Two days ago I submitted to the SEC a report that I had written entitled, Report of Independent Counsel to SEC: Placement Agent Abuses at Kentucky Retirement System. In a press release today the Kentucky Systems, angered at the findings in my report, announced to the world that it had forwarded my SEC report ...drum-roll ...

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US Bancorp (USB) announced its quarterly dividend of 19. 5 cents per share, an increase of about [...]

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Apple (AAPL) today had its estimates and price target increased by Morgan Stanley (MS) to $720 with [...]

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? If you?re a math geek like me, it didn?t go unnoticed that today is ?? day, or pi day (note to my brother: that?s pi, not pie). Yep, every year, on March 14, those of us who used to be on the math team giggle when we write out the date as 3/14. March ...

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Teri Weaver has an excellent article in the Post-Standard on raising the minimum wage in . ??Not surprisingly, she finds that minimum wage workers would welcome the pay increase. She also captures nicely the debate among economists and advocates on all sides about the effect of a minimum wage increase on employment. As an economist, ...

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The markets opened higher this morning, but struggled to hold onto those gains, just one day after [...]

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Ducati motorcycles will unveil a Diesel-edition "Monster Diesel" motorcycle based on the Monster 1100 Evo at a launch party in New York tomorrow night.

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Stock falls after basketball and coach part ways.

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A painful restructuring is inevitable. Like the automakers, the city of Detroit will be better off.

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???An Excerpt from HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY ? There is no doubt that being a good communicator is an important skill in business, but especially in politics.?? Like any other skill, over-reliance on it, can turn into a negative.?? A speech can inform, or it can inspire, evoking emotions and support???and creating expectations.?? That ...

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