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Mark Zuckerberg's IPO challenge: A company that can 'friend' the 99 percent
Will the new publicly traded Facebook cater singularly to its wealthy shareholders? Mark Zuckerberg must strive to include ‘we the users,’ who made such a megabillion dollar concept possible, in his corporate model. He can start by offering a free share to each Facebook user.
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The Circle Bastiat
The last months of MF Global
The company cut back on paper and instituted other cost-cutting initiatives, but its problems were bigger than that.
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The Reformed Broker
The biggest stock market moments of 2011
A countdown of the market's ten defining moments of the year, from the eurozone crisis to the collapse of Bank of America.
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MF Global bankruptcy: Exec says Corzine knew about missing money
At bankruptcy hearing, an MF Global executive said 'Mr. Corzine was aware' of misused customer funds. About $1.2 billion is still unaccounted for after the bankruptcy.
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Jon Corzine downfall: Even after 2008, banking sector has untamed risks. (VIDEO)
Former CEO Jon Corzine testified before Congress on the bankruptcy of investment firm MF Global. Its swift collapse in late October recalled events leading to the financial crisis of 2008.
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US stocks fall sharply after ECB inaction
US stocks were down near session lows in midday trading. The European Central Bank's announcement that it had no large-scale bond-buying plan undercut enthusiasm for US stocks.
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Corzine: I don't know where MF Global money went
Former MF Global CEO says in prepared testimony that he hasn't had access to all the bankrupt firm's data since resigning. Hearing marks the first time in more than a century that Congress has subpoenaed a former senator.
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House committee subpoenas former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine
The former CEO of the bankrupt investment firm has been called before a congressional committee next week.
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Nabors CEO: Stock falls. He's removed. Gets $100 million.
Nabors CEO Eugene Isenberg is removed as Nabors CEO but stays on as chairman. Although stock has fallen 38 percent since 2006, he nets $100 million payment.
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U.S. stocks fall amid Greek turmoil
U.S. stocks face another day of steep losses. The Dow is down 235 points to 11724 in early afternoon trading as Greece takes a vote on unpopular European austerity measures meant to rescue the Greek economy. U.S. stocks on the Nasdaq and S&P indexes are also being hit hard.
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Markets swoon, hit by thunderbolt news of a Greek debt referendum (video)
Stock markets in the US and Europe fell Tuesday, stunned by news that Greeks will vote in January on national austerity measures tied to resolving Greece's sovereign debt woes.
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Stocks slump for a scary end to October
The Dow lost 276 points to close at 11955, but it still had its best month in nine years.
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Obama's one big advantage going into 2012 election: fundraising
President Obama has raised $155 million for both his campaign and for the Democratic National Committee. That's way more than all the Republican candidates have raised, combined.
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Goldman Sachs: Superstar firm falls back to Earth
Goldman Sachs posts higher-than-expected loss of $428 million. Quarterly loss is only the second since the firm went public.
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Change Agent
Mothers report card: US still lagging at home and as a donor
In a new ranking of the world’s best and worst places to be a mother the United States rates 31st. And its precious aid dollars to poor countries are up for grabs.
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Robert Reich
Why politicians love Wall Street, even when no one else does
Despite public outrage at Wall Street, its almost endless supply of campaign funds keeps politicians protecting bankers' interests.
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The Vote
Five lessons from Tuesday’s primary election results
Primary election results from Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Arkansas give a snapshot view of the state of the electorate.
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Gallery: Governors' races: Who paid most?
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Mass election results could change healthcare-reform calculus
The Mass election results could signal that public support for healthcare reform is weaker than Democrats had assumed. Will Scott Brown take away Senate Democrats' 60th vote?
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Big risks in Obama's bid to boost Martha Coakley for Senate
President Obama will come to Massachusetts Sunday to help bolster Martha Coakley, the Democratic nominee for the US Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy. But the move could help challenger Scott Brown.
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California edges toward legalization of pot
The California Assembly's public safety committee approved a bill to legalize pot on Tuesday. A day earlier, New Jersey became the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana.
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New Jersey Senate rejects gay-marriage bill
The 20-to-14 vote in a Democratically controlled state Senate shows the difficulty of legalizing gay marriage by legislation.
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New Jersey approval of gay-marriage bill seen as uphill fight
The debate in New Jersey is the first legislative fight over gay marriage in 2010 following a year in which both gay-rights groups and opponents saw victories. The state Senate is set to vote on the bill Thursday.
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Huckabee: GOP tent can 'be big,' but NY-23 was a 'train wreck'
Huckabee, a 2008 GOP presidential candidate and social conservative, criticizes the selection process in NY-23 race, but sees room in party for liberal Republicans.
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New York state Senate rejects gay marriage, focus turns to N.J.
The 38-to-24 vote in the New York state Senate is a fresh and stinging defeat for gay marriage, which was also recently rejected in Maine. Now, the New Jersey legislature might take up this issue.
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