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News Corp splits after Friday close
Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK — News Corp. formally split in two after the market closed on Friday, with existing shareholders getting one share in the new publishing entity for every four shares they hold in the media company. Since Wednesday last week, preliminary shares ...
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Stein Says QE Taper Should Depend on Data Since September (1)
Businessweek
Federal Reserve Governor Jeremy Stein, who has backed record stimulus, said officials considering when to start reducing the pace of asset purchases should evaluate economic data since the program began last September, rather than looking only at the ...
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San Francisco wants fountain, historic style for Apple store
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco planners want to keep a beloved city fountain in Union Square after plans submitted last month by Apple for a new store there showed no space for it. Planners released an initial review of Apple's design proposal ...
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China banking system 'stable' despite fund squeeze
AFP
SHANGHAI — China's bank regulator said that a recent liquidity squeeze would not hurt the stability of the banking system, in the latest government effort to soothe concerns over the funding shortage. For three weeks, funds have been in short supply on ...
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Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Fell Less Than Forecast in June
Bloomberg
Consumer sentiment held close to a six-year high in June as higher home values gave Americans more reason to be optimistic about the economy. Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan said today its final confidence index for this month eased to 84.1, ...
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Markets Brace for Post-Fed World
Wall Street Journal
The U.S. stock market had its best start to a year since 1999, but by Friday—the halfway mark of 2013—investors had ditched their party hats and braced for the Federal Reserve to cut back on policies that helped send stocks soaring this year. The Dow Jones ...
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Pits Go Dark in Kansas City as Storied Wheat Exchange Closes
Wall Street Journal
After spending much of the past four decades shouting at his colleagues and communicating with elaborate hand signals, David Gibson is going digital. Starting Monday, Mr. Gibson and about a dozen other traders and brokers will swap the open-outcry pits of ...
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Square Risks Losing Its Simplicity
TheStreet.com
While most attention was focused on the company's dongle and ability to process transactions using wireless networks, the real beauty of the payment system was always its one-size-fits-all pricing. It's 2.75% of transaction volumes, period. Contrast that with ...
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Fitch affirms US AAA rating but outlook still negative
NDTV
New York: Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed the United States' top level credit rating at AAA but held the outlook at negative, saying still-elevated debt levels leave the country vulnerable to shocks without more deficit reduction. The affirmation reflects strong ...
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BlackBerry Gives Up on Its Tablet, While Consumers Give Up on Its Phones
Businessweek
BlackBerry's (BBRY) dismal performance has been a source of sick joy for certain corners of the tech world, and the company continues to oblige. Today it delivered first-quarter results below analysts' already-low expectations, posting an $84 million loss in ...
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Six-Year Ban on Horse Slaughter to End as US Approves Plant
Businessweek
A New Mexico company is slated to be the first to slaughter horses for human consumption in the U.S. since 2007 after federal authorities agreed to issue a permit required for its operation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which is close to approving two ...
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S&P Downgrades Cyprus to Selective Default Amid Debt Exchange
Wall Street Journal
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded the credit rating for Cyprus to selective default, after the government unveiled a voluntary debt exchange of sovereign bonds. S&P lowered the sovereign's foreign long-term credit rating by four notches to SD, ...
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Bonds Tied to Mortgages Poised for the Biggest Losses Since 1994
Bloomberg
Government-backed U.S. mortgage bonds are poised for their largest quarterly loss in almost two decades, with some of the debt extending declines today. Fannie Mae's 3 percent, 30-year securities fell 0.2 cent today to 97.5 cents on the dollar as of 3:30 p.m. ...
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Ben Stein: Mortgage rate spike a 'very good sign'
Fox News
Apparently -- interesting news on housing market this week mortgage rates jumping to the highest level in two years the average rate for a thirty year fixed mortgage going to four point 46%. That's up from three point 93%. As the biggest one week increase ...
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Restaurant chain Noodles & Co shares double in debut
Reuters
By Neha Dimri. Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:35pm EDT. (Reuters) - Shares of fast casual restaurant chain operator Noodles & Co (NDLS.O) more than doubled in their market debut, valuing the company known for its Pad Thai and Mac & Cheese dishes at as much as ...
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Boston Scientific To Acquire CR Bard Electrophysiology Business
Wall Street Journal
NATICK, Mass., June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move that would significantly boost its capabilities in the fast-growing market for advanced electrophysiology procedures, Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX) has entered into a definitive agreement to ...
