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Moody’s sees pressure from the imminent exit of Greece from the Euro financial system, effecting the core of Europe, especially Spain and Italy. As reported by Business Insider , “The ratings . . . more

While banks have been appreciating—especially high-fidelity banks—investment banks, especially ones focused on sales and trading, are going through the thicket. Morgan Stanley represents a . . . more

Google’s first quarter as a hardware company, as well as a search engine, was a good one. Stand alone revenue for the company was up 21% with cumulative revenues, including its revenues from Motorola . . . more

Microsoft posted its first quarter of a net loss in its 26-year existence. A $6.2 billion charge from the pricey acquisition of aQuantive, an online ad agency made their quarterly earnings a net loss . . . more

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Everyone needs a retirement savings plan to prepare for the later years. However, many people are still at odds over the best methods and plans to use when trying to save for retirement. Should one . . . more

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