Archive for January 6, 2012
January 6, 2012 | 
Author Yahoo’s new CEO is poised to score a rich payday for taking on the troubled company. He’s eligible for up to $26 million this year in salary, stock and bonuses.
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Among those who moved last year, the nation’s capital was once again the most popular destination.
Close to 15% of federal taxes — or $385 billion — went unpaid in 2006, according to new estimates by the IRS.
The SEC is about to get tougher on Wall Street crime. A little bit. The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that in certain cases, it will no longer allow defendants to settle complaints without admitting or denying the allegations against them. The catch is that the change to this controversial policy applies only to cases in which defendants have been convicted of the same conduct in criminal proceedings, or in which they’ve admitted to the conduct as part of an agreement with law enforcement officials to avoid or delay criminal prosecution. The SEC does not have the power to bring criminal complaints. Defendants will still be able to reach SEC settlements without admitting or denying the allegations against them when there are no concurrent criminal convictions or admissions of criminal violations for the same conduct.
President Obama gave a pep talk Friday to the staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — including the new director he controversially appointed this week.
So the U.S. economy added hundreds of thousands of jobs last month and everything is fantastic, right?
For the country as a whole, the unemployment rate fell in 2011. That’s good news, right?
For the country as a whole, the unemployment rate fell in 2011. That’s good news, right?
Unless you are one of those preternaturally glass is half-empty people who goes out on a nice, sunny day and complains about the light shining in your eyes, it is really difficult to find a lot of bad news in the December jobs report.
Unless you are one of those preternaturally glass is half-empty people who goes out on a nice, sunny day and complains about the light shining in your eyes, it is really difficult to find a lot of bad news in the December jobs report.