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UPDATE 4-Senior Vatican cleric arrested in money smuggling case
Reuters
Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:35am EDT. * Trio accused of trying to bring 20 million euros from Switzerland. * Vatican prelate was already subject of another investigation. * Arrests come after Pope set up commission to look into bank. * Private plane was to have ...
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Credit rout puts fund-flow data under scrutiny
Reuters
Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:29am EDT. * Latest EPFR report shows record outflow from EM bond funds. * Portfolio managers watching for clues on redemptions. * Traders worry weekly snapshot paints distorted picture. By Neha D'Silva. June 28 (IFR) - Asian portfolio ...
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Options Traders Bet on Gold Bounce
Wall Street Journal
After a rout in gold in the first half of the year, options investors in the largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund are betting things will start looking up. Trading volume in SPDR Gold Trust "call" options, which profit from a rise in the exchange-traded fund's ...
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BlackBerry Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2014 Results
Wall Street Journal
WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - June 28, 2013) - Research In Motion Limited (doing business as BlackBerry(R)) (NASDAQ:BBRY)(TSX:BB), a world leader in the mobile communications market, today reported first quarter results for the three months ...
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Latest bid for Empire State Building tops $2.1bn
Financial Times
New York's Empire State Building is at the centre of a bidding tussle after the owner of London's Burlington Arcade made a cash offer of more than $2.1bn. The takeover proposal for the Manhattan skyscraper by New York property magnate Joseph Sitt is the ...
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Japan business mood seen turning positive: BOJ tankan
Reuters
By Leika Kihara. TOKYO | Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:51am EDT. TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese manufacturers' sentiment turned positive in the three months to June for the first time in nearly two years, a closely-watched central bank survey is likely to show on Monday ...
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Soybean Futures Mixed; Traders Await USDA Acres, Stocks Reports
Wall Street Journal
CHICAGO--U.S. soybean futures are trading mixed Friday, as market participants take a cautious approach ahead of the midday release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's closely watched monthly acreage and quarterly grain stocks reports. Chicago ...
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US charges Chinese wind company with stealing trade secrets
Reuters
LOS ANGELES | Fri Jun 28, 2013 7:43am EDT. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chinese wind turbine maker Sinovel Wind Group Co (601558.SS) and two of its employees were charged with stealing trade secrets from U.S.-based AMSC (AMSC.O) by the ...
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Hewlett-Packard Wins Second Pentagon IT Contract This Week
DailyFinance
For the second time this week, Hewlett-Packard has booked a major, multimillion-dollar contract win with the U.S. military. On Monday, Hewlett won a $600 million IT contract from the U.S. Marine Corps to continue upgrades on that service's Intranet.
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CORRECTING and REPLACING National Grid USA President Tom King ...
MarketWatch
WALTHAM, Mass., Jun 28, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Headline of release should read: National Grid USA President Tom King Endorses Nomination of Ron Binz as FERC Chair (sted National Grid USA President Tom King Endorses Nomination of Ron Biz ...
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Study links fracking, methane
Monterey County Herald
WASHINGTON — Scientists have found that methane and other gases pose a significant risk of contaminating drinking water wells near natural gas drilling, raising new questions about possible health and safety risks from the production technique known as ...
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Veterans' Mortgage Refinancer Fined $7.5M for Alleged 'Do Not Call' Violations
ABC News
The Federal Trade Commission has announced a civil penalty of $7.5 million, its largest fine for a violation of the "Do Not Call" telemarketing rule, on one of the country's biggest refinancers of veterans' home loans. The FTC says that Mortgage Investors Corp., ...
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Real Estate Ave. Sales Price Up 10 Percent In Brevard
SpaceCoastDaily.com
ABOVE VIDEO: In May, prices improved and inventory declined, resulting in a market that is tipping in favor of sellers. As sellers fully understand the impact of scarcity on prices, new listings may grow as 2013 draws to a close. In Brevard County pending ...
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Blogs11 new results for Finance
 
Joel Horowitz Will Finance Buyer Of Lake Tahoe Estate - Business ...
By Julie Zeveloff
The most extravagant property we've seen in a long time.
