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Hollywood filmmaker Oliver Stone is again taking on the financial world in a sequel to 1987's successful Wall Street, but this time he said greed is not only good it's legal.
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Illinois’ fiscal policies will lead to serious problems in the future, warns an upcoming report from the University of Illinois system’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs.
This is the second in a series of town hall meetings the board is holding to not only get input on how to deal with the latest fiscal crisis but also to urge parents that they have to take an active role in letting their legislators know that "draconian cuts" to education have to stop.
NEW YORK - A new report says New York City's fiscal outlook isn't as bad as it was last spring. The report by the city Independent Budget Office says the financial sector has particularly turned around.
Now, some analysts are looking ahead to see which other large financial companies may be next to repay funds borrowed under the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Pressure on firms including
The SUNY system continues to struggle. The latest round of budget-deficit adjustments are expected to cost the system millions of dollars more. As our Sarah Hagen tells us, SUNY schools had adjusted tuition costs to make up for lost revenue and another increase has been proposed.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's options for spurring job growth may be limited by out-of-control budget deficits, but he is warming to moves by his congressional allies for a jobs-boosting bill.
"This is a huge turning point," Oliver Stone said. "It's ironic a so-called liberal president would be the one to screw the lid on the coffin."
no matter how much money they throw at it. Creating jobs without creating wealth is welfare, plain and simple. The key to creating real … read more jobs is for gov't to reduce taxes and get the hell out of the way.
Bob Wacker of San Luis Obispo was part of a panel of financial advisers highlighted in an article in
U.S. stocks were making gains Thursday, albeit by a modets margin. The tech sector was doing best of all. Financials were encouraged by an announcement from Bank of America which said it would repay $45 billion of TARP money.
has also moved into negative territory, down 8.20 points at 5319.19.Economists also pointed out that the service sector figures could mean tomorrow's non-farm payroll numbers are not as good as expect...
(RTTNews) - After moving modestly higher at the open, stocks have seen some further upside over the course of early trading on Thursday. The major averages have all moved firmly into positive territo...
(Reuters) — CME Group Inc., the world's largest derivatives exchange, said on Thursday it plans to launch a clearing house for the $26 trillion credit default swap market by Dec. 15 and has signed eight of the largest credit derivative dealers to the service. Barclays Capital, Citigroup, ...
NEW YORK - US STOCKS rallied Thursday as the market welcomed news that Bank of America would repay all US$45 billion of taxpayer bailout funds. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 38.85 points (0.37 per cent) to 10,491.53 in early trades. The Nasdaq composite climbed 15.93 points (0.73 per cent) to 2,200.96 and the Standard & Poor's 500 index advanced 6.28 points (0.57 per cent) to 1,115.52.
Yupsters prefer Kingfish Cafe & Pub, a popular bar in Temescal, and the un-cola. (credit: Wikicommons) "Oakland's answer to San Francisco's Mission District," Temescal is, arguably, one of Oakland's finest neighborhoods. As Curbed noted earlier today, the WSJ review is downright intriguing, not to mention highly informative, when praising (or criticizing) the O-town hood as the latest home to ...
