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Consumer Prices in U.S. Decline More Than Forecast
The cost of living fell more than forecast in November as energy prices
dropped, a sign U.S. inflation remains in check…article
Greece: Finance ministers clear €49bn aid tranche
Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund have agreed to release 
€49.1 billion in aid to Greece by the end of March, a sum that should help the country stay afloat until then and avoid bankruptcy…article
HSBC to pay record $1.9 billion fine in money laundering case
HSBC Holdings Plc has agreed to pay $1.92 billion to settle a multi-year U.S. criminal probe into money-laundering lapses at the British lender, the largest penalty ever paid by a bank…article
Thanks to one of our readers. We received this flowchart The Double Standard of the US Criminal Justice System. All links in the flowchart are click able. What do you think about ?
Women with finance skills
have ‘distinct advantage’ over men when applying for board jobs
Women with a finance background are at a distinct advantage over men when applying for board roles, a new Cranfield report looking at women on boards reveals…article
Investors offer about $38.8 billion in Greek debt buyback
Greece is set to purchase back about half of its debt owned by private
investors, broadly succeeding in a bond buyback that is key to the country’s international bailout, a Greek government official said on Saturday…article
Time To Wake Up
Transparency Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 
The CPI 2012 measures perceived levels of public sector corruption in 176 countries/territories. How does your country fare? Video
Brochure / Index 2012
Time To Wake Up Read more Transparency International’s campaign “Time to Wake Up” is running in 17 countries across Latin America, Asia, Africa and Europe, …
The 10 Best-Paying College Majors For Women
No. 1: Pharmacy Pharmaceutical Sciences and Administration
Percentage of women: 42%
Women’s median earnings: $100,000
Men’s median earnings: $110,000
No. 2: Information Sciences
Percentage of women: 26%
Women’s median earnings: $75,000
Men’s median earnings: $65,000
No. 3: Chemical Engineering
Percentage of women: 23%
Women’s median earnings: $72,000
Men’s median earnings: $92,000..article
Margaret Papandreou Linked to Lagarde List
An official with the Greek financial crimes squad SDOE has reportedly said that Margaret 
Papandreou, mother of former Prime Minister George Papandreou, is involved with a deposit of 550 million euros ($714.28 million) in the Geneva, Switzerland branch of HSBC, the biggest on a list of 2,059 Greeks with accounts there who haven’t been checked for tax evasion…article
Euro officials reach deal to reduce Greek debt
BRUSSELS -A European Union official has told The Associated Press Tuesday that a deal
has been reached that would pave the way for Greece to receive the next instalment of its much-needed bailout loans…article