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Plant Closure Won't Stop Picketing Workers

5 hours 40 min ago
Workers in London, Ont., say they'll continue to picket even though the Electro-Motive Diesel plant is now officially closed, as the head of the... CBC http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-strapagiel/

Swiss Bankers Anxious After Bank Indicted Over Tax Evasion

6 hours 53 min ago
By Katharina Bart ZURICH, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The first indictment of a Swiss private bank over hiding untaxed money for wealthy Americans has heightened... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

Economists: Job Growth Won't Deter Fed From Another Massive Stimulus

7 hours 10 min ago
By Chris Reese NEW YORK, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Economists at most leading Wall Street firms stuck to their belief that the Federal Reserve will... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

Goldman Sachs CEO Nets Smaller Bonus Than Last Year

7 hours 21 min ago
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc awarded Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein a $7 million restricted stock bonus as part of his... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

In Wake Of Blocked Deal, NYSE CEO Says 'Mega-Mergers' Unlikely In Near Future

7 hours 40 min ago
* Says exchanges likely to return more capital to holders * Does not think CME Group would try to acquire NYSE * NYSE Euronext likely... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

Greek Official On Debt Deal: 'The Onus Is On Political Leaders'

7 hours 58 min ago
By George Georgiopoulos and Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Greece has just one day left to strike a deal with impatient lenders... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

Shiv Singh: Super Bowl Marketing Playbooks -- Which Will Deliver the Win?

8 hours 34 min ago
Arguably, this Sunday is one day in the year that can not only make or break an NFL player's career but also that of a major marketer. Shiv Singh http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shiv-singh/

Charles Ferguson: Let Them Eat Task Forces

9 hours 59 min ago
It is now re-election time, and Occupy Wall Street has shown simmering anger among the population. So the president creates a task force to look into financial crimes. A week later, several bankers are arrested. They're low level patsies, who worked for a Swiss bank, and who didn't create or sell the toxic stuff; they just traded it afterwards. And the task force? Its initial personnel: a whopping 15 people in the Justice Department, and ten -- count them, ten -- FBI agents. Goldman Sachs has 32,000 employees, there are several thousand financial industry lobbyists, the FBI has a total of 14,000 agents -- but hey, I'm sure that those ten agents are the very best. Charles Ferguson http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-ferguson/

How Brady, Manning Stack Up Off The Field

10 hours 14 min ago
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning gathered impressive stats to guide their teams to Sunday's Super Bowl. But... Ron Dicker http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ron-dicker/

Walmart Women Still Seek Justice In Sex Discrimination Case

10 hours 15 min ago
The women who say Walmart discriminates aren't giving up. Five hundred female employees in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi and North Carolina filed discrimination charges last... Alice Hines http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alice-hines/

Who's For Congressional Insider Trading? An Inside Trader

10 hours 21 min ago
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Richard Burr's vocal opposition to the STOCK Act raised some eyebrows in Washington this week, and with good reason. Burr, a North... Lucia Graves http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lucia-graves/

WATCH: Josh Fox On Why He Was Arrested

10 hours 43 min ago
Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox and his crew on Wednesday walked into a congressional hearing on hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," a controversial natural gas drilling technique.... Joanna Zelman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanna-zelman/

What The Mayors Should Have Bet For The Super Bowl

17 hours 7 min ago
The annual tradition of opposing mayors making a Super Bowl bet is taking place once again. This year, Mayors Mike Bloomberg of New York City... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/janean-chun/

One Bank To Publish List Of Defaulters

17 hours 8 min ago
MUMBAI, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The State Bank of India , the country's biggest lender, will name and shame "wilful" defaulters and put their pictures... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reuters/

Richard (RJ) Eskow: False Apology: At Least Four Komen Recipients -- and Sponsors Like Bank of America -- Are 'Under Investigation'

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 00:49
The Komen Foundation hasn't been leveling with the public. Even its apology was disingenuous. The organization is behaving more like Bank of America, one of its most prominent sponsors. Richard (RJ) Eskow http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/

How Facebook Makes Its Money

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 21:38
Facebook's IPO filing this week confirmed what we already knew: Facebook makes the vast majority of its money by selling ads on its site.... SplatF http://www.huffingtonpost.com/adam-goldberg/

Occupy Oakland Activists Report Inhumane Conditions During Jail Stints

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:03
WASHINGTON -- Alyssa Eisenberg just wanted her multiple sclerosis medication that she uses to allay fatigue and help her concentrate. A member of Occupy Oakland,... Jason Cherkis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-cherkis/

Why California Cities May Lose Billions

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:28
This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Kendall Taggart More than 400 redevelopment agencies were officially shuttered yesterday, leaving a trail of... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

Jeanne Kelly: 4 Lessons We Can Learn About Credit From the Super Bowl

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:48
In your own financial life, it can seem like you are alone. But you aren't. You can put together a team of people to help you. Your family and friends are your own cheering fans in the stadium of your life. Jeanne Kelly http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanne-kelly/

HP CEO Awarded Hefty Pay Package

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 18:35
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hewlett-Packard Co. ushered in Meg Whitman as its CEO with a $16.5 million compensation package that hinges on the one-time politician's ability... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/catharine-smith/