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IRS Offers Last-Minute Tax TipsWhile you have a little more time to file those taxes this year (Tax Day is April 17), that's not too much of a cushion. Having trouble getting those tax papers done? You may as well look to the experts at the IRS -- the very folks to whom you need to turn in those tax forms -- for some advice. ...continue |
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Goldman Resignation Letter, Taiwanese Animator StyleGoldman Sachs's Greg Smith resigned from the company Monday in the most public manner possible: by posting his resignation letter from Goldman Sachs in the New York Times. The letter has given rise to a new round of criticism against the banking industry, and has also prompted Goldman and others to rise to the defense of the firm and the sector at large. However, nobody has managed to cover the story in quite so unique a way as Next Media Animation, a Taiwanese company that computer-animates news stories. Check out NMA's version of the Goldman resignation letter brouhaha. ...continue |
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Robert De Niro To Portray Bernie Madoff in HBO BiopicRobert De Niro is about to portray his most notorious role based on a real-life subject since his role as Al Capone in "The Untouchables." De Niro has signed on for the part of financier Bernard "Bernie" Madoff for an in-development film for HBO. ...continue |
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Raj Rajaratnam Sentenced -- and Fined MillionsGalleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam was found guilty on 14 counts involving securities fraud and conspiracy last May. Today, he was sentenced to 11 years in prison, as well as fined $10 million. ...continue |
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Starbucks Seeks to Perk Up Economy With New Jobs InitiativeStarbucks announced a new program called Create Jobs for USA. The Create Jobs for USA initiative, in partnership with the Opportunity Finance Network, will pool donations from Starbucks customers, employees, and other donors into a nationwide fund to be used for for community business lending, with the ultimate goal of sustaining jobs in the U.S. ...continue |
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Bank of America to Cut 30,000 Jobs As Part of $5B/Year SavingsBank of America (NYSE: BAC), in what it refers to as "Phase I" of its cost-savings plan, expects to cut approximately 30,000 jobs over the next several years. ...continue |
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Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's Contentious ConfirmationWhile the confirmation of Chairman Ben Bernanke last week for another four-year term indicates continuity in economic policy, it also was very controversial. ...continue |
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Executive Pay in the SpotlightFinally, last week, the U.S. government announced the widely anticipated restrictions on executive pay in rescued companies and in banks. ...continue |
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The Next 10: 2009 Top Business Schools for Hispanic Students, 11-20We present our 2009 Top Business Schools for Hispanic Students, numbers 11-20. For the top ten, please click here. ...continue |
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Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition Protests Bank of America's Lending PracticesFlorida activist Al Pina has launched a community campaign against Bank of America over its the minority-lending record and practices. Pina, founder and chairman of the Florida Minority Community Reinvestment Coalition, is staging a hunger strike in protest of what he views to be Bank of America's lack of transparency toward low-income minorities. ...continue |
