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Mexico Media Roundup: December, 2015
Forbes - 29 Dec 2015 15:56
As 2015 ends I'm looking back at the Mexico stories that dominated the news over the past month.
SEC cracking down on Iconix Brand
New York Post - 29 Dec 2015 05:51
The SEC is tired of playing nice with the Iconix Brand Group. The federal regulator, after weeks of an informal perusal of the books of the New York-based licensor of Joe Boxer, Candie's, Danskin and more than two dozen ...
JPMorgan to raise deposit rates for some big clients in January: WSJ
Reuters - 29 Dec 2015 04:31
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co will begin raising deposit rates for some of its biggest clients in January, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Learn to master Excel, the finance industry's most powerful tool with these online classes
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2015 17:00
The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you'll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships so we may get a share of the revenue from your purchase. ShutterStockExcel can do amazing things if you know how...
Barclays in $13.75 million U.S. settlement over mutual funds
Reuters - 29 Dec 2015 16:55
(Reuters) - Barclays Plc will pay more than $13.75 million to settle a U.S. regulator's charges that it allowed customers to make more than 6,100 unsuitable mutual fund switches, and failed to provide some customers disc...
2 Bankers Charged With Creating A.T.M. Cards to Steal From Accounts
The New York Times - 29 Dec 2015 03:20
Two men were accused of forging documents and creating cards for automated teller machines to withdraw $400,000 from 15 accounts of elderly and dead clients.
Commercial Property Firms Set for More Deals in 2016
Wall Street Journal - 29 Dec 2015 19:29
The world's largest commercial real estate-services firms cranked their mergers and acquisitions engines into high gear in 2015 and will likely keep their feet on the gas well into the new year.
If Mindfulness Makes You Uncomfortable, It's Working
Harvard Business Review - 29 Dec 2015 19:00
Confronting hard truths can lead to better choices.
Louisiana Tax Amnesty 2015 ends Thursday
Miami Herald - 29 Dec 2015 17:03
The 2015 Louisiana Tax Amnesty Program ends Thursday. …
The genius from 'The Big Short' explains his biggest trade right now
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2015 16:59
Bloomberg Risk Takers At the end of the movie adaptation of 'The Big Short' — Michael Lewis' famous book about the few men who saw the financial crisis coming — the hero of the book is said to be focusing all of his ...
Economic Report: U.S. goods trade deficit narrows in November
Market Watch - 29 Dec 2015 16:54
The U.S. goods trade deficit narrowed slightly in November, advance data issued by the Commerce Department showed Tuesday.
New Yorkers say good riddance to 2015 in annual shredding ceremony
Market Watch - 29 Dec 2015 16:47
People came out to shred ex-partners, bad habits and bills at Times Square's annual Good Riddance Day Monday.
Megaship docks in L.A. as change roils shipping industry
L.A. Times - 29 Dec 2015 16:3715 surprising negotiating tricks to boost your salary
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2015 16:00
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Target is buying unwanted gift cards
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2015 15:53
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Target is buying unwanted gift cards and giving customers store credit in return. The retailer is accepting gift cards from more than 600 brands, including Old Navy, Cheesecake Factory, Tiffa...
New Banking Buffer Might Fail to Impress
Wall Street Journal - 29 Dec 2015 15:47
The so-called countercyclical buffer is designed to stop a credit crunch. It may prove ineffectual.
This Disney video game is so addictive for 'Star Wars' fans, Disney thinks it'll be a $1 billion business
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2015 15:35
Disney My girlfriend got me "Disney Infinity 3.0" for Christmas — specifically, the "Star Wars: Twilight of the Republic" starter pack for my Microsoft Xbox One console. "Disney Infinity," if you don't know, is a video...
If there's one thing everyone understands about foreign exchange, it's this (DXY)
Business Insider - 29 Dec 2015 15:25
The foreign exchange markets are incredibly complicated. Local interest rates, monetary policy, trade balances, etc. are among the myriad factors that can cause one currency to move up or down relative to another. But fo...
Chimerix Stock Falls Into Uncertainty
Barron's - 29 Dec 2015 14:27
The drug developer said its Phase 3 HCT trial failed and stopped further enrollment in two other trials.
Why Graph Technology Is Ready For Its Close Up In 2016
Forbes - 29 Dec 2015 08:12
Whether it's leaving a beer for Santa and a carrot for Rudolph on Christmas Eve, making New Year's resolutions, or year-end "Best Of" lists, this time of year is filled with traditions. One of my favorites is hearing the...
Asian Shares Make Modest Gains, Capped by Weak Oil Prices
ABC News - 29 Dec 2015 07:05
Asian shares made modest gains, capped by worries over China, falling oil prices
Live: Sensex, Nifty open slightly higher; metal stocks fall
livemint.com - 29 Dec 2015 06:07
The Sensex rises 56.10 points, or 0.22%, to 26,090.23, while the Nifty is up just 3.10 points, or 0.04%, to 7,928.25