U.K. Wants to Punish Bad Bankers
Wall Street Journal: US Economy -
1 hour 35 min ago
The Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards called for the creation of criminal sanctions for incompetent bankers, one of the conclusions of a broad review of the culture of U.K. banking.
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H&M Plans Online Sales Push
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1 hour 36 min ago
Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz is expanding its online sales channels to include several new countries in 2014, as second-quarter net profit fell more than analysts had expected.
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U.S. to Propose New Phase In Nuclear-Arms Cuts
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1 hour 52 min ago
Obama is set to make the case for a new phase in nuclear-weapons reductions in a major foreign-policy speech in Berlin.
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Bond Investors Head for the Hills
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1 hour 54 min ago
Signs of a stronger U.S. economy are rippling through the bond markets, sending investors and corporate leaders racing to prepare for higher interest rates.
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Traders Try to Game Oil-Price Benchmark
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1 hour 56 min ago
Some oil traders say they try to skew Platts oil-price benchmarks by offering to do small deals at a loss, with the goal of doing bigger ones at better prices.
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Alcatel-Lucent to Slim Down
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2 hours 25 sec ago
Alcatel-Lucent plans to rework its balance sheet and significantly tighten its focus to a handful of core businesses, in an effort to return the telecommunications-equipment maker to profitability, the company said.
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Banks Are Sticking Point in Trade Talks
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2 hours 57 sec ago
Analysis: An immediate obstacle in free-trade talks between the U.S. and Europe is a split over whether such a pact should include regulations of the financial-services sector.
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Health-Insurance Exchanges Behind Schedule
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Tue, 06/18/2013 - 23:57
Government officials have missed several deadlines to set up new health-insurance exchanges for small businesses and consumers—a key part of the federal health overhaul, Congress's watchdog arm said.
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Unpaid Internship? Some Colleges Pick Up the Tab
Wall Street Journal: Career -
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 23:29
The plight of the unpaid intern is improving. Not because businesses are paying more for summer helpers, but because colleges are picking up part of the tab.
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Unpaid Internship? Some Colleges Pick Up the Tab
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Tue, 06/18/2013 - 23:29
The plight of the unpaid intern is improving. Not because businesses are paying more for summer helpers, but because colleges are picking up part of the tab.
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Smithfield Chief Stands to Get Big Haul on Deal
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Tue, 06/18/2013 - 21:58
Smithfield Foods's CEO could receive more than $46 million in merger-related payments after helping to orchestrate his company's sale to China's Shuanghui for $4.7 billion.
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Funding Values Fab at Over $1 Billion
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Tue, 06/18/2013 - 21:18
Two-year-old design website Fab is now worth more than $1 billion, thanks to a $150 million venture-capital round led in part by Chinese Internet conglomerate Tencent Holdings.
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China's Wanda to Expand Overseas
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Tue, 06/18/2013 - 21:18
Chinese property conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group plans to expand its luxury real-estate and hotel business overseas, as it builds the world's first Chinese luxury hotel outside of China's mainland.
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Taliban Open Door to Peace Talks
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Tue, 06/18/2013 - 21:15
The Taliban set the stage for peace talks with envoys of President Hamid Karzai and the U.S., establishing a venue and an opening to the Afghan leadership.
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ManpowerGroup CEO: What's Next for Hiring
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Tue, 06/18/2013 - 21:02
The corporate sector's appetite for temporary staff hasn't translated into big gains for ManpowerGroup: CEO Jeffrey A. Joerres blames conditions in Europe and cites his decision to hold the line on prices.
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ManpowerGroup CEO: What's Next for Hiring
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Tue, 06/18/2013 - 21:02
The corporate sector's appetite for temporary staff hasn't translated into big gains for ManpowerGroup: CEO Jeffrey A. Joerres blames conditions in Europe and cites his decision to hold the line on prices.
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ManpowerGroup CEO: What's Next for Hiring
Wall Street Journal: US Business -
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 21:02
The corporate sector's appetite for temporary staff hasn't translated into big gains for ManpowerGroup: CEO Jeffrey A. Joerres blames conditions in Europe and cites his decision to hold the line on prices.
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House Votes for New Abortions Limits
Wall Street Journal: US News -
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 20:29
The Republican-led House voted to impose the strictest new limits on abortion in a decade, revisiting an issue that energizes the GOP's conservative base.
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Lease REITs Take a Big Turn
Wall Street Journal: US Business -
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 20:25
Shares of real-estate investment trusts have been hammered in the past month as interest rates have risen, but few have been hit as hard as companies that own properties leased to single tenants such as fast-food restaurants and convenience stores.
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How to Interpret Bernanke's Message on Bond Buying
Wall Street Journal: US News -
Tue, 06/18/2013 - 20:23
Columnist David Wessel lays out the telltale signs to watch for on whether Fed chief Ben Bernanke clarifies or clouds the central-bank message on the fate and rate of its bond-buying program.
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