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December 2, 2009 12:27 PM

Goldman Execs Arming Themselves for Uprising?

Goldman Sachs executives may be arming themselves out of fear of a public uprising.

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goldman sachs ,
wall street ,
firearms
Topics:
Banking
November 11, 2009 9:42 AM

AIG Chief Threatens to Quit, Again

(CBS/The Early Show)
AIG's Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche threatened to quit at a board meeting last week, saying it was too difficult to do his job with so much government oversight.

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AIG ,
Robert Benmosche ,
pay czar ,
Kenneth Feinberg
Topics:
AIG
November 5, 2009 11:18 AM

Some NYC Businesses Receive H1N1 Vaccine

Some of New York's largest companies have received the H1N1 vaccine in the last week.

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Tags:
cbsH1N1 ,
swine flu ,
vaccine ,
banks ,
JP Morgan ,
Citigroup ,
Goldman Sachs
Topics:
Economy
November 4, 2009 11:09 AM

In Tough Times, Kids Turn to Modeling

Today's depressed economy is leading more parents to modeling and talent agencies – not for themselves, but for their kids, in the hopes that their looks can bring in some needed extra cash. Child models make as much as $125 an hour.

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Tags:
modeling ,
talent agency ,
recession ,
child models
Topics:
Economy
September 18, 2009 11:44 AM

Dealers to GM: Give us More Cars

(AP Photo/File)
Following a pattern of economic improvement in recent weeks, General Motors was surprised to find that its dealers want up to four times more cars than the company had predicted it would build in October, reports the Detroit News.

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Tags:
General Motors ,
cars ,
production ,
economy ,
dealers
Topics:
Automakers
September 16, 2009 8:57 AM

BoA Ruling Leaves SEC in Tight Spot

(AP)
A long-held Securities and Exchange Commission tradition of resolving investigations into financial wrongdoing through settlements may have been put into question by a judge's ruling on Monday, reports the Wall Street Journal.

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sec ,
securities and exchange commission ,
settlements ,
bank of america
Topics:
Banking
September 3, 2009 8:47 AM

American Apparel to Can 1,500 Illegal Workers

(CBS / Christine Lagorio)
California clothing manufacturer American Apparel will lay off 1,500 workers from its downtown Los Angeles factory because the employees are not legally authorized to work in the United States, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Tags:
American Apparel ,
illegal workers ,
employment ,
factory
Topics:
Employment
August 27, 2009 9:44 AM

Bernanke Robbed by "Big Head"

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Newsweek reports that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke and his wife, Anna, were two of hundreds of victims in an elaborate, countrywide crime ring run by a scam artist known as "Big Head."

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Tags:
Ben Bernanke ,
Federal Reserve Chairman ,
identity theft ,
Cannon to the Wiz
Topics:
Federal Reserve
August 6, 2009 10:01 AM

NYC Coffee Shops Pull Plug on Laptops

(AP Photo)
The days of leisurely coffee-sipping and Internet-surfing in your local coffee shop may soon be distant memories.

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Tags:
recession ,
coffee shop ,
laptops ,
small business owners ,
New York City
Topics:
Economy

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