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1 hr ago | Politico

CEOs storm Washington

Once it might have taken a subpoena to get a CEO to participate in the public shame ritual of a televised Senate hearing.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Startups, Facebook, Social Software, Mark Zuckerberg, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Jeb Hensarling

5 hrs ago | Forbes.com

Hedge Funds in Retirement Plans? Don't Bother

If you're not familiar with the concept, hedge funds are run by active managers who attempt to avoid losses, which is a form of market timing .

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services

9 hrs ago | Gretna Breeze

Mother, daughter to run Omaha women's boutique

Find the latest in local business and development, from who's saying what to what's going in at that corner, in the Money Talks blog.

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Related Topix: Omaha, NE, Blog News, Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett

14 hrs ago | Business Journal

Brenton Smith

Duties/responsibilities: Capital Financial Planning has recently welcomed the following financial advisors: Patrick Crowe, Daniel O'Keefe, and Brenton Smith.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, AXA Advisors

Fri May 24, 2013

Bloomberg

Goldman Sachs Buyback Orders Reach Highest Level of Year

Investors trying to explain the resilience of American equities during a global selloff may want to consider the pace that companies are repurchasing shares.

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Related Topix: Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Cohen Group, Consulting, Startups, Publishing, Media, IGN Entertainment, Century Media Records, Ottaway Newspapers, Music

The Washington Post

Crude Caps a Weekly Drop as Investors Weigh Stimulus Rollback

West Texas Intermediate crude fell, capping its biggest weekly drop in more than a month, after rising U.S. durable goods orders bolstered concern that the Federal Reserve will scale back stimulus efforts.

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Related Topix: Texas, Ben Bernanke, Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Science / Technology

Denver Post

Dish adds Scotiabank to finance Sprint deal -sources

Dish Network Corp has added Canada's Scotiabank to the four banks it had already lined up to finance its $25.5 billion bid for Sprint Nextel Corp, according to two people familiar with the matter.

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Related Topix: Sprint Nextel, Telecom, IT Services, Financial Services, SoftBank

The Guardian

Michael Foster sells controlling stake in the Rights House media agency

Michael Foster's clients include stars such as Chris Evans and Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen.

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Related Topix: Sacha Baron Cohen, Financial Services, Aberdeen Asset Management

Business Journal

T. Rowe Price takes active role in directors' pay

Most folks wouldn't think of the folks at T. Rowe Price Group Inc. as agitators, but Wall Street may not agree.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, T Rowe Price Group

Pensions & Investments

Eaton Vance's rising star: Parametric

Thomas Faust Jr. says institutional investors are seeking lower-cost rules-based investment strategies and services, such as those offered by Parametric and Clifton.

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Related Topix: Eaton Vance, Financial Services

Thu May 23, 2013

Silicon Alley Insider

Charles Schwab: Investors Will Benefit From A 'More Cyclical Stance'

Some people have spoken of a different Great Rotation not from bonds to equities, but from defensive to cyclical sectors within the equity market.

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Related Topix: Charles Schwab, Financial Markets

The Globe and Mail

Ottawa threatens 'retaliatory measures' over U.S. meat label rules

A Canada-U.S. trade war is apparently looming as Ottawa threatens "retaliatory measures" against the United States in a continuing dispute over meat labelling.

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Related Topix: Construction, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Tom Vilsack, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science

Reuters

Goldman unveils checks on conflicts in bid to fix image

After dozens of meetings with executives and regulators, 100,000 hours of employee training and an immeasurable amount of public grief, Goldman Sachs Group Inc ( At Goldman's annual meeting on Thursday, Blankfein unveiled details of a three-year review and overhaul of the bank's practices in dealing with clients, following high-profile missteps ... (more)

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Related Topix: Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Lake City

MarketWatch

Movers & Shakers: Wednesday's movers: Saks rallies for third day

Saks Inc. rallied for a third day Wednesday on reports that it may be window shopping for a new owner, with most analysts generally upbeat about a potential deal.

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Related Topix: Retail, Saks, Banking, Financial Services, CitiMortgage, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Cohen Group, Consulting, Saks Fifth Avenue

Business Journal

Two Legg Mason Capital Management executives leave unit

Two executives at Legg Mason Capital Management have left the company, the Baltimore Business Journal reports.

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Related Topix: Legg Mason, Financial Services

Reuters

SoftBank would appoint "security director" to Sprint board

Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services.

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Related Topix: SoftBank, Financial Services, HP, Computers, PC, Science, Computer Science, Huawei Technologies

The Hartford Courant

Investment firms sue exchanges in dispute on improper fee charges

A group of investment firms including Citadel Securities LLC sued the Chicago Board Options Exchange Inc and four other exchanges on Wednesday for improper charges on millions of options trades over a seven-year period.

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Related Topix: Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Cohen Group, Consulting, NYX, Inc, Manufacturing, Automakers, Ansonia, CT

Wed May 22, 2013

Reuters

Home sales close in on three-and-a-half year high

Home resales rose in April to the highest level in nearly 3-1/2 years and prices surged, offering the economy a buffer from the stiff headwinds posed by belt-tightening by Washington.

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Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Home, Home Selling, Financial Services, Merrill Lynch and Co, Mortgage, Personal Finance

Pensions & Investments

PSCA survey: 403(b) participation, deferral rates up in 2012

Participation rates and deferral rates among participants in 403 plans rose last year vs.

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Related Topix: Principal Financial Group, Financial Services, Insurance

The Jersey Journal

Stocks rise on the strength of Home Depot

U.S. stocks rose, after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index slipped from a record high yesterday, as Home Depot rallied on earnings and investors weighed the possibility the central bank will scale back stimulus plans.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Liz Claiborne, Apparel, Charles Schwab, Ben Bernanke

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