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African Dictator’s Son Stands Trial For Money Laundering

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The trial got under way after the United Nations denied a request by Equatorial Guinea at the end of last year to halt proceedings on the argument that Obiang is covered by diplomatic immunity. Obiang is the son of the country’s president, Teodoro Obiang Nguema.

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US Retail Sales See February Slump

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percent from the previous month and a full 6 percent year on year, the most significant decline since December 2011. Eugenio Aleman, senior economist at Wells Fargo Securities LLC in Charlotte, North Carolina, told Bloomberg that one of the reasons February sales growth was relatively weak was due to the delay of tax refunds.

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Guest Post: 3rd Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Well, if you are NBER, or National Bureau for Economic Research, and you wait fifteen months to declare that the recession was over in June, 2009 (its duration was 19 months), no one will care. The Federal Reserve will keep the short term Fed Funds rate at 0% to 0.25% well into 2011 and likely into 2012.

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Steal This 5-Step Banking Innovation Playbook from Gentle Monster

South State Correspondent

Gentle Monster Background Founded in 2011 by Kim, Gentle Monster initially struggled to break through against large brands like Luxottica which controls an estimated 30% of the US market, and is behind almost every single designer eyeglass brand you can think of, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Chanel, Prada and many more.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Biggest Branch ITM User Award : The Security Guard. Dang, we lost a lot of remarkable talent in 2017: Gregg Allman – From both the band of brothers and his solo work, from 1973’s Laid Back to 2011’s Low Country Blues – and on constant tour – he brought soul to so many of us. Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2017 Edition

Jeff For Banks

The Bank, Old Second National Bank, lost a whopping $156 million in 2009 and 2010. That got regulator's attention in the form of a May 2011 Consent Order (CO). Independent Bank Corporation (Nasdaq: IBCP) Independent Bank dates back to 1864 as the First National Bank of Iona. How did they lose it? Its size today, at $2.8

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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Declared Bankruptcy: 2011. By December 2011, it was under $30/kg. By September 2011, Solyndra’s business model had fallen apart. In tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), The Coda was awarded a rating of 5 stars out of 5 for its side-impact and rollover tests. Founded: 2011.

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