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Ex-Vatican Bank President, Lawyer Charged With Embezzlement

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According to the AP, the Institute for Religious Works reported that Caloia and Luizzo were charged with embezzlement and self-laundering between 2001 and 2008. Their trial is slated to begin on March 15, reported the news service, noting that a third suspect passed away while being investigated.

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Where People Spent Stimulus Payments – And Where They Didn’t

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In one example, with the 2001 tax rebates, households spent roughly 20 percent to 40 percent of those funds in the first quarter after receiving them, with two-thirds spent over the first six months.

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Online Sports Betting Gets A Super Bowl Workout

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sports betting event of the year, and the first big test of legalized online sports gambling in the wake of last year’s Supreme Court decision that overruled previous prohibition — a ruling that allowed states besides Nevada to allow such wagering operations. But it stands as the major U.S. billion, double the amount spent in 2011.

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A Decline in Personal Savings

TrustBank

The BEA calculates the personal saving rate by subtracting taxes from personal income to arrive at “disposable personal income” and then subtracts personal outlays. As of October, the US ranked 32 nd according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data. What’s left is an estimate of personal savings.

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Consumer Lending: Should Banks Do It?

Jeff For Banks

Ever since we formed our company in 2001, this has been the case. Looking at our peer group numbers, the consumer loan costs a little above $1,100 per year in operating expense to originate and maintain. pre-tax profit as a percent of the portfolio. And it wasn’t an anomaly. But it was the only sub-product that showed a profit.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

CB Insights

Date: September 3, 2001. Mattel took an after-tax loss of $430M, with a possibility of making some money back if Gores got the company to profitability, which did actually happen only 75 days after the handoff. of its investment in Columbia plus an additional $510M in operating losses from the unit. HP and Compaq. Price: $25B.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

CB Insights

It also owns 50 subsidiary companies that have 200 more subsidiaries themselves, including Geico (acquired in 1996), Dairy Queen (1997), and Fruit of the Loom (2001). You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” ( 2001 ). In spring 2001, Cisco’s shareholders had lost a total of 28.6%

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