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Pimco’s Gross: ‘Gut feeling’ that bond bull run is done
By Jennifer Ablan and Dan Burns NEW YORK (Reuters) – Circle the date, market mavens: April 29, 2013. Continue reading
JCPenney Discloses Wider Decline For First-Quarter Sales
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — First-quarter sales at JCPenney suffered a wider decline than analysts were expecting, according to preliminary financial results released by the department store after Tuesday’s market close. Continue reading
‘Iron Man 3′ Has Knockout Domestic Debut
By David Germain LOS ANGELES — Iron Man reigns as the standard-bearer of Hollywood superheroes with a $175.3 million domestic opening weekend for his latest sequel and an overseas haul of a half-billion dollars in less than two weeks. According to studio estimates Sunday, Iron Man 3 has raced to a worldwide total of $680.1 million. That includes $175.9 million in its second weekend overseas, where the film has rung up $504.8 million so far. Continue reading
Facebook Earnings: Live Blog Recap
Facebook Q1 Earnings: Live Blog Updated from 3:45 p.m. Continue reading
Activision CEO Kotick among top-paid CEOs in U.S.
Videogame publisher Activision Blizzard Inc’s Chief Executive Robert Kotick received a total compensation of $64. Continue reading
Total Executives: Final Report on Elgin Incident Due Within Weeks
A final report of the gas leak incident which forced oil and gas major Total SA (TOT, FP.FR) to evacuate its North Sea platform of Elgin last year is to be issued within weeks and conclude as the cause a mechanical failure due to stress corrosion, the head of the group’s U.K. Continue reading
TMZ Live: Farrah Abraham’s Sex Tape — James Deen Says It Was Her Idea
Porn star James Deen says he was just the hired organ — and his porno with ex-”Teen Mom” star Farrah Abraham was all HER idea. Now, Farrah’s pissed at him … Continue reading
IRS audit squad nabs 1 in 8 millionaires
The IRS has learned the Willie Sutton Principle: When it comes to revenues, go to where the money is.New data from the IRS shows that tax filers with taxable incomes of $1 million or more were audited nearly 12 times more often than the population as a whole. About one in eight of them were examined in the fiscal year 2012, for a total of 41,000.Read more: Taxes Won’t Stop Wealthy from SpendingTho… Continue reading
SBA Approves $2B in Hurricane Sandy Loans
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — More than five months after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast, the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved more than $2 billion in disaster loans to residents and businesses affected by the 100-year storm, roughly double the amount of disaster loans approved as of the end of January. Continue reading
Grandparents step up to help fund grandkids’ education
Grandma and Grandpa are more active than ever in funding their grandkids’ educations, including sinking money into 529 college savings plans. Contributions from grandparents now make up about 9.5 percent of the total. Continue reading
