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Status-Anxious CEOs Will Sacrifice Profits for a Knighthood
The No-Longer-So-Secret Swiss Bank Account
Did An Accused War Criminal Just Show How To Get Off The Treasury Department’s Blacklist?
How ScarJo Endorsing a Soda Machine Became an International Controversy
At Davos, Iran Tries to Reopen the Bazaar
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Status-Anxious CEOs Will Sacrifice Profits for a Knighthood
Picture the platonic, if slightly exaggerated, ideal of a CEO: a focused leader of their subordinates, a relentless pursuer of profit -- that is, of course, unless he or she gets distracted along the way. Come to think of it, "sir CEO" has a...
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Thu, Apr 04 2014 1:48 PM
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The No-Longer-So-Secret Swiss Bank Account
Bankers from Credit Suisse, one of the world's largest financial institutions, courted wealthy Americans in airports, at family weddings and on golf courses from Florida to the Bahamas with a simple pitch: We'll help you hide your money. The bankers...
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Wed, Feb 02 2014 1:41 PM
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Did An Accused War Criminal Just Show How To Get Off The Treasury Department’s Blacklist?
The Treasury Department quietly removed a former Croatian general from its sanctions blacklist after the accused war criminal filed a lawsuit to clear his name. Ante Gotovina's success could provide a roadmap of sorts for the accused terrorists, war...
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Thu, Feb 02 2014 2:59 PM
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How ScarJo Endorsing a Soda Machine Became an International Controversy
Scarlett Johansson has decided that she'd rather represent homemade bubbles than international development. After several years as a global ambassador for Oxfam, she's chosen to part ways with the development and disaster relief organization over...
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Thu, Jan 01 2014 8:01 AM
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At Davos, Iran Tries to Reopen the Bazaar
DAVOS, Switzerland — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is touting Iran as a prime investment opportunity to the business people and political leaders at Davos. They're definitely willing to take a look, but it's not clear yet that anyone will be...
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Thu, Jan 01 2014 5:00 PM
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Turkey’s Economic Enemies: Corrupt Politicians and the U.S. Fed
Turkey's economy was already in a shaky place, thanks to decisions by the U.S. Federal Reserve that could make it harder for Ankara to sell its goods and borrow cash overseas. A widening corruption scandal in Turkey could turn things from bad to worse...
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Fri, Dec 12 2013 3:19 PM
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Wall Street's Bad Old Days Could Be Back If the Banks Win this Lawsuit
It's Wall Street's latest counterstrike against Washington and its attempts to rein in the financial industry after the crisis that plunged the U.S. economy into recession in 2008. And if the legal attack is successful, it could leave an opening...
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Wed, Dec 12 2013 4:03 PM
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New Face Guard Allows Japanese Women To Eat Burgers Without Shame
Here's your "quirky Japan" story of the day: Apparently, it's very impolite for women there to eat hamburgers in public -- or so says one Japanese fast food chain that hopes to free women from the unbearable shame of opening their mouths...
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Fri, Nov 11 2013 7:13 AM
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The World's Billionaires Have Doubled Their Wealth Since 2009. Just In Case You Didn't Hate Them Already.
Recession be damned: There are more billionaires today than there were during the global financial crisis in 2008 and 2009 -- and they're twice as rich, says a new report released Wednesday. The Billionaire Census , jointly compiled by Swiss financial...
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Wed, Nov 11 2013 12:40 PM
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Obama's Fed Nominee Was Pivoting to Asia Long Before He Was
Asian markets seemed pleased by the news, which broke Tuesday evening (or Wednesday morning, Asia time) that President Obama would nominate Janet Yellen for the position of Fed chair this afternoon. Policymakers in the region, who'd been cheering...
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Wed, Oct 10 2013 2:00 PM
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Google Imperialism: Mapping the World's Most Popular Websites
Sure, it's not all that surprising that Google and Facebook are the most visited websites in almost every country. But what's more interesting is where they're not . Using public data from the web traffic service Alexa, the Oxford Internet...
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Thu, Oct 10 2013 10:50 AM
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So, Apple, You're Now the World's Top Brand: Here's the Fate That Awaits You
On Monday, Apple (and, in second place, Google) surpassed Coca-Cola as the most valuable brand in the world according to an annual report by the consultancy Interbrand -- a title the beverage behemoth has claimed since the start of the report's run...
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Tue, Oct 10 2013 2:00 PM
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Why Letting Foreigners Invest in Mexico’s State-Run Energy Giant Is About More Than Oil
It was not shocking news, exactly, when Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed Monday that foreign companies like ExxonMobil and Shell be able to invest in Petróleos Mexicanos, the troubled national oil company more commonly known as Pemex. Peña...
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Tue, Aug 08 2013 4:00 PM
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How Much Are the U.S. and Ecuador Actually Trading?
A U.S. attempt to gain leverage against a country widely considered a potential destination for NSA leaker Edward Snowden inspired a burst of bravado from the Ecuadorean government on Thursday. The country's communications minister announced that...
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Thu, Jun 06 2013 4:50 PM
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Sorry, but Delta Is Not Flying Direct to Tehran
Tehran might "welcome" direct flights between the United States and Iran, but that doesn't mean it's going to happen. On Wednesday, Iran's PressTV reported that the country's foreign minister, Ali Akbar Salehi, had told reporters...
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Thu, Jun 06 2013 3:40 PM
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