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Bank's new compliance chief was previously disbarred for 'misappropriating' funds
New York Post - 27 Feb 2016 07:48
Ritu Singh, Santander Bank's interim head of compliance, didn't take the usual path to her power position. Before getting the job earlier this year, the 47-year-old banker was disbarred for "misappropriating client funds...
Washington gunman kills four, self
CNN - 27 Feb 2016 07:36
An unidentified gunman killed four family members then fatally shot himself after an hourslong standoff with police in rural Washington state on Friday, authorities said.
Yahoo may cede board seats to activist hedge fund
New York Post - 27 Feb 2016 07:05
At Yahoo!, the bargaining for board seats is about to begin. The embattled Web portal's board of directors is close to deciding to offer at least two seats to activist hedge fund Starboard Value as it looks to avert a lo...
Democrats Voting in South Carolina Primary
ABC News - 27 Feb 2016 18:52
The spotlight for Democrats' race for the White House is on South Carolina, one week after Hillary Clinton beat Bernie Sanders in Nevada
Volkswagen Has Until March To Come Up With A Viable Diesel Emission Fix
Tech Times - 27 Feb 2016 18:27
Volkswagen needs to hurry with a definitive answer on whether it found a fix to the emissions issue which stirred a global scandal and numerous lawsuits. A U.S. judge set March 24 as the deadline for the fix update.
Clinton should not assume she has African-American vote
Al Jazeera English - 27 Feb 2016 10:53
South Carolina's black voters are tired of gross generalisations as to how they intend to vote.
Suicide bomber kills 11 in eastern Afghanistan
Al Jazeera English - 27 Feb 2016 10:44
About 40 others, many of them civilians, wounded in motorcycle attack targeting a militia commander.
Guns Fall Silent In Syria As Cessation Begins
Sky News - 27 Feb 2016 10:41
The US admits there are strong doubts the truce will last, but says it offers the "best chance to reduce the violence".
Ship that ran aground off Antarctica freed, researchers safe
Miami Herald - 27 Feb 2016 08:57
An icebreaker carrying researchers that ran aground off the coast of Antarctica was freed by crew Saturday and was afloat again, the Australian government said. …
Tim Cook on Apple Car: 'It's going to be Christmas Eve for a while'
Pocket-lint - 27 Feb 2016 06:07
Is Apple working on a vehicle? Who knows. But the company's CEO has just majorly teased us about it. Although Tim Cook hasn't said much to date about Apple's so-called "Apple Car", for whatever reason he felt more loose-...
10 things you need to know today: February 27, 2016
The Week - 27 Feb 2016 17:53
1. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced his endorsement of Donald Trump Friday during the Republican frontrunner's "mega-rally" in Fort Worth, Texas. "Donald and I have been friends for over a decade," Christie told ...
This shopping mall installed a five-story, 65-foot slide
New York Post - 27 Feb 2016 17:35
A five-story stainless steel slide has been installed in the middle of a Shanghai shopping mall so consumers can drop from top floor designer stores to ground floor boutiques at death-defying speeds. The luxurious Printe...
American Apparel employees suspended after protesting pay
New York Post - 27 Feb 2016 10:05
American Apparel may have emerged from bankruptcy this month, but it's still facing the same labor strife that has dogged it for nearly two years. On Friday, hundreds of sewing workers at two of its Los Angeles factories...
How AQR's Liquid Alternative Funds Are Outperforming Competitors
Barron's - 27 Feb 2016 09:30
Cliff Asness' approach has helped make AQR's liquid-alt mutual funds among the best in the business.
'El Chapo' Guzman says he'll do time in U.S., as long as it's in medium security
Chicago Tribune - 27 Feb 2016 07:31Apple Shareholders Reject Plan to Recruit Minorities for Top Positions
Time - 27 Feb 2016 19:03
Apple said the policy would be restrictive and unnecessary
Warren Buffett Just Attacked the Most Popular Idea in Economics
Time - 27 Feb 2016 18:48
In his letter to shareholders
Tributes to waterfall death sisters
BBC - 27 Feb 2016 18:45
Tributes are paid to two sisters from Sheffield and a man from Kent who were found dead near a waterfall in Vietnam.
Oscar Academy Sues Over Racy $230K Gift Bags
Forbes - 27 Feb 2016 18:44
Companies give free 'gifts' to celebs, but are they gifts? Not really, they are promotional, and their value is income reported on a Form 1099--even the racy items in this year's expensive bag worth $230,000!
G-20, Rejecting Major Policy Shifts, Plays Up Basic Strengths
The New York Times - 27 Feb 2016 18:33
The finance ministers from the world's 20 largest economies wrapped up a day and a half of meetings with a message that the markets worry too much.
VIDEO: Protesters join anti-Trident rally
BBC - 27 Feb 2016 18:16
Protesters take part in a march through central London to oppose the renewal of the Trident nuclear weapon system, as Angus Crawford reports.
Berkshire Hathaway net worth up $15.4 billion in 2015: annual letter
Market Watch - 27 Feb 2016 17:46
Berkshire Hathaway's net worth rose $15.4 billion in 2015, Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett says in his annual letter to investors.