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Madoff Scandal

Madoff on his way to 150-year prison cell
Jul 13, 2009 6:27PM

Jailed author of the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history is on his way to the prison where he will serve his 150-year jail sentence a U.S., a prison official said. Read more

Blagojevich

Blagojevich considered Oprah for Senate
Jan 26, 2009 12:01PM

Illinois' beleaguered Gov. Rod Blagojevich said Monday that he considered appointing talk show queen Oprah Winfrey with President Barack Obama's senate seat. Read more

Nobel Peace Prize Winners

HP Signs Workplace Services deal with AkzoNobel, sends out 26,000 employees
Aug 04, 2009 10:55AM

On Tuesday, HP has announced that it has signed a a five-year workplace services contract deal with AkzoNobel N.V. that could save cost and increase employee productivity. Read more

Wall St Bailout

Of Banks and Bailouts
Jul 31, 2009 12:51PM

Early signs of a manufacturing rebound, already strong in Asia, lend hope for some modest recovery from today's deep global recession. Read more

China Milk Scandal

China milk crisis; two people condemned to death
Jan 23, 2009 7:52AM

A Chinese court sentenced two men to death and a dairy boss to life in prison Thursday for their roles in producing and selling infant formula tainted with melamine, a deadly industrial chemical added to watered-down milk in order to fool inspectors and increase profits. Read more

Market Crisis

Currency Risk of Frontier Market ETFs, Low Volume Risk in Emerging Market ETFs
Nov 21, 2009 1:09PM

Emerging markets in the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) may be capable of surviving worldwide jockeying for currency positioning. It is the Frontier Market ETFs like Turkey (TUR), Vietnam (VNM) and Africa (AFK) that have the most to gain AND the most to lose. Read more
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