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New York Invades France

I just got back from a weekend in Paris. Yes, a weekend. Living in London, it's an easy thing to do to hop on the Eurostar and emerge on the other side of the English Channel two hours later. Timewise, it's just like traveling from New York to Philly. Well, sort of.
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Obama Signs Stock Act, Banning Insider Trading In Congress

Trading on nonpublic information is already illegal for House and Senate members, but the new law bars them and any other federal employee from trading on nonpublic information about upcoming legislation or regulations. It also tightens disclosure requirements on financial transactions.
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Markets Tailspin On New Greek Bank Woes

Stocks and commodities plunged Wednesday after the head of the European Central Bank -- a lynchpin in the euro zone's effort to contain the effects of its sovereign debt crisis -- suggested that some Greek banks will be left to collapse.
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Fisker's Latest Model Stalled After Energy Dept Pulls Loan

Luxury electric vehicle company Fisker Automotive unveiled its newest model, the Atlantic, Tuesday night at the New York Auto Show, but the car may not hit the streets without a second cash-injection, the company's chief executive Tom LaSorda said.
The 2014 Chevy Impala was unveiled Wednesday at the New York Auto Show.

GM Unveils 2014 Chevy Impala At New York Auto Show

The 2014 Chevy Impala debuted at the New York International Auto Show 2012 with a thunder of hooves and a look back at the iconic car's history, Wednesday, but the final product may just be another member of the herd of American sedans.
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$100 Million Sought as New Discrimination, Immigration Violations Complaint Filed against L&T

In a new twist to the class claims lawsuit against India-based conglomerate Larsen & Toubro and its U.S. subsidiary L&T Infotech, an amended complaint has been filed to include yet another former female employee of the company who has alleged gender and pregnancy discrimination, and has also outlined in detail massive immigration violations that the company was indulging in.
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Brazil's BTG Pactual Plans $2.24 Billion IPO

BTG Pactual, the largest independent investment bank in Latin America, said it is planning to raise up to $2.24 billion in a public offering that could signal the revival of Brazil's IPO market.
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Wall Street Stock To Open Lower Despite Jobs Data

Wall Street stocks were looked likely to open lower open on Wednesday, despite good private sector payrolls data, as investors digested minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting published Tuesday suggesting further monetary stimulus action is unlikely.
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Mega Millions Mess: Maryland McDonald's 'Winner’ Mirlande Wilson To Hold Press Conference

The woman behind the Mega Millions mess has lawyered up and will hold a press conference Wednesday to discuss the $656 Mega Millions jackpot. Mirlande Wilson, a Maryland resident, claims to hold one of three winning tickets for the $656 record-breaking Mega Millions jackpot. However, Wilson got herself into a bit of a Mega Millions mess when her McDonald's co-workers claimed the winning ticket was purchased with money from an office pool but Wilson said that she refused to share the money wit...
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Stock Futures Tumble As Hopes Of Further Stimulus Fade

Stock index futures fell on Wednesday after minutes of the Federal Reserve's March meeting released on Tuesday showed policymakers were less inclined to provide more economic stimulus, curbing investors' appetite for risky assets.
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Kris Humphries Determined To Make His ‘Divorce Hell’ And 'Ruin' Kim Kardashian

Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian divorce war is still on. The basketball player has now refused to divorce the reality star Kim Kardashian until she publicly announces that the marriage was a fraud. Six months after confirming the end of their 72-day marriage the basketball player has a master plan to destroy his estranged wife.

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