H&R Block Inc., the biggest U.S. tax preparer, named board member William C. Cobb to be chief executive officer, replacing Alan Bennett, who is retiring.
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It always struck me as odd that Japanese bookstores have not just earthquake sections, but entire aisles of titles devoted to tectonic upheavals. After Friday’s big one, I’m a now believer in quake-olgy.
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Is anyone else a bit BRIC-ed out?
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This is Japan’s “Sputnik moment.”
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European stocks slid, dragging the benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 Index down from its highest level since September 2008, before a report that may show the U.S. construction industry started work on fewer homes last month. U.S. futures were little changed, while Asian shares advanced.
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It’s official: the world economy is completely upside down.
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Welcome to the year of the bubble.
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www.pbs.org The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? With the nation wondering how to hold the bankers accountable, Bill Moyers sits down with Bill Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on banks during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Black offers his analysis of what went wrong and his critique of the bailout. This show aired April 3, 2009. Bill Moyers Journal airs Fridays at 9 pm on PBS (check local listings). For more: www.pbs.org
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Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps is tops at the Box Office, and Michael Douglas talked about where his character Gordon Gekko is at.
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