Nov 25, 2009 -
Optical illusions can be fun. This coin eating piggy bank with a frog sitting in it is a pleasure to watch. Kids will love it so much, you will be out of change.
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Mar 24, 2008 -
Former supermodel/reality star/talk show host Tyra Banks has definitely hit the big time- she even has her own extra-creepy stalker. Homeless nutjob Brady Green, who has been sending Tyra weird letters and packages and calling her for the last couple of months, actually started showing up at the studio where she tapes her talk show.
Cops finally busted the burly ex-con drifter Tuesday for allegedly stalking Banks from coast to coast, but he was released without bail - an act that has added to her anxiety.
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Feb 03, 2009 -
Decline in loans twice as sharp among firms that accepted federal help
By Binyamin Appelbaum
The Washington Post
updated 5:48 a.m. ET, Tues., Feb. 3, 2009
The federal government has invested almost $200 billion in U.S.
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Mar 09, 2009 -
How to Detoxify the Banks
Separating the wheat from the chaff.
by Jim Prevor (founder and CEO of Phoenix Media Network, Inc)
The Bush and Obama administrations have shared an unwillingness to see any of the major banks go under, hence the problem we have in solving the current banking and financial crisis. Though both presidents pointed to an alleged systemic risk to the economy owing to the size of the big banks, it is probably also true that any administration would be sensitive to the enormous weight these institutions carry as symbols of American prosperity, influence, and power.
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Jan 10, 2008 -
Today I was wondering how many of you have tried online banks? Banks that don't have offices or counters.
I did some research on online banks (for my region of course, I live in Belgium) and
I found out that they are very safe and (!) give double the intrests normal banks do.
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Dec 21, 2008 -
By FRANK BASS and RITA BEAMISH, Associated Press Writers Frank Bass And Rita Beamish, Associated Press Writers 6 mins ago
Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals.
The rewards came even at banks where poor results last year foretold the economic crisis that sent them to Washington for a government rescue. Some trimmed their executive compensation due to lagging bank performance, but still forked over multimillion-dollar executive pay packages.
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May 25, 2009 -
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British banks and stockbrokers may refuse to take on American clients if new international tax proposals outlined by President Obama are passed.
By Louise Armitstead
Last Updated: 12:02AM BST 24 May 2009
The decision, which would make it hard for Americans in London to open bank accounts and trade shares, is being discussed by executives at Britain's banks and brokers who say it could become too expensive to service American clients. The proposals, which were unveiled as part of the president's first budget, are designed to clamp-down on American tax evaders abroad.
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Oct 13, 2008 -
Published on Monday, October 13, 2008 by the Guardian/UK
WASHINGTON - The US is to lose its power to appoint the president of the World Bank after the UK's development secretary, Douglas Alexander, brokered a deal to throw open the post to candidates from any country.
World Bank President Robert Zoellick attends the opening plenary of the annual International Monetary Fund-World Bank meeting in Washington October 13, 2008. The US is to lose its power to appoint the president of the World Bank after the UK's development secretary, Douglas Alexander, brokered a deal to throw open the post to candidates from any country) Backed by European governments and developing countries, Alexander overcame resistance from the US and Japan to secure a reform he described last night as "a significant step forward".
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Apr 10, 2008 -
This one is a keeper in my opinion!!!
Bank Robber Left His Resume, Photo At Scene
By ELAINE SILVESTRINI | The Tampa Tribune
Published: August 16, 2007
TAMPA - He told the teller not to do anything stupid.
Too bad the bank robber didn't take his own advice.
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Jan 12, 2009 -
Who's Running TARP? You Might Not Wanna Know
By Zachary Roth - January 12, 2009, 6:35PM
Last week, Congress's oversight panel for the TARP funds confirmed in a report that the Treasury Department essentially has no idea what banks have done with the astronomical sums they've been handed.
Given this lack of information, we figured it might at least be helpful to know a bit about a few of the people at Treasury who are in charge of administering the massive program, and what their backgrounds might tell us about the way they've gone about it.
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