Aviation Administration budget. DTW usually ...
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Bernanke defends low-interest-rate policy
Detroit Free Press
WASHINGTON -- Facing criticism from Republican lawmakers, Chairman Ben Bernanke stood behind the Federal Reserve's low-interest-rate policies Wednesday and sought to reassure members of Congress that the central bank has a handle on the risks.
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JC Penney Lowest Sales in Decades Show Johnson Stumbles
Bloomberg
J.C. Penney Co. (JCP) Chief Executive Officer Ron Johnson is facing mounting pressure after the first year of his turnaround plan resulted in the department-store company's lowest annual sales in more than two decades. The shares dropped as much as 15 ...
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'Abenomics' Picks Up Speed With Kuroda Nomination
CNBC.com
Japan's government on Thursday nominated Haruhiko Kuroda, an advocate of aggressive monetary easing, as the next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor in a move that could see radical central bank policies push the economy out of a rut. Kuroda, currently the ...
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UP retiree hits $19M Mega Millions jackpot
The Detroit News
Lottery Commissioner Scott Bowen and Judy Juntunen, of Atlantic Mine, Mich., show off her winnings Wednesday. (Greg Domagalski / Michigan Lottery). Lansing — For Judy Juntunen, buying lottery tickets for the last 20 years has finally paid off. Michigan ...
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Stocks rebound after Italian election fallout
Boston Globe
The Dow came within 100 points of its record high after rising sharply for a second day on more evidence the Fed will hold interest rates low, housing will keep recovering (builders' stocks rose the second day in a row), and shoppers aren't pulling back ...
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Chief of F-35 Jet Program Rebukes Main Contractors
New York Times
The general in charge of building the new F-35 fighter jet sharply criticized the main contractors on Wednesday, saying that Lockheed Martin and the engine maker, Pratt & Whitney, were trying to "squeeze every nickel" out of the program. Enlarge This Image ...
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Groupon drops 24% on weak results, forecast
Chicago Tribune
Groupon Inc., the Chicago-based daily deals website, offered up an earnings disappointment Wednesday after the market closed, and its stock price tumbled about 25 percent in after-hours trading. The company posted a fourth-quarter net loss of $81.1 million ...
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UPDATE 1-India's Strides Arcolab shares sink on dividend worries
Reuters India
Thu Feb 28, 2013 10:50am IST. (Adds analyst comments, updates share movement) MUMBAI, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Shares in Indian drugmaker Strides Arcolab plummeted as much as 10.6 percent on Thursday, wiping out early gains following its sale of a unit ...
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Vornado ceo out, roth in
New York Post
Michael Fascitelli, the dynamic chief executive officer of Vornado Realty Trust, is stepping down to "take a break" from the company after four years atop the firm. Chairman Steve Roth, who served as CEO for 20 years until Fascitelli took over in 2009, will step ...
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New York Post
Then There's This: In the Bag: The Question you won't hear in Austin anymore ...
Austin Chronicle
When City Council passed the bag ban last year, Chris Yardy dressed for the occasion. Photo by Jana Birchum. Austin may not be the first city in Texas to ban "single-use" bags, but it's the first to get thumped with a lawsuit over the new ordinance, which goes ...
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Austin Chronicle
Dollar Tree Net Soars 54%; Target, TJX Net Drop
Ticker Magazine
10:45 AM New York – Dollar Tree fourth quarter net soared 54% to $288.6 million. priceline.com fourth quarter net climbed 28% to $288.7 million. Target fourth quarter net slid 2% to $961 million. TJX fourth quarter net slipped 5% to $604.8 million. AES Corp ...
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European Union caps bankers' bonuses
Financial Times
Bankers' bonuses are to be capped at two times bankers' salaries and banks will be subject to a strict transparency regime, under a provisional EU deal that includes minimal concessions to cushion the most severe pay crackdown since the 2008 financial ...
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Flowers Foods in a Wonder of a deal
New York Post
After no other bidders emerged to challenge it, Flowers Foods is set to snare Wonder and a slew of other bread brands being sold by bankrupt Hostess Brands for $360 million. The deal will give Flowers, based in Thomasville, Ga., a lot more flour power on ...
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Owner of Vancouver grain terminal locks out longshore workers
The Seattle Times (blog)
The owner of a Vancouver, Wash., grain terminal imposed a lockout on longshore workers after a company-contracted investigation indicated a union leader sabotaged equipment in December and again in January. Seattle Times staff and news services ...
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US Airways, American urged not cut jobs, air service in state by Sen. Casey
Tribune-Review
Two weeks after US Airways and American Airlines announced plans to merge, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey urged the carriers not to cut jobs or air service in Pennsylvania. Casey, a Democrat from Scranton, released a letter on Wednesday that he wrote to American ...
