03/29/13
Marketplace for Friday, March 29, 2013
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What do a $155 million Picasso purchase, a $60 million Hamptons home purchase, a $600 million fine and a trader in handcuffs have in common? The answer: a momentous week for high-profile hedge-fund titan Stephen A. Cohen. Plus, oil companies say new EPA rules on sulfur levels in gas will increase prices several cents a gallon, but higher refining costs could play out many ways: People could drive less or they could buy cars with higher mileage.
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Insider trading charges: One way to end a long week
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Your gas bill will rise under new rules (but by how much?)
Oil companies say new EPA rules on sulfur levels in gas will increase prices several cents a gallon, but higher refining costs could play out many ways.
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Did 'barefoot homeless guy' really deserve charity?
Remember the “barefoot homeless guy” from when an NYPD officer bought him shoes? Well, he’s back in the news this week after being seen recently counting a “huge wad of bills.”
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For one hedge fund: A heartbreaking week of staggering gossip
What do a $155 million Picasso, a $60 million Hamptons home, a $600 million fine and a trader in handcuffs have in common? The answer: a tumultuous week for high-profile hedge-fund titan Stephen A. Cohen.
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This afternoon, a federal judge in New York dismissed a big chunk of the lawsuits against banks involved in the LIBOR scandal.
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