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Getco to Buy BofA's NYSE Market-Making Business

Getco LLC, an electronic market maker and high-frequency trading specialist, on Wednesday said it agreed to buy Bank of America Corp's floor-trading operations at the New York Stock Exchange, significantly expanding its market-making operations.

Jackson Browne to 'Occupy' Wall Street Thursday

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The Occupy Wall Street movement might be an unwanted entity among law-enforcement agencies throughout the country, but it's certainly not runnin' on empty. At least as far as Jackson Browne is concerned.

Jackson Browne to occupy Wall Street on Thursday

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The Occupy Wall Street movement might be an unwanted entity among law-enforcement agencies throughout the country, but it's certainly not runnin' on empty. At least as far as Jackson Browne is concerned.
Former Olympus CEO Woodford speaks about an accounting scandal at the company during an event in Tokyo

Olympus Ex-CEO Campaigns to Oust Board, Reclaim Top Job

The former chief executive of disgraced Olympus Corp, Michael Woodford, launched a campaign on Thursday to oust the board of directors, reclaim his old job and bring in his own team to save the Japanese firm from a big accounting scandal.
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Time Inc. Names Laura Lang as CEO

Digitas CEO Laura Lang will become the new head of Time Inc. beginning in January and nearly a year after the previous leader of the publishing company was shown the door.
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Bloomberg's Army? The NYPD

Mayor Mike Bloomberg seems to think the NYPD is his own army, according to remarks he made at MIT Nov. 29.
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Occupy Boston May be Next to Face Eviction

The city of Boston filed a pleading arguing Occupy Boston protesters do not have the right to live on public property the morning after demonstrators in Los Angeles and Philadelphia were evicted from their camps.
U.S. Secretary of State Clinton smiles upon her arrival in Naypyitaw, Myanmar

Clinton Makes Historic Visit to Myanmar

Arriving in Myanmar on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton became the first United States Secretary of State in more than 50 years to visit the country, also known as Burma.
Obama, Bieber, Holiday Fervor to Cause Traffic Jams All Week

Obama, Rockefeller Tree Traffic Alert

Midtown Manhattan is expected to be filled with horrendous traffic as President Obama's trip to New York coincides with the star-studded annual Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center.
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Analysis: Central Banks Buy Wiggle Room, Not Solution

Central bank action on Wednesday to ease severe funding strains for the world's private sector banks may help cushion a brewing global credit crunch but it only buys some wiggle room for governments trying to resolve the euro debt crisis and keep banks lending.
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Goldman CEO Can Testify in Insider Case: Judge

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein may be asked to testify in a market regulator's insider-trading case against a former director of the Wall Street bank, a judge ruled.
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Do Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick Sleep in Separate Beds?

Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick seemed to be treading dangerous relationship waters in the Season 2 premiere of Kourtney & Kim Take New York. The pair made a point of checking out two separate bedrooms in their new home in New York. Despite rumors of trouble, the Kardashian and Disick announced Wednesday that they are expecting a second baby.
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A New Yorker's Opinion: Yale's Nightlife Class Amusing, or 'Amusing Ourselves to Death?'

Dateline Yale--$40,000 a year, two-drink minimum. Yep, the prestigious gateway to the CIA, a career as a thespian and the U.S. Presidency for Both Bush, father and son, and Clinton, now offers a course on New York nightlife. College is a fine time to party, and I support a liberal amount of irrational exuberance mixed in with cramming for grades, but somehow, in these difficult economic times, I find a college course about the history of partying a bit...disconcerting.

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