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  • BP, Goldman Sachs, United & Continental Feature in Week Ahead

    The upward swing of the market over the past two months, with the Dow enjoying its longest run of positive performance in six years, was brought to an end last week. Heading into the month ...

  • NeighborWorks America – Strengthening Communities

    Operating under the name of NeighborWorks America, the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation is a non-profit, congressionally chartered organization dedicated to its mission of "revitalizing ...

  • Investors Hopeful of Continued Upward Trend

    While stock market investors have their hopes pinned on Wall Street continuing its upward trend of the past eight weeks, some analysts are of the opinion that caution should rule in the ...

  • 2010’s First Quarter Results Remain Under Spotlight

    The trickle of first quarter results released last week is set to gain momentum in the week ahead as 123 companies, representing around 25 percent of the S&P 500, make their results known. ...

  • Business Ethics Relating to Knowledge and Skills

    It is not uncommon for corporate companies to admit that its employees are among its most valuable assets, especially if those employees have sought-after skills. While recognizing this ...

  • First Quarter Earnings Start to Trickle In

    Two weeks into the second quarter of 2010, stock market players have plenty to look forward to as first quarter results start to trickle in. With the Dow ending last week just short of the ...

  • The Value of Business Ethics

    In a world that is becoming increasingly corrupt, with questionable behavior tainting virtually all levels of society, the definition of Business Ethics can become somewhat blurred and often ...

  • Improved US Job Market Likely to Boost Market

    Following the three-day Easter weekend, stock market investors return to a week ahead that holds some promise of better things as news on the US job market indicates that the economy may ...

  • Closed-end and Open-end Funds

    Closed-end and open-end funds are both forms of collective investment schemes. In the case of a closed-end fund a set number of shares exist, new shares are not generally issued after the ...

  • The Office of Thrift Supervision

    For millions of US citizens the image of the ‘American Dream’ includes a home of their own, and in the past eighteen months or so that has become a thing of the past for many who owned ...

  • The Role of the OCC in Banking Regulation

    It is widely anticipated that Republicans will be offering hundreds of amendments to the financial oversight reform bill put forward by Democrat Senator Christopher Dodd, chairman of the ...

  • Fed Expected to Relinquish Oversight of Smaller Banks

    Following the unveiling of a bill initiated by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd outlining financial oversight reforms, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke took the ...

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