Reuters – In his final act before departing the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, the agency’s inspector general, David Kotz, criticized how the agency analyzes the economic impact of some of its Dodd-Frank rules.
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Exiting watchdog sees flaws in SEC’s rulewriting (Reuters)
BP Emails Reveal Early Knowledge Disaster’s Potential
The day the Deepwater Horizon sank in the Gulf of Mexico, officials warned in an internal email string that if the well was not protected by the blow-out preventer, crude oil could burst into the gulf at a rate of 3.4 million gallons a...
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After 70 years, right-to-work impact still unclear (AP)
AP – The battle over the right-to-work issue may be reaching a conclusion in Indiana as the state prepares to adopt its law, but the argument over exactly what the measure means for a state’s economy is likely to rage on, unresolved, as it...
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Romney’s Unlikely And Persuasive Defense Of The ‘Individual Mandate’
Mitt Romney offered a vigorous defense Thursday night of Massachusetts’ decision to mandate that nearly every resident either have health insurance or pay a tax penalty. In fact, some...
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Alleged Ponzi-Schemer Allen Stanford: ‘People Are Stupid’
pimg style=float:right; src=http://static8.businessinsider.com/image/4ab0f5b9a1e5684f3c56c332-400-300/allen-stanford-ponzi-perp-walk-jumpsuit.jpg border=0 alt=allen stanford ponzi perp walk jumpsuit width=400 height=300 //ppIn October 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, a class=hidden_link href=http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/allen-stanfordAllen Stanford/a spoke to a...
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Reuters Magazine: Chrystia Freeland: The one percent war (Reuters)
Reuters – When Anders Aslund, a Swedish economist who has studied and advised most of the leaders in the former Soviet Union, visited Kiev in late 2004, at the...
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Why A Fight To The Finish May Not Be A Bad Thing
Popular wisdom holds that a long and bitter primary election will hurt the eventual nominee come November. Drawn-out nomination races, the thinking goes, drain coffers and give rivals more...
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Economy likely ended 2011 with strong growth (AP)
AP – A weak year for the economy likely ended on a hopeful note.
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State-Of-The-Art Hospital Offers Hope For Haiti
A teaching hospital under construction in Haiti will bring cutting-edge technology to a health system with few resources. The project, which will be the country’s largest hospital, is being...
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Starbucks 1Q profit up 10 percent on strong sales (AP)
AP – Starbucks Corp. reported its biggest quarterly revenue gain since the recession began, but investors worried after the company issued a modest forecast for the year.
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Parent Of Battery Firm That Got Grant Is Bankrupt
Ener1 said it has been affected by competition from China and other countries. Its subsidiary EnerDel received a $118 million stimulus grant from the Obama administration in 2009. Ener1...
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Record Numbers Of Americans Don’t Trust The Financial System: Here’s How Banks Can Rebuild Trust
pimg style=float:right; src=http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/4eb16f386bb3f7af5a00001c/bank-of-america.jpg border=0 alt=bank of america //ppLast November, a href=http://www.businessinsider.com/blackboard/gallup class=hidden_linkGallup/a found that only 15% of Americans had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in...
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Obama looks to Mich. to revive clean energy debate (AP)
AP – A Michigan factory that made luxury yachts before the recession and diversified to add wind energy products when times got tough was touted by President Barack Obama...
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A Lens On Life In The Kentucky Hollows
Some love it; some hate it: How one photographer has captured a portion of the South for almost four decades. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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“What Can We Get Away With?” (Theagitator)
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