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16 août 2013

Buffet discloses investment in Dish, among other stakes in cable biz

You probably don't have to be an oracle to realize that the cable business is a profitable one, for now. Warren Buffett is investing heavily in the industry and Berkshire Hathaway has disclosed a stake in satellite TV provider Dish Network to the tune...
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21 août 2013

Yellen allies wage behind-the-scenes effort to win Federal Reserve nod

The old colleagues'pared notes on what reporters were asking about Summers, who was under a steady assault from liberals who consider him as soft on regulating banks, and mapped out how they might respond.President Obama's long-term advisers have been...
23 août 2013

Predictive Policing: Using Machine Learning to Detect Patterns of Crime

Trying to detect specific patterns of crime and criminal behavior is extremely challenging. Crime analysts can spend countless hours sifting through data to determine whether a crime fits into a known pattern and to discover new patterns. Once a pattern...
28 août 2013

Syria doubts drive up oil, yen; stocks slip

Dealers said the moves, spurred by reports from Washington that a strike may be imminent, were not massive as investors are waiting to see how the situation unfolds."Certainly there hasn't been any panic but with the headlines out there, there has been...
5 septembre 2013

Jarden's last major deal was in 2010

Jarden's last major deal was in 2010, when it paid $450 million for a group of household and infant-care brands that included Nuk baby products from French oil company Total FP.FR -1.30% SA.The Yankee Candle purchase ranks as Jarden's largest acquisition...
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9 septembre 2013

Treasury 10-Year Yield Advances to 3% for First Time Since 2011

Treasury 10-year note yields rose to 3 percent for the first time in two years as a strengthening U.S. employment market increases speculation the Federal Reserve will announce plans to slow its bond-buying program this month.The yield on the benchmark...
26 septembre 2013

One man's ObamaCare nightmare

Andy and Amy Mangione of Louisville, Ky. and their two boys are just the kind of people who should be helped by ObamaCare. But they recently got a nasty surprise in the mail."When I saw the letter when I came home from work," Andy said, describing the...
27 septembre 2013

Undercover crackdown on phony online reviews

Dubbed "Operation Clean Turf," the investigation disclosed Monday that many search engine optimization firms created fake online profiles and paid freelance writers based in the Philippines, Bangladesh, Eastern Europe and elsewhere $1 to $10 for each...
11 octobre 2013

Charges related to JPMorgan Chase

Charges related to JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s sales of mortgage-backed securities could be filed as early as today by U.S. prosecutors in California who have been investigating the bank,Fashion Dresses a person familiar with the matter said.The bank said...
15 octobre 2013

Overall demand for legal services

"Overall demand for legal services has been essentially flat for the last three and a half years leading to meager revenue growth," said Dan DiPietro, chairman of the law firm group at Citi Private Bank. "This has been one of the few bright spots in an...
18 octobre 2013

Blizzard ravages South Dakota's livestock industry

On Sunday, when the blizzard finally quit, Reder and his wife, Angela, rode snowmobiles into isolated country miles from any road,Fashion Dresses stopping to collect the ear tags on cattle that carried their brand. Locating one animal they had given to...
29 octobre 2013

McDonald's squeezing out Heinz ketchup

The restaurateur this week confirmed that it has started the process of moving to other vendors, following the appointment of former Burger King Worldwide CEO Bernardo Hees to run Pittsburgh-based H.J. Heinz Co. Mr. Hees also serves as vice chairman of...
6 novembre 2013

Manufacturing Strengthens From China to South Korea: Economy

Zhang Liqun, an economist with the Development Research Center of the State Council, said in the logistics federation's statement today that the official PMI report points to China's expansion stabilizing at about 7.5 percent, yet the foundation of growth...
11 novembre 2013

Steven Russolillo and Steven Wood discuss

"The U.S. economy appears to be somewhat ahead of Europe in terms of its recovery," Mr. Sheets said. "This week we've seen the European Central Bank double down on its efforts to stimulate, in response to downward inflation pressures that have emerged."But...
15 novembre 2013

Palestinian investigative committee: Israel is responsible for Arafat's death

"Unveiling the results won't lead to the halt of the peace talks unless a large popular pressure alligator shear... urges the Palestinian leadership to halt it," Juqman said, adding that "as long as we don't know who is the murderer, the Palestinians...
19 novembre 2013

DC insurance commissioner fired after criticizing president's proposed ObamaCare fix

The District of Columbia's insurance commissioner says he was fired after questioning President Obama's plan to fix ObamaCare and saying the city might not follow his suggestions.Commissioner William White told The Washington Post on Saturday that he...
26 février 2014

U.S. Speedskating to Drop Controversial Under Armour Suits

Between the rigorous hiring process and the onboarding, the karaoke in pajamas and the sharp suits, Saks is confident that his staff understands how to mingle with any type of customer.This is the first of three meetings where the PCI community gets together...
26 février 2014

Military's 'Iron Man' Suit May Be Ready to Test This Summer

"It almost sucked all the life out of me," Davis said. "It was very hard to'e back from that."Davis, the world's top-ranked skater, said questions about potential design flaws in the new suit were first brought to him by a Dutch reporter. He said he later...
26 février 2014

Joel Kinnaman Reveals: Peeing in Robocop Suit Wasn't Easy

"In this case, the government will be the lead integrator and we'll look to work with traditional or non-traditional partners in industry and academia who are innovative," McRaven said late last year. "We'll leave no stone unturned."Although TALOS' full...
2 août 2013

India exports around half of its chrome ore mineral used for ferro chrome production

Demand for ferro chrome is expected to be marginally higher this year,The calendar on my desk reads July 2013, but in the "future is now" time warp of modern presidential button bits it is prime time to lock up big money donors and key members of the...
23 septembre 2013

Ms. Oge, who retired from the E.P.A

Others say that prices are up mostly because the oil industry has refused to invest in renewable energy. For example, Jeremy Martin, a clean energy expert for the Union of Concerned Scientists, said many of the complaints about the credits come from industry...
9 octobre 2013

Enter Fannie and Freddie

Enter Fannie and Freddie. They don't make loans. Instead, they buy them from lenders, package them into securities, and sell those to investors. They promise to make investors whole when mortgages default. In other words Fashion Dresses, they take the...
28 octobre 2013

The gains lifted the S&P 500 to a new record closing high

The gains lifted the S&P 500 to a new record closing high, while the Nasdaq once again reached its best levels since 2000. The Dow rose 61.07 points or 0.4 percent to 15,570.28, the Nasdaq climbed 14.40 points or .4 percent to 3,943.36 and the S&P 500...
13 novembre 2013

Top Navy intelligence officers put on leave in bribery probe

Prosecutors say the bribery scheme cost the Navy and taxpayers more than $10 million.At Friday's hearing, Assistant U.S. Atty. Mark Pletcher told U.S. District Judge Janis Sammartino that prosecutors plan to seek a court order prohibiting defense attorneys...
26 février 2014

Saks credits the"pany's five core values

For this, Saks credits the"pany's five core values, embedded at the earliest stage of the venture. He invokes them frequently throughout the conversation: Humility, True North to disrupt subjective convictions and align priorities, Positive Mental Attitude,...
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