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Boca exhibit celebrates 50 years of fashion
The trade organization CFDA – it just doesn't sound sexy, does it? Aaaah, but what if you knew the initials stood for the Council of Fashion Designers of America, and that it is the star chamber behind fashion week in New York? Yes, the...
Tags: Boca Raton Museum of Art, Vera Wang, Manhattan (New York City), Michael Kors, Carolina Herrera
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If only the rich knew what was best for them
As President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address, America "cannot succeed when a shrinking few do very well and a growing many barely make it." Not even the very wealthy can continue to succeed without a broader-based prosperity. That's because...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unions, Labor Legislation, Barack Obama, Germany
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Gold glitters less brightly, falling below $1,600
Gold still glitters, but a bit less brightly as it fell below $1,600 on Friday for the first time in six months. In one of the contrarian ways of the financial markets, gold has weakened as evidence has mounted that the global economy is recovering....
Tags: George Soros, Media Industry, Twitter, Inc., Stock Market, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Chicken farmers sue Ukrainian investor over failed venture
When a young Ukrainian billionaire acquired the North Carolina operations of chicken processor Townsends out of bankruptcy in early 2011, the deal seemed to symbolize the increasing globalization of our food supply. Oleg Bakhmatyuk, the majority owner...Tags: Bankruptcy, Financially Distressed Companies, Government Contracts, Chess Playing, Corporate Crime
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An outlook for 2013 - Part 1: Top 5 opportunities
After a year of challenges - highlighted by the worst drought in more than a half-century - the U.S. red meat (beef, pork and lamb) industry is focusing on 2013 as a year of great opportunities to increase the value those agricultural exports bring to...Tags: Trade Dispute, Taiwan, Global Expansion, International Trade, Agriculture
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2013 State of the Union: Full prepared transcript
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress…It is my task,” he...Tags: Career and Workplace, Public Finance, North Miami, Government, Crime, Law and Justice
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Full text of Obama's State of the Union address
Tribune wire reportHere is the complete text of President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech, as prepared for delivery on Tuesday: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this Chamber...Tags: Public Finance, Career and Workplace, Government, Social Security, North Miami
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Unions are not the answer
I take issue with much of Lane Windham's recent commentary ("If not labor unions, then what?" Jan. 29) beginning with the fundamental premise that it was the unions that provided us with economic redistribution. Like many other academicians, Ms. Windham...Tags: Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Productivity, Work Rules Contract Issues, Unions, Career and Workplace
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Investors say U.S. fiscal woes pose biggest risk to global economy
WASHINGTON -- Investors around the world say the fiscal woes of the U.S. -- highlighted by the ongoing fight over the debt limit -- pose the biggest risk to the global economy this year, according to poll results released Wednesday. More than a third of...
Tags: Public Finance, Parties and Movements, Polls, Federal Reserve, Credit Ratings
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World Economic Forum poll shows improved confidence ahead of Davos
WASHINGTON -- As major financial figures prepare to gather in Davos, Switzerland, this week, experts are a bit more optimistic about the state of the global economy, according to a survey released Monday by the World Economic Forum. The group's Economic...
Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Heads of State, Government, Google+, Politics
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U.S. trade deficit jumps to seven-month high
WASHINGTON -- A spike in American imports of consumer goods, autos and other products led to a sharp increase in the U.S. trade deficit in November from the prior month, the government said Friday. One immediate implication of the unexpectedly big...Tags: Public Finance, China, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Imports, Trade Balance
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College still matters
Young people and their parents are rightly nervous these days about the economy. Many wonder whether their investment in a college education will pay off. Such worries are overblown. College graduates continue to do far better, even in this difficult...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Invention and Innovation, University of Baltimore, Career and Workplace, Students
Jan 25, 2013
|Column| SFL
Feb 6, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 15, 2013
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Feb 12, 2013
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Feb 13, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Feb 9, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 23, 2013
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Jan 21, 2013
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Jan 11, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 9, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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