Sarkozy in Gulf to Sign Nuclear Deal Boost Contracts (Update1)
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Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — French President Nicolas Sarkozy
began a three-day Middle East visit to push energy and defense
contracts and discuss regional political matters, including
Iran, Lebanon and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Sarkozys trip began [...]
Zapatero Calls Election as Economic Growth Slows (Update3)
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Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis
Rodriguez Zapatero today set national elections for March 9,
triggering a campaign likely to focus on the end of a decade-
long economic boom and renewed separatist violence.
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Zapatero to Call Vote Amid Slowing Economy Separatist Violence
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Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis
Rodriguez Zapatero plans to call for a March 9 election today,
triggering a campaign likely to focus on the end of a decade-long
economic boom and renewed separatist violence.
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Russian Collectors#39; Heirs Seek Compensation for Artworks
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Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — The heirs of the greatest
czarist-era collectors, Sergei Shchukin and Ivan Morosov,
called for compensation from the Russian government to
redress the 1918 confiscation of their ancestors artworks.
Their demand comes [...]
Dartmouth Tells New Hampshire Don#39;t Tread on Me (Update3)
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Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — The battle between Dartmouth
Colleges administration and a group of alumni over the direction
of the Ivy League school is spilling into New Hampshire politics.
A state legislative committee met [...]
Selling Roads Proves Last Resort as Taxes Dwindle (Update2)
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Jan. 24 (Bloomberg) — The widening budget deficits across
the U.S. are forcing California, New York and other big states
to consider the once unthinkable decision to sell their roads
and lotteries for cash that no one wants to raise with new
taxes.
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SLM Reports Loss Amid Higher Costs Reduced Subsidies (Update7)
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Jan. 23 (Bloomberg) — SLM Corp., the largest U.S. provider
of student loans, reported an unexpected quarterly loss of $1.64
billion on increased reserves for defaulted loans and stock
buybacks to settle futures contracts.
The [...]
Fees on 401(k) Plans Rock Boomers Deceived by Flawed Disclosure
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Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — For the 12 years Jerry Schneider has
invested in the 401(k) retirement plan offered by his employer,
Portland, Oregon-based engineering firm Elcon Associates Inc.,
he has battled to learn how much he pays in fees and then has
tried to get Elcon to [...]
German SPD Head Beck Bids to Break Deadlock in Hesse (Update2)
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Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) — German Social Democrat leader Kurt
Beck reached out to his partys potential coalition partners in
Hesse in a bid to break a political deadlock following state
elections in the countrys financial heartland.
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Fees on 401(k)s Rock Boomers Facing Flawed Disclosure (Update2)
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Jan. 29 (Bloomberg) — For the 12 years Jerry Schneider has
invested in the 401(k) retirement plan offered by his employer,
Portland, Oregon-based engineering firm Elcon Associates Inc.,
he has battled to learn how much he pays in fees and then has
tried to get Elcon to [...]
