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ISSUE: November 15, 2009
Articles about bank
A History Of Missing Loot
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1-1-2006
In August 2005, a crew of thieves spent three months digging a tunnel underneath a busy city street in Fortaleza, Brazil, then busted their way into a bank vault and nabbed a whopping $67.8 million in cash. To date, police have recovered just $7 mil...
Article Excerpts:
...A month later, they write a ransom note to the
bank
, offering to sell the bonds for cash. The bank...
...bank, offering to sell the bonds for cash. The
bank
negotiates for nearly a year before detectives...
The Money Web
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7-1-2008
Peer-to-peer lending websites can ease your cash crunch or earn you some extra money.
Article Excerpts:
...They shouldn’t have to go to their
bank
passively, get paid 2 percent to 4 percent, and...
...that of, say, the commercial loan office of a
bank
, where the only thing that matters is a...
Life In A Fishbowl
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10-1-2005
At 13 of the nations greatest playgrounds that You've never heard of, outdoor magic and adventure are ripe for discovery.
Article Excerpts:
... 545-8026 deposited in the last glacial age, the
bank
is an undersea sand, rock, and gravel plateau...
...and charter fishing boats offer trips to the
bank
, too) hoping for humpback whales (most common in...
Business In Paradise
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1-15-2003
Development Business in Paradise
Caribbean efforts to diversify mean vacation heaven could also be nirvana for your company.
Article Excerpts:
... vice president for Bank of Nova Scotia, says the
bank
has found its Costa Rican employees so talented...
...executives are now regularly transferred to the
bank
''s other international locations, a new kind of...
Small Screen
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12-1-2006
The Tomorrow Show: Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show(Shout! Factory)This is the second DVD collection of Tom Snyder's oddly engaging, always eclectic late-...
Article Excerpts:
...Madness, from 1932, is a striking film about a
bank
whose owner (Walter Huston) refuses to sell out...
...innuendo about his losses inspire a run on his
bank
that tests his fortitude. The extras are...
Family Style
-
10-1-2009
It’s lonely at the top -- unless you have a virtual clone scaling the heights with you and turning second-tier pro teams into marketing gold mines.
Article Excerpts:
...if you’re wondering why a 300-year-old British
bank
wants to partner with a New Jersey–Brooklyn...
...the U.S., but it’s still known as that British
bank
,” says Brett, who believes the Barclays Center...
Ticket to ’Ride
-
11-15-2009
Butch Cassidy loved Telluride for purely larcenous reasons. These days, it would be a crime to ignore its stunning beauty and rich history.
Article Excerpts:
...street to where Butch Cassidy robbed his first
bank
in 1889. (Cassidy absconded with more than...
...available. The next day, they knocked off the
bank
and easily escaped the slower horses of the...
Parisian Plan
-
12-15-2007
Julianna Margulies charts a course through her favorite French city.
Article Excerpts:
...once she''d grown up and put some money in the
bank
. At first, it wasn''t much money. Her initial...
Breakthrough
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6-1-2002
PAYPAL’S PROMISE: DIGITAL DOLLARS
Can a company have 15 million customers and still be virtually unknown? Apparen'tly so, if the company is PayPal. Even a boffo IPO last February — priced at $12, the stock closed at $20.09 the first d...
Article Excerpts:
...or wait while personal checks clear the
bank
. And small merchants avoid paying hefty fees to...
Saying Yes To Change
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9-1-2002
President and CEO Vernon Hill believes fundamentally that Commerce Bank isn’t in the banking business. Rather, it’s in the retail business. And if you think like a retailer, he says, then you’re constantly coming up with ways to enhance the customer...
Article Excerpts:
...own small way, the Penny Arcade transforms the
bank
into a more interesting place. And that, says...
Mexico's State Of The Art
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1-1-2004
Steeped in culture and surrounded by natural beauty, Oaxaqueos are reared in the artistic traditions of their villages and the living myths of their ancestors. Its no wonder their art is beginning to command the world...
Article Excerpts:
...its Oaxacan exhibit, "Dreaming Mexico." The
bank
''s mission is fighting poverty through regional...
Alien No More
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3-15-2007
On one of her first visits to Paris, The TV Sets Sigourney Weaver grew homesick for New York. Now she can't wait to get back to the City of Light.
Article Excerpts:
... where sigourney weaver gets lost on the left
bank
- and elsewhere Dining ...
Crowd Control
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6-15-2007
Jason Knight, CEO of Wesabe, a money-management website that uses the wisdom of the crowd to help people control their finances, answers the company's customer-servi...
Article Excerpts:
...wife and I consolidated our banking to a single
bank
. Now our fees are $15 to $20 annually. ...
Marriage - The Ultimate Road Trip
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7-15-2007
Winding around a bend in northern Maine in late September, we’re hit full in the face with a vista of yet another mountainside exploding with yet another dazzling splat of color.
Article Excerpts:
...and she was mad at me for not blaming the
bank
. "But it wasn''t the bank''s fault," I...
...blaming the bank. "But it wasn''t the
bank
''s fault," I said. "That''s not the...
Readers Choice
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5-15-2001
Our May 15 Reader's Choice tip comes from
Jim Mackay
, Chief Technology Officer, with 2.1 million AAdvantage miles in the bank.
His tip?
“Take advantage of your hotel’s fitness options. In Chicago, there’s no better place ...
Article Excerpts:
...with 2.1 million AAdvantage miles in the
bank
. His tip? “Take advantage of your...
Money Talk
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10-1-2001
Q: WHAT CAN I DO FINANCIALLY TO PREPARE FOR A LAYOFF? A:
In these uncertain economic times, it pays to be fully prepared for anything, even a dreaded downsizing. If the writing is on the wall and it’s only a matter of weeks or months...
Article Excerpts:
...line of credit is as simple as going to the
bank
and filling out a form, provided that you have...
The Power Lunch
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5-15-2002
Take Care of Business at These Downtown ArrivalsBOSTON: The Vault, 105 Water St., (617) 292-9966Formerly of Chicagos Charlie Trotters and Bostons La Bettola, talented chef Rene Michelena and a partner recently bought the Financial Districts Vault. T...
Article Excerpts:
...the same (the building was once a
bank
), but the team updated the interior. And the...
And Another
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1-1-2003
Scott McNealy
Chairman, president, and CEO Sun Microsystems Santa Clara, California Our shrewdest move was not overreacting to the bubble or the bust. We monetized the bubble. We put a lot of money in the bank. We didn’t...
Article Excerpts:
...the bubble. We put a lot of money in the
bank
. We didn’t make huge acquisitions in...
Personal Finance
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3-1-2003
CLIMB THE LADDER
Certificates of deposit sound appealing and safe? They can be even more appealing if you maximize your earnings with a time-tested technique called
LADDERING CDs
. The typical plan is simple. Take the total...
Article Excerpts:
...dates. If you don’t tell the
bank
to withdraw, move, or flip your money to a...