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Staying rich means never messing up a sure thing
Here's the big question for Mary Jo White: If she becomes chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, where will her interests lie? With the public that pays her salary? Or with the people handing her the big bucks? White is the white-collar...
Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Senate, Lawyers, Values, Legal Service
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Letters: What S&P knew, and what it did
Re "Is S&P to blame?," Editorial, Feb. 6 Wall Street knew before the financial crisis that highly rated mortgage-backed securities were problematic. According to Michael Lewis' book "The Big Short," everyone close to the situation — including...Tags: Mortgages, Credit Ratings, Finance
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Venture capital takes first fall in three years; biotech tanks
Venture capital funding shriveled for the first time in three years in 2012, with investors funneling $26.5 billion to companies over 3,698 deals, according to a new report. That’s a 10% drop in dollars and a 6% slide in deal volume, according...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Thomson Corporation
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L.A.'s future: 'Silicon Beach'
What's the future of L.A.'s economy? That's a question that should be at the center of this year's mayoral campaign. Key to that discussion should be recognition that Los Angeles, despite all its economic problems, is an increasingly prominent home to the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Verizon Communications, Colleges and Universities, Elections, News Corp.
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Insurers may prove choosy with overhaul exchanges
The leader of the nation's largest health insurer warned Thursday not to assume widespread participation from his company in part of health care overhaul's coverage expansion that unfolds later this year. UnitedHealth Group Inc. CEO Stephen Hemsley told...
Tags: Insurance
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More pressure to justify cost of cancer drugs versus benefits
Reuters(Reuters) - Medical providers have begun to think more about cost, as well as safety and effectiveness, when they decide on cancer treatments. In the past, pharmaceutical companies could launch a high-priced drug with little push back. But now, there...Tags: Health Treatments, Colon Cancer, Prices, Healthcare Provider, Bevacizumab (drug)
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Coinstar ups Di Valerio to CEO as Davis exits
VarietyIn a major executive shakeup, Coinstar upped CFO Scott Di Valerio to chief executive effective April 1 succeeding Paul Davis, 55, who the company said is retiring. Galen Smith, senior VP of finance at the fast-growing kiosk business Redbox, will succeed...Tags: Verizon Communications, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Lenovo Group, Ltd., Corporate Officers, Redbox
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UK dials up 'virtual doctors' in big telehealth push
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Shirley Silvers thinks the "virtual doctor" who monitors her chronic lung condition via mobile phone is wonderful. "It is like having my doctor sitting on my sofa," said the 64-year-old from Stoke-on-Trent in central England,...Tags: Networking, COPD, Internal Medicine, General Electric Company, United Kingdom
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Longtime PwC insider keeps company on responsible track
Special to the TribuneThe irony that the head of corporate responsibility for a Big Four accounting firm works out of the original Playboy mansion is not lost on Shannon Schuyler. Before settling in to talk about her role as corporate responsibility leader and senior...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Parties and Movements, Academy Awards, Finance, Gold Coast
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Grant Thornton CEO spreading word about firm's Chicago roots
Special to the TribuneHe was born in England, spent a significant part of his career in Asia and cut his American corporate teeth in Dallas. But Stephen Chipman, now into his third year as chief executive of Grant Thornton LLP, is thinking a lot about Chicago. ...Tags: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chicago Loop, Financial Markets, Asia, Corporate Officers
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Real World Advice For College Freshmen
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - More than 3 million students will start college this fall. What sage advice would you offer someone stepping onto campus for the first time? Here are recommendations from some former freshmen with valuable experiences to share....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Brown University, Princeton University, Corporate Officers
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Lehigh men's basketball news, notes
The Varsity BlogLehigh men’s basketball seniors Gabe Knutson and C.J. McCollum are candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School ®, the award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages...
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