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Google homepage logos are seen on a wall at the Google campus near Venice Beach, in Los Angeles, California January 13, 2012.

Ex-Googler Does His Best Ex-Goldman Sachs Executive Impression – Says Google+ Destroying Company

James Whittaker, a Microsoft executive who recently left Google after about three years, posted his Why I Left Google tell-all on a Microsoft blog a day before Greg Smith had his scathing Goldman Sachs op-ed posted in the New York Times. The Smith op-ed has taken the Internet and news world by storm in the first 24 hours since being posted. A London based executive director for the investment banking giant Goldman Sachs, Smith fired off a searing report March 14 on the company's toxic and des...
Greece

Derivative Swaps In Greek Debt Deal Could Weaken Europe Further

Greece's nearly $270 billion debt restructuring was deemed a default last week, bringing relief to creditors that had hedged their bets by buying credit default swaps. But the default declaration could send a wave of unintended consequences throughout Europe, further weakening some already-fragile economies.
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A table setting for the State Dinner with U.S. President Barack Obama and Britain Prime Minister David Cameron, is shown during a preview in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington March 14, 2012.

US, UK Agree To Release Oil From Strategic Reserves

The recent round of warm talks between U.S. and U.K. heads of government has yielded a huge political bonus for U.S. President Barack Obama, as the two leaders are set to announce a cooperative plan to released strategic oil stocks, something that is likely to help bring down the sky-high price of crude.
RIP Michael Hossack: Doobie Brothers’ Drummer Dies At 65

Doobie Brothers Michael Hossack: 5 Things To Know About The Late Drummer's Musical Career

Doobie Brothers drummer Michael Hossack died of cancer at the age of 65 on March 12, 2012. Hassock played in the band in from 1971 to 1973, and later from 1987 to 2012 for series of benefit concerts and reunion shows. The Paterson, New Jersey native almost chose a different line of work from music. Here are five things to know about his history with music and the Doobies.
Rihanna and Chris Brown Back Together: RiRi Moving To London To Escape Breezy?

Chris Brown and Rihanna Back Together? Karrueche Mocks RiRi With Twitter Photo

Hip-Hop musician Chris Brown has been involved in a vicious love triangle between his ex Rihanna (who he viciously punched repeatedly three years ago causing their initial breakup) and Karrueche Tran (his current model girlfriend). While the two girls have been duking it out online, Breezy is facing problems of his own, as the Florida police prepare to issue a warrant for his arrest over his theft of a woman's iPhone in front of a Miami club-apparently he snatched the smartphone after the a f...
New York Fed president William Dudley

NY Area Manufacturing Grows Modestly

Manufacturing in the New York region increased in March at its fastest pace since June 2010, a New York Fed survey revealed Thursday, but a mixed bag of indicators in the survey showcased the still-tepid state of U.S. factory activity.
D'andre Lane

Bianca Jones Missing: 2-Year-Old’s Father D’andre Lane Charged With Murder

D'andre Lane, the father of missing 2-year-old Bianca Jones has been charged with murder. The Detroit child went missing on Dec. 2 after a alleged carjacking at gunpoint. Bianca had been in the back seat of the vehicle. The 2-year-old has never been found, and prosecutors believe that Lane's story was bogus. Kym Worthy, prosecutor of Wayne County told the New York Daily News that evidence exists showing that Jones was abused by her father the day she disappeared. This development ....
An image of malignant blood cells in the bone marrow (termed ''leukemic blasts'') of a patient with acute myeloid leukemia is seen in this handout photo.

Leukemia Gene Mutations Linked to Survival Odds

Advances in genetic profiling are paving the way for more precise, and effective, treatment of the aggressive bone marrow cancer known as acute mylogenous leukemia, or AML, according to new research.
EnCana In Wyoming

Tiny Wyoming Town Plays Big Role In Fracking Fight

The oil and natural gas industries await the outcome of a battle between federal regulators and proponents of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking -- a debate that's already center stage in Pavillion, Wyo., where the drilling practice has raised safety concerns.
Rush Limbaugh

Limbaugh Loses Almost 100 Sponsors In Scandal's Wake

The conservative radio host provoked the advertiser pullout by calling law student Sandra Fluke a slut and a prostitute after she had discussed with members of Congress her support of insurance coverage for contraceptives.
Goldman Sachs have been fined again for trading non-public information

Goldman Sachs Loses $2.15 Billion of Its Market Value

The shares of Goldman Sachs dropped 3.4 percent in New York trading Wednesday, wiping $2.15 billion off its market value following allegations made by a former company executive that the firm took little interest in the clients and was also involved in exploiting them.

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