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Megaupload story of Dotcom boom and bust

January 22nd, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in News

By Lincoln Feast and Sarah Marsh REUTERS – Among the roll-call of hip-hop artists and other celebrities plugging Megaupload.com’s digital storage services in an online promotional video, a cameo from the …

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Newsmaker: Megaupload a story of Dotcom boom and bust

January 22nd, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Economics, Investing, News, Personal Finance

Among the roll-call of hip-hop artists and other celebrities plugging Megaupload.com’s digital storage services in an online promotional video, a cameo from the website’s founder would have gone unnoticed …

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CORRECTION – Market Strategy: Money Laundering Investigation Against SIGNA Dropped

January 15th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Economics, News

VIENNA, Austria , January 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –In the news release, “Money Laundering Investigation Against SIGNA Dropped” issued on 13 Jan 2012 16:28 GMT , PR Newswire are advised by a representative …

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Personal Finance Daily: Your money: First the good news, then the bad

January 15th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Economics, News, Personal Finance

The overarching theme of our personal-finance features today seems to be that there’s a little bit of good news amid all the bad. Read about the pay-raise outlook for 2012, why your bank wants to be your new best friend, and what’s wrong — and right — about Suze Orman’s new prepaid card, all in today’s Personal Finance Daily.

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MONEY MARKETS-Money funds cut holdings of euro zone bank paper

January 12th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in News, Personal Finance

* Europe crisis spurs money fund move out of euro zone banks * Near 70 pct of fund exposure to Europe banks cut in 2011 * Europe’s …

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U.S. News Announces 2012 Best Cars for the Money Awards

January 12th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Economics, Investing, News

WASHINGTON , Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –  U.S. News Best Cars , one of the most influential and trusted sources for car rankings and reviews, today announced the 2012 Best Cars for the Money Awards, …

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Guns and money power the story behind 'Glock'

January 12th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Economics, Investing, News, Personal Finance

“Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun”, by Paul M. Barrett: An exploration of the ubiquitous firearm, “Glock: The Rise of America’s Gun” works best as a corporate history of its creator and the money machine spawned by his invention. The book fires its only blank when it unconvincingly loads cultural and social messages into the story of Glock’s success.

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China’s December Lending, Money Supply Signal Easing Conditions

January 8th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Investing, News, Personal Finance

China’s December lending and money supply growth exceeded economists’ estimates, signaling monetary conditions may be easing as the nation’s central banker said it must be prepared for possible shocks from the U.S. and Europe.

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Money Market Funds May Soon Face More Changes

January 8th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Investing, News

Regulators and mutual fund executives differ on the stability of money market funds since the financial crisis. The S.E.C

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Convicted Lobbyist Abramoff Warns Lawmakers of ’Danger’ of Money

January 5th, 2012 | No Comments | Posted in Economics, Investing, News, Personal Finance

Kentucky lawmakers, bound by state ethics laws aimed at limiting the influence of lobbyists, got a tutorial on the corrupting power of money today from an expert – - Jack Abramoff, a convicted federal lobbyist.

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Convicted Lobbyist Abramoff Warns Lawmakers of ’Danger’ of Money