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The times they are a-changin' for Dylan and Citi

[Posted on September 30, 2009 at 12:27 PM]

Yes, it seems the times are a-changin' for Bob Dylan. Dylan is set to exclusively release his first-ever Christmas album to Citigroup customers before the release date.
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BofA sued for '1,784 billion, trillion dollars'

[Posted on September 28, 2009 at 11:00 AM]

Disgruntled BofA customer Dalton Chiscolm is trying take down the beleaguered institution all by himself, with a '1,784 billion, trillion dollar' lawsuit over poor customer service.
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Dealmaker trades in DB7 for Corolla?

[Posted on September 25, 2009 at 10:22 AM]

We knew times were tough for dealmakers with the volume of M&A down, but did you really need to trade in a 1997 Aston Martin DB7 Volante for a new Toyota Corolla?
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Max Keiser hates hates hates Goldman Sachs

[Posted on July 17, 2009 at 6:45 AM]

It would be hard to actually measure the amount of contempt financial analyst Max Keiser has for Goldman Sachs, but a video gives a pretty good idea.
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PE fundraising falls off a cliff

[Posted on July 8, 2009 at 8:55 AM]

Private equity firms saw fundraising tumble 64% in the first half of 2009 to a four year low.
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Bank of America starts taking IOUs

[Posted on July 2, 2009 at 1:44 PM]

Bank of America will be accepting California IOUs as payment as the state's budget impasse grinds on.
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Do CDSs cause global warming?

[Posted on June 29, 2009 at 12:48 PM]

The House of Representatives bans 'naked' credit default swaps in the environmental bill passed last Friday.
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BofA done with Merrill's bull

[Posted on June 19, 2009 at 2:12 PM]

The combined institution drops the bull from its logo.
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Madoff circumstance worsens

[Posted on June 10, 2009 at 12:38 PM]

First the liquidation of his firm was combined with his personal bankruptcy, and now he has to share his digs with terrorists.
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Bankers get egg on their face ... literally

[Posted on May 13, 2009 at 4:17 PM]

At Allied Irish Bank's extraordinary general meeting, a disgruntled shareholder did more than show his hand -- he showed eggs and used his hands to toss them at the bank's chairman.
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Chrysler HQ to become a mall?

[Posted on May 5, 2009 at 4:37 PM]

If Fiat decides to abandon Chrysler's current headquarters, reports indicate the complex is designed for easy conversion to a mall.
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National Post to take Mondays off

[Posted on April 30, 2009 at 8:26 AM]

CanWest's flagship National Post newspaper will not publish on Mondays for a nine-week period starting in June.
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Citi teaches children about finance

[Posted on April 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM]

In what sounds like a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch, Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) issues a press release about its participation in a New York City program to teach children about fiscal responsibility.
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