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Rajat Gupta's Tragic Ambition

The former McKinsey chief is accused of passing inside information to Galleon Group's Raj Rajaratnam

Gross's Bear Fund Alone in Beating Equities 12:17 AM

With mutual funds that bet against the market faring poorly through two crashes in 10 years, Pimco Stockplus TR Short gained an average 3 percent annually over the past five years

Study: U.S. Companies Pay World's Sixth-Highest Tax

The tax rate for the biggest U.S. companies averaged 27.7 percent from 2006 to 2009, far above the average for industrialized nations excluding the U.S., says PricewaterhouseCoopers
Special Report: Fixing the U.S. Tax Code

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S&P; 500 issues posted a record high annual cash-flow value for 2010, at $1,145 Billion dollars, outpacing the prior record of $1,117 Billion set in...

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Earnings
1. AT&T Faces `High Hurdles'
  
  March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Michael Nelson, analyst at Mizuho Securities USA Inc., discusses AT&T; Inc.'s agreement to buy Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA unit for $39 billion in cash and stock. (Source: Bloomberg)
2. Tepco's Credit-Default Swaps
3. Sawiris on Egypt Bourse
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Economy
1. Extending the Debt Limit
  
  Roger Altman, founder and chairman of Evercore Partners Inc. and former deputy Treasury secretary under President Bill Clinton, talks about the U.S. budget debate and the outlook for an extension of the debt ceiling.
2. Fed Waiting for U.S. Fiscal Cuts
3. A U.S. Debt Default
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Funds
1. Europe's Effort to Stem Crisis
  
  International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn speaks about the global economy, Europe's response to its debt crisis and financial-market regulation.
2. Soros on Chinese Inflation
3. Ireland's Housing Weakness
4. More

Investing News & Analysis
1. Tough Times Spur Shifts in Corporate R&D Spending
  
  Big companies' outlays have mounted during the recession as technology becomes integral to an increasing number of industries
2. Global Beermakers Eye U.S. Craft Brewers' Growth
3. A Costly Payday for Weyerhaeuser Shareholders?
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Personal Finance
1. A College Degree Is Still Worth It
  
  Sure, it costs more, and technology is threatening high-paying jobs. But the Great Recession shows postsecondary education is more valuable than ever
2. Deficit Could Reshape Retirement Funding
3. What's Behind H&R Block's Free Tax Service
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Philanthropy
1. Soros on Greece, Ireland
  
  Jan. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Billionaire investor George Soros talks about the European sovereign debt crisis, the outlook for commodities and the U.S. deficit.
2. Simmons' `Super Rich'
3. Portugal Turns to Charities
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Real Estate
1. A Slow U.S. Recovery
  
  Carmen Reinhart, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, talks about the U.S. economy, labor market and financial system.
2. Ireland's Housing Weakness
3. MIT's Lo Sees Market Opportunity
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Retirement
1. The Rising Price of Retirement
  
  As more people work part-time rather than hit the greens, the formula for how much they need to live on is changing. Their tax rate may not fall, and expenses may be higher than planned
2. Planning for a Profitable Retirement
3. Evaluating Absolute Returns
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Stocks & Markets
1. Hedging Inflation Via Infrastructure Stocks
  
  Companies that own and operate bridges, roads, and power plants may offer built-in protection against the risk of runaway prices
2. How to Play the Coming Bond Bust
3. The Money Manager in Your Pocket
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