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Nov 23, 2010
FBI insider trading investigations get more serious
FBI agents have seized documents in coordinated raids at different hedge funds in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. John Dimsdale explains.
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Nov 23, 2010
FBI seizes documents after investigations into insider trading
FBI agents have seized documents during coordinated raids at different hedge funds in New York, Connecticut, and Massachusetts pertaining to recent investigations into insider trading. John Dimsdale has more.
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Nov 23, 2010
The hazy line between legal market analysis and insider trading
Wall Street relies on research and information dug up by market analysts. But when does legitimate market analysis cross the line over into insider trading? And how could that affect investors? Tess Vigeland talks to UCLA law professor Stephen Bainbridge.
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Nov 23, 2010
Effect of higher taxes on rich is unknown
The deadline on the decision of extending the Bush tax cuts is looming closer. If extended, the wealthy could continue to save hundreds of thousands of dollars, and some deem that as unfair. But with middle-class Americans only saving about $1,000, it begs the question: can helping the rich help others?
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Nov 23, 2010
Applying for a job via voicemail
With so many jobseekers out there, some employers are getting creative on how they sift through the hundreds and hundreds of applications they get.
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Nov 22, 2010
Irish bailout: "The earlier, the bigger, the better"
Jeremy Hobson speaks to Guy Lebas with Janney Montgomery Scott about Ireland and the agreement to a bailout.
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Nov 22, 2010
Father Iggy O’Donovan on the mood of Ireland after the bailout announcement
Jeremy Hobson speaks to Father Iggy O'Donovan, the parish priest in the Irish town of Drogheda just north of Dublin, about the moral of the Irish people after yesterday's bailout announcement.
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Nov 22, 2010
Detroit deals with a growth in illegal gas and electrical hookups
A lousy economy and a glut of vacant homes are creating headaches for the utility company that serves Detroit, Michigan. Sarah Hulett has this report.
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Nov 22, 2010
Are salad bars the best option for schools?
Michelle Obama will announce a program to put 5,000 salad bars in schools around the country, but is that really the best use of limited resources? Eve Troeh reports.
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Nov 20, 2010
Companies offer incentives to keep employees healthy (and cheap)
It can become expensive for a company to provide health insurance for unhealthy workers. So in efforts to keep employees healthy — and cheap — some are providing some extra incentives.
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