Business Insider
How to Avoid Getting Burned by Bonds | Breakout - Yahoo! Finance
From the blog Breakout: In financial circles, it is well established that there is really only one reason why investors would chose to put their money in U.S. Treasury bonds: Safety. You put your cash in and you're guaranteed by the full faith and ...
Yahoo! Finance: Breakout
Brad DeLong : What to Do with the Hypertrophied Financial Sector?
By J. Bradford DeLong
[We are live at Project Syndicate](http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/time-to-bypass-modern-finance-by-j--bradford-delong) Back in 2011, I wrote: >In 1950, finance and insurance in the United States accounted for 2.8% of GDP…
Brad DeLong
State Secretary Lists Candidates Missing Campaign Finance Filing ...
By Gant Team
HARRISBURG - Secretary of the Commonwealth Carol Aichele has announced the list of candidates and candidates' authorized committees that failed to file.
GantDaily.com
Ethics In Finance: A New Financial Theory For A Post-Financialized ...
By Kate Hicks
On Thursday 30 May, Dr Kara Tan Bhala from University of Kansas treated lecturees at St Cross to a crash course in Modern Finance Theory (MFT) and its.
Practical Ethics
Was Jon Corzine insane? | Unstructured Finance - Reuters
By Emily Flitter
In the complaint against former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine filed in federal court on Thursday, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission depicted the former New Jersey Governor as a negligent leader who should never be allowed ...
Unstructured Finance
Dredging Today – Port Finance International Brazil 2013 Approaches
By Dredging Today
The Port Finance International Brazil 2013 conference is scheduled for 12 & 13 November 2013, in Bolsa do Rio Convention Centre, Rio de Janeiro. Bringing together leading players in the Brazilian ports sector to discuss the challenges and ...
Dredging Today » News
Waverly Advisors: Gold Considerable Downside - Business Insider
By Mamta Badkar
This Mesmerizing Video Will Convince You That Physics Can Be Fun · Finance· Markets · Your Money ... HOUSE OF THE DAY: Tommy Hilfiger Co-Founder Will Personally Finance The.
Finance
Forays of a Finance Foodie: BlackBerry Curve 9350: Simple And Sleek
By Finance Foodie
I am a ten-year BlackBerry user who stands firm in their beliefs that no other device works as well for someone who has to write at least 100 emails a day. The Qwerty keypad is God's gifts to those of us who want to type fast and get through at ...
Forays of a Finance Foodie
The Meager Benefits Of Our Enormous Financial Sector | Poison ...
By reflectionephemeral
Over the past year and a half, in the wake of Thomas Philippon and Ariel Resheff's estimate that 2% of U.S. GDP was wasted in the pointless hypertrophy of the financial sector, evidence that our modern financial system is less a device for ...
Poison Your Mind
Starving the Squid by J. Bradford DeLong - Project Syndicate
By J. Bradford DeLong
Is America's financial sector slowly draining the lifeblood from its real economy? The journalist Matt Taibbi's memorable description in 2009 of Goldman Sachs – "a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly ...
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Web5 new results for Finance
 
Jerry Brown's finance director to leave in September - Capitol and ...
Ana Matosantos, the Department of Finance director whom Gov. Jerry Brown retained from the Schwarzenegger administration, is leaving.
www.sacbee.com/2013/06/.../jerry-browns-finance-director.ht...
AnyIdeas please: Programs for non-investment finance career! : MS ...
Hi all, I am researching for tier-1/ tier-2 MS finance programs which does not always lead to investment careers (IB/ trading/equity/asset mgmt, etc) and has ...
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Photo: Gitzo Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. Vice Chairman Shi Guoqi ...
Gitzo Consumer Finance Co., Ltd. Vice Chairman Shi Guoqi participate in the ' Panel Session Nine: new impetus to expand domestic demand: Exploring ...
www.best-news.us/news-4774110-Photo:-Gitzo-Consumer-Fin...
Finance Marlin Warns Seniors about Certain High-Carb Foods and ...
9 On Your Side is your source for news, ECU Sports, Storm Team 9 Weather, Politics, and Social Media for eastern North Carolina.
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NBC Universal Jobs - Manager, Finance in Universal City, California ...
10866BR Job Title Manager, Finance Business Segment Parks & Resorts Sub- Business Universal Studios Hollywood Function Theme Parks About Us ...
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