Inovio Pharmaceuticals Posts Positive Phase 2 Cervical Dysplasia Data, Platform Now Validated
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Terry Chrisomalis
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 11:47 AM EDT
Inovio rises on Positive phase 2 data for Cervical Dysplasia.
Puma Biotechnology Surges 200% After Positive Results For Breast Cancer Drug
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Terry Chrisomalis
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Wednesday, July 23, 2014 2:33 AM EDT
Puma Biotechnology Surges 200% after Positive Phase 3 Results
Medtronic Buys Covidien, But What Will Johnson & Johnson Do Now? Bidding War?
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Peter George Psaras
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Monday, June 16, 2014 9:46 AM EDT
Medtronic plans to pay about $93 a share for Covidien, which is a great deal as my research says that Covidien would be fully valued at $110.21. Therefore you may just see Covidien trade much higher than $93 in the near future as I am sure Johnson & Johnson’s management is not unaware of this deal
Apple, Starbucks, Others Under EU Tax Investigation
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Angry Bear
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Sunday, June 15, 2014 12:58 PM EDT
No sooner do I comment on the difference between tax planning and tax avoidance than Richard Murphy points out that several multinational corporations are having their tax deals looked at for potential violations of the European Union’s state aid rules.
Anat Admati: Seeing Through The Bankers' New Clothes - The Bullet Or The Bribe
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Jesses-Cafe-Americain
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Friday, June 13, 2014 2:57 PM EDT
The reign of the Banks was reintroduced on the back of, and is sustained by, a major campaign of corruption of the political processes and the public discourse.
ECB Joins Fed, BOJ, BOE In New World Of Zero Interest Rates
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Global Economic Intersection
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014 4:56 AM EDT
More than five years after the U.S. Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of England (BOE) slashed rates to technically zero, the European Central Bank (ECB) followed suit last week, cutting its benchmark refinancing rate to 0.15 percent.
How To Manage BYOD In A GRC World
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John Slater
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014 3:03 PM EDT
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) has been a catalyst for a new IT revolution. CNET TechRepublic’s BYOD Business Strategy Survey reveals that 62 percent of companies either allow Bring Your Own Device, or plan to by the end of 2013.
Elizabeth Warren Makes Public Appeal For Student Debt Restructure
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Global Economic Intersection
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014 7:53 AM EDT
Last summer legislation was signed into law that lowered the interest rates for new student loans to current market rates.
How Institutional Defects Get Ignored: The GM – And Lehman Reports By Valukas
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Lee Adler
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Friday, June 6, 2014 9:42 AM EDT
Law has one lucrative growth area – preparing reports for a corporation on the misdeeds of the corporation. Anton Valukas, head of the defense firm Jenner & Black, is now famous for the “Valukas” reports for Lehman and GM. Here's what Valukas got wrong...
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Executive Pay With Equity Awards: It Takes A Buffett To Push This Agenda
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Bankers Anonymous
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Thursday, May 1, 2014 8:35 PM EDT
Certain executive pay packages which result from stock or stock option awards are ridiculous. Rather than matching “pay to performance” as proponents claim, the equity awards to executives often create absurd payouts for bad performance, or substitute lucky timing for skill. Warren Buffet agrees.
Podcast: All The President's Bankers With Nomi Prins
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Ellen Brown
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Monday, April 28, 2014 4:14 PM EDT
Ellen’s guest this week is renowned banking guru Nomi Prins. Nomi discloses the longstanding personal and political ties between Washington and Wall Street that have enabled the concentration of global wealth into the hands of a few. (Audio Length 58:46).
Bill Moyers On The American Oligarchy
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Larry Doyle
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Thursday, April 24, 2014 1:17 PM EDT
Prior to correcting a problem, one needs to identify and expose it. That said, bringing about real change is challenging when the interests of those charged with protecting and promoting the public interest are outweighed by their personal pursuits and willingness to trade their position for payoffs.
Insider Trading By Two Friends Ahead Of Impending Acquisition
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Global Economic Intersection
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Friday, April 4, 2014 3:59 AM EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two friends with insider trading on confidential information from an investment banker about an impending transaction between engineering and construction companies.
Transamerica Financial Advisors Improperly Calculating Advisory Fees And Overcharging Clients
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Global Economic Intersection
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Thursday, April 3, 2014 11:19 AM EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a St. Petersburg, Fla.-based financial services firm for improperly calculating advisory fees and overcharging clients. Transamerica failed to process every aggregation request by clients and also had conflicting policies on whether representatives were required to pass on to clients the savings from breakpoint discounts.
Office Of Outgoing JPMorgan Asia CEO Raided By Hong Kong's Commission Against Corruption
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Tyler Durden
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Sunday, March 30, 2014 9:09 AM EDT
It just hasn't been JPMorgan's year. The bank which has been on a steady downward slope when it comes to paying billions in quarterly "non-recurring, one-time" legal settlements and charges, has just had its latest incident.
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