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John Hancock Staying Mum on Whether It’s a 401(k) Fiduciary

{ Posted on Jan 14 2010 by Daniel Solin }
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In a recent DailyFinance article, I raised the question of whether John Hancock, the largest full-service provider to 401(k) plans in this country -- 42,000 plans with over 1.7 million participants -- is a real fiduciary.Continue reading John Hancock Staying ...Read More »

Obama Wants to Bill the Biggest Banks for $90 Billion

{ Posted on Jan 14 2010 by Lita Epstein }
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President Barack Obama wants the big banks that caused the financial crisis to make reparations. He's proposing that they pay about $90 billion over 10 years though a mechanism he's calling the "Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee." The goal is ensure ...Read More »

Daily Blogwatch: What Are the Odds of Terrorists Attacking Your Plane?

{ Posted on Jan 14 2010 by James Altucher }
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Below are some of the best reads for investors from the Web: What are the actual odds of a terrorist attack happening on a plane? I think this is important from an investment perspective. Many times our investment decisions are ...Read More »

Will China’s Bubble Pop? Japan Offers Clues

{ Posted on Jan 14 2010 by Vishesh Kumar }
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As China takes measures to curb bank lending, fears about whether the country's economy is in a bubble are escalating. Investors, meanwhile, are looking to other nations that have traveled down the same road for lessons about how things might ...Read More »

Intel to Break Down Earnings: Expect Breakout Numbers

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by Matthew Scott }
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Intel Corp. (INTC) will release its fourth-quarter earnings in a new format on Thursday, clearly showing how it restructured itself to remain competitive during the challenging economic environment of the recession. The new structure, which breaks out the company's performance ...Read More »

Schwab Earnings Will Set Dreary Tone for Discount Brokerages

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by Matthew Scott }
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Charles Schwab (SCHW) will likely set a dreary tone for discount brokers when it releases its fourth quarter earnings results on Thursday. The nation's largest discount brokerage is expected to report profits below analysts' estimates due to a slowdown in ...Read More »

Goldman Gets an Earful From the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by Pallavi Gogoi }
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A star cast of CEOs appeared before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in Washington on Wednesday. However, the spotlight was clearly on Goldman Sachs (GS), the investment bank that has become a lightning rod of controversy because of its large ...Read More »

Google May Lose China, but Is Baidu Poised for a Fall?

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by Dan Burrows }
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Be it a strategic blunder, a blow for free speech or just a way to live up to its motto of "don't be evil," Google's (GOOG) row with China is neither a Mexican stand-off nor a game of Russian Roulette. ...Read More »

Will it Take Two to Tango Past Barnes & Noble’s Poison Pill?

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by Sarah Weinman }
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Late last year, when billionaire Ron Burkle's investment firm, The Yucaipa Companies, bought up millions of shares in book retailer Barnes & Noble (BKS), making him the second-largest stakeholder in the company, its board responded by implementing a "poison pill" ...Read More »

The Feds Crank Up the Payback Pressure on Banks

{ Posted on Jan 13 2010 by Lita Epstein }
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As banks plan to announce billions in bonuses for their executives, the federal government is looking for ways to rein in those bonuses and collect some of that money to pay back taxpayers. Two government proposals introduced this week could ...Read More »
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