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Factset Buyback Quarterly has an interesting series of charts and facts on corporate share buybacks. Here is my favorite chart in the series.
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Reuters reports IMF’s Lagarde in court for French arbitration case . IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Inquiring minds with extra time on their hands this morning are plodding through the Full Transcript of Bernanke’s Testimony To Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress looking for the usual collection of half-truths, distortions, and outright lies it usually contains. Here are some point-by-point statements by Bernanke with my comments immediately following each set of statements.
Accounting Today reported on October 6, 2011 McCain and Hagan Introduce Repatriation Tax Holiday Bill . Senators John McCain, R-Ariz., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C., introduced legislation Thursday allowing multinational corporations to repatriate their foreign earnings at a reduced tax rate.
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Please consider California exchange granted secrecy .
See the article here: Obamacare Premiums 47% Higher But Deductibles 27% Lower Than Grandfathered Health Plans; Obamacare Lies
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