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Pending home sales signal housing upturn
Medill Reports: Chicago
Rising U.S. pending housing sales are evidence that the long-depressed housing market is making a rebound. Pending home sales increased in January to their highest level in two years despite a thinning housing supply, a trade group reported Wednesday.
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Putting the faith back in finance« Acumen Fund Blog
By Faheem Shelot
Today, we live in an environment where trust in financial institutions' ability to bring capital to its most effective use has eroded. It would be an understatement to say that people have lost faith in finance. From the subprime mortgage debacle to ...
Acumen Fund Blog
Activism Alone Won't Save Apple Shareholders ... - Yahoo! Finance
From the blog Breakout: David Einhorn may have scored a tiny victory over Apple (AAPL) in court last week, but that's not likely to stop the ongoing crash in AAPL shares. That's because Apple's main problem isn't one of corporate structure or ...
Yahoo! Finance: Breakout
Future finance wizards! - Dale Street News | News and information ...
By News Team
The Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment (CISI) is funding a teaching post to enable sixth form students to study for a Diploma in Finance, Risk and Investment. It is an industry and university recognised qualification which gives ...
Dale Street News
Inflows of R703bn needed to finance current account gap to 2016
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South Africa's current account deficit widened to an estimated 6.1% of GDP in 2012, from 3.4% in 2011 and had become a source of external vulnerability, the National Treasury warned on Wednesday. The rise in the current account deficit ...
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Crown Prosecution Service finance manager, another staff member ...
Crown Prosecution Service finance manager, another staff member to be charged with conspiracy to commit fraud over false taxi claims totaling at least £1 million - PA.
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House Finance Committee Schedules Budget Public Hearings ...
By Eileen Kelly
House Finance Committee Budget Public Hearing Schedule CONCORD - The House Finance Committee will be visiting communities throughout New Hampshire conductinghearings on the Budget. This provides the community an opportunity ...
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Himes gets DCCC finance post - CT Politics - Connecticut News
By David McCumber, Washington Bureau Chief
A senior staffer for Rep Jim Himes, D-CT4, confirmed late Wednesday that Himes will serve as finance chair for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the current election cycle. The DCCC will make the announcement ...
CT Politics
Is Your FICO Making You Fat? | Credit Karma Blog
By Jenna
I knew how to audit the financial statements of a publicly traded company, but not how to manage my own debt or start saving or investing. So I started learning everything I could about basic money management. By that time, I had my own ...
Credit and Personal Finance Blog...
Big business community turnout for Finance 2013 | infonews.co.nz ...
By Massey University
Vice-Chancellor Steve Maharey welcomed guests, saying Finance 2013 represented a partnership between Auckland business and Massey knowledge that had an important role to play in generating economic growth for New Zealand.
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Update on GEA Geothermal Finance Forum, New York, April 11 ...
By lxrichter
The U.S. Geothermal Energy Association is announcing a high profile set of speakers at its upcoming International Geothermal Finance Forum to be held in New York, Apri 11, 2013.
Think GeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News

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Supreme Court to Hear Campaign Finance Case - NYTimes.com
The Supreme Court will examine caps on aggregate contributions by individual donors, setting the stage for what could end up as the most important campaign ...
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Corporate Finance Intern Jobs | LinkedIn
138 Corporate Finance Intern Jobs on LinkedIn. Research Corporate Finance Intern careers, companies and salaries.
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Himes gets key finance post - Connecticut Post
WASHINGTON -- A senior staff member for U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., confirmed late Wednesday night that Himes will serve as finance chairman for the ...
www.ctpost.com/.../Himes-gets-key-finance-post-4315006.ph...
Union Budget 2013: Finance Minister P Chidambaram presents ...
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is presenting one of the most highly anticipated budgets of recent years today, a blueprint for austerity that forms the ...
www.ndtv.com/.../union-budget-2013-finance-minister-p-chid...
Putting Finance Back in the Box by Thomas I. Palley - The Globalist
What can be done to make finance serve interests of the real economy?
www.theglobalist.com/StoryId.aspx?StoryId=9917
Finance homework help? - Yahoo! Answers
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UPDATE 1-Market Chatter-Corporate finance press digest | Reuters
Feb 28 (Reuters) - The following corporate finance-relatedstories were reported by media on Thursday:* Regulators have escalated an investigation into ...
www.reuters.com/.../market-chatter-idUSL1N0BS1NH201302...
UPDATE 1-India's finance minister calls for tough spending choices
INDIA-BUDGET/ (PIX, TV) (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-India's finance minister calls for tough spending choices.
www.globalpost.com/.../update-1-indias-finance-minister-calls...
India's finance minister promises to put economy back on high ...
NEW DELHI — India's finance minister has unveiled a national budget with a promise to put Asia's third largest economy back on a path of high growth and to ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../978d7b44-816f-11e2-a671-030...


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