A “frustrated” Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was poised on Friday to issue layoff notices to 1,500 state workers, blaming the move on a two-week standoff over his bill to curb union collective bargaining rights. The threat of layoffs increased the stakes in a bitter battle between Wisconsin Republicans and Democrats, a fight being watched around [...]
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Scott Walker Has a Personal Vendetta Against Wisconsin Unions
Posted: 24th February 2011 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, PoliticsTags: Afternoon Hours, Beast, Chief Of Staff, David Koch, Different Story, Executive Assistant, Fireside Chat, Gilkes, Hav, hoops, Huffington Post, Koch Brothers, Oomph, Paul Fallon, Personal Vendetta, phone call, Receptionist, Scott Walker, Tuesday Afternoon, Watching Television, Wisconsin Gov, Wisconsin Unions, Yesterday Morning
Here’s something for your “can this possibly be for real” file this morning. Over at the Buffalo Beast — the former print alt-weekly turned online newspaper founded by onetime editor Matt Taibbi, typically best known for its annual list of “The 50 Most Loathsome Americans” — there appear to be recordings of a phone call [...]
AOL Gambles Big on Arianna’s Huffington Post
Posted: 7th February 2011 by Veritas in Economy | FinanceTags: Ancient Chinese Book, Aol Executive, Arianna Huffington, Art Of War, Content Area, Content Deals, Dustbin, Gambles, Huffington Post, Internet Brands, Internet History, Left Of Center, Market Capitalization, Military Strategy, New York Times, News Of The Day, Political Commentary, Steve Case, Tim Armstrong, Time Warner Inc, Time Warner Merger
AOL Inc will buy Arianna Huffington’s influential website for $315 million, looking to the high-profile liberal pundit to rescue it from the dustbin of Internet history. The move, announced Monday, comes at a hefty premium. AOL is estimated to be paying 32 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for The Huffington Post, said [...]
Is Your Significant Other Lying About Money and Hiding Debt?
Posted: 13th January 2011 by Veritas in Economy | FinanceTags: adults, American Couples, Beck, Both Sexes, Chief Executive, Consequences, divorce, Earnings, Forbes, Harris Interactive, Indiscretions, infidelity, money, National Endowment For Financial Education, New Survey, poll, relationship, Respondents, source article, TED
Three in 10 Americans commit “financial infidelity” by lying to their spouses about money, sometimes suffering consequences such as separation or divorce, according to a new survey. The Harris Interactive online poll of 2,019 adults released on Thursday showed 31 percent of American couples who have combined finances were not truthful about issues such as [...]
Is A Food Crisis Looming in the Near Future?
Posted: 10th January 2011 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, LifestyleTags: Bad Weather, Cereal Prices, Collective Response, Exporter Thailand, Food Agency, Food And Agriculture Organization, Food Crisis, Food Prices, Francois Fillon, French President Nicolas, french president nicolas sarkozy, French Prime Minister, Futures Prices, Global Cooperation, Group Talks, Meat Prices, Nicolas Sarkozy, president nicolas sarkozy, Price Volatility, Prime Minister Francois Fillon, Wheat Futures
The world’s biggest economies are working to find ways to bring down soaring food prices, a G20 official said on Friday, as top exporter Thailand vowed to keep rice supply steady and avert a repeat of the 2008 food crisis. Global food prices hit a record high last month, outstripping the levels that sparked riots [...]
Hef Takes the Bunny Private
Posted: 10th January 2011 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, EntertainmentTags: Bank One, Bow Tie, Boyar Value Fund, Bunny Ears, Caris And Co, David Miller, execu, Free Pictures Of Naked Women, Hugh Hefner, Mark Boyar, Penthouse Magazine, Playboy Enterprises Inc, playboy magazine, Prominent Ears, Quarter Basis, Rabbit Head, Rbc Capital Markets, reuters, Sexual Freedom, Silences, Stock Price Fall
Hugh Hefner, whose Playboy magazine first exposed many Americans to the possibilities of sexual freedom during the buttoned-up 1950s, is taking the bunny private. Playboy Enterprises Inc, the publisher known for its bunny ears and nude centerfolds, plans to go private in a deal that values the company at $207 million. The owner of rival [...]