Category: Headlines
Strauss-Kahn freed following two days of questioning in prostitution inquiry
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund, was released from police custody after almost two days of questioning as part of an investigation into a French prostitution ring
EU’s sovereign debt is nothing compared with Europeans’ household debt mountain
Fifteen of the eurozone’s 27 members have private sector debt that exceeds the safety threshold of 160% of GDP. Spain’s is 227%
Canadians expect to work past 66: survey
Most Canadians expect to work past the age of 66 — and the majority of those workers say it will be because they need to, not because they want to, a new survey suggests
Buffett should ‘just write a cheque and shut up:’ Christie
Outspoken New Jersey Governor says he’s tired of hearing about billionaire investor’s call for the nation’s wealthiest people to pay more taxes
Foreclosure scout discloses ‘dirty tricks and blatantly illegal practices’ of his job
An anonymous foreclosure scout recently described the “ins and outs, all the dirty tricks, blatantly illegal practices” in an online thread
Obama to propose corporate tax cuts
By Richard Rubin and Julianna Goldman The Obama administration will propose Wednesday reducing the U.S. corporate tax rate to 28% from 35% along with removing tax breaks for companies to help offset lost revenue, an administration official said. The plan would eliminate dozens of tax breaks and reshape the current manufacturing deduction to reduce the …
Scams keep Canada’s securities watchdogs busy
‘Investors who are taken in by illegal distributions seldom recover their money,’ says Canadian Securities Administrators in its report
Golden Reign reports Nicaragua assays including 85.86 g/t, 35.1 g/t silver over 2m
Golden Reign Resources announces assays from the San Albino Mine area of its San Albino-Murra gold property in Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua
Pershing adds Westerner Paul Haggis to Canadian Pacific slate of nominees
Haggis, chairman of Alberta Enterprise Corp., brings “extensive leadership and management change experience,” Pershing’s Bill Ackman says as he pushes to replace current CP management
Mercator’s US$250-million financing question
“We believe a non-dilutive resolution could serve as a key catalyst to move [Mercator's] share price higher in 2012″
