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Algerian-French Nobel Laureate To Mars Explorer — On This Day In History January 4

A major shift in a war, the loss of a literary icon, and a giant leap on Mars.

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This Happened — September 15: Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy

Lehman Brothers, a global financial services firm, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on this day in 2008. This event was significant in the 2008 financial crisis and had far-reaching implications for the global economy and financial markets. What is Chapter 11 bankruptcy? Chapter 11 bankruptcy is a legal process in the United States that allows […]

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American Banking Hegemony, A View From Europe

More than eight years after the beginning of the financial crisis, U.S. banking groups are dominating the financial world more than ever. This leadership has technical, political and legal grounds. But it also relies on one quintessentially American quali

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How The Christian Right Can Believe In Donald Trump

LYNCHBURG — Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. stood before more than 10,000 of his students and some visitors on Monday morning and laid out the case for why conservative evangelicals like them should support a presidential candidate like Donald Trump – the cursing, self-promoting, thrice-married billionaire who bungles Bible references. It’s not that Trump is the most religious or pious of the candidates, Falwell said, although he described Trump as a “servant leader” who “lives a life of helping others, as Jesus taught.” It’s that Trump is a savvy businessman who “speaks the truth publicly, even if it is […]

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Deutsche Bank And The Thorny Question Of Banker Bonuses

Deutsche Bank’s new chief John Cryan believes end-of-year bonus demands harm the company. But bonus culture may be too deeply embedded throughout the financial sector.

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Karl Marx Dies A Second Death As EU Moves To Cap Banker Bonuses

-OpEd- PARIS – Game over for the last of the European Marxists. Europe is getting ready to cap the size of bonuses for bankers. New rules would prevent bankers in European Union countries from receiving bonuses higher than their annual salary. This world first would put an end to the practice that allows these “workers” […]

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Rome Burns – Will Italy’s Debt And Broken Politics Take Europe Down, Too?

A Belgium perspective on the urgent risks that Italy’s economic implosion will spread. France could be next.

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Wealth Divide: Zeroing In On The ‘One Percent’ Of Chile

The Occupy Movement began on Wall Street by the so-called 99% shut out from economic growth. But Latin America’s income gap mirrors the U.S. In Chile, it is particularly extreme.

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Three Simple Reasons Amateur Investors Have An Edge Over The Pros

For investors just getting into the game, the process can seem a little bit like a middle school dance. Awkward and inexperienced, they suction-cup themselves to the walls and poke around the punch bowl while bullish professionals stampede the floor and steal all the good deals. Ever thought you might be selling yourself a little […]

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