January 3, 2012

Kodak loses third board member in 2 weeks

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Eastman Kodak Co. says another member of its board of directors has resigned _ the third director to exit the struggling company in the past two weeks.

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\’Teach Me to Trade\’ Stars Elude Liability

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A federal judge has ruled that the personalities behind the widely-viewed \”Teach Me to Trade\” infomercials cannot be held personally liable on claims that they lied about their expertise as securities traders, duping millions of dollars out of inexperienced and elderly investors, Courthouse News Service reported.

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Non-shareholders to participate in Union Bank rights issue - Ikeazor

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Non shareholders of Union Bank Nigeria Plc can participate in the Bank\’s ongoing rights issue.

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\’Crowd-funding\’ bill stalls in Senate

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Legislation that would allow companies to raise capital online in increments of up to $10,000 per investor sailed through the House in early November by a 407-17 vote.

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The $145 million CEO

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But then Reda, a New York-based compensation consultant who sometimes puts together mega-pay packages on behalf of publicly traded behemoths, learned about , a giant medical-supply company in California.

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SEC lawsuit against Fannie and Freddie ruins liberals\’ holidays

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John Berlau is director of the Center for Investors and Entrepreneurs at CEI . He is also a contributor to OpenMarket.org. Berlau has written about the impact of public policy on entrepreneurship for many publications including The Wall Street Journal, Barron\’s, Investor\’s Business Daily, and National Review.

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Titanic artifacts headed to auction

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Currency, part of the artifacts collection of the Titanic, is shown at a warehouse in Atlanta.

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Credit limit stalemate weighs on Sri Lanka stocks

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The rupee closed steady as the central bank defended it by pumping in more than $30 million.

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S.D. brokerage pays $4m to settle SEC charges

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San Diego\’s Investment Placement Group has agreed to pay $4 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission that one of its former traders schemed to overcharge four Mexican pension funds as much as $65 million on their investments.

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The Trojan Horse of cost benefit analysis

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It sounds like a simple question with an obvious answer. But the role of cost-benefit analysis in writing federal regulations is shaping up to be one of the biggest battles between the Obama administration and business groups in 2012.

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