Archive for August 20th, 2014:

Bank of America agrees to nearly $17B settlement

Date: Aug 20 2014
Deal with Justice Department would resolve mortgage security issues from before financial crisis.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/72619298/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Bank-of-America-agrees-to-nearly-B-settlement/ Read More »

Pandora’s staff mostly white in diverse Oakland

Date: Aug 20 2014
Pandora's staff is mostly white even though they work in one of nation's most diverse cities.         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/72589835/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Pandoras-staff-mostly-white-in-diverse-Oakland/ Read More »

E3 Appoints Dr. Michael Green Chief Technology Officer; Opens California R&D Center

Date: Aug 20 2014
1888PressRelease - E3 continues its expansion with the appointment of Dr. Michael Green to Chief Technology Officer and the opening of its research and development center in California. Water remediation and recovery technologies will be the key focus of this ...Read More »

Four McDonald’s shut by Russia

Date: Aug 20 2014
Russia says closures are for sanitary reasons, but could it really be politics?         http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~/72562586/0/usatodaycommoney-topstories~Four-McDonalds-shut-by-Russia/ Read More »

Market Wrap: Stocks Advance for Third Day, Despite Fed Minutes

Date: Aug 20 2014
Filed under: Market News, Federal Reserve, Investing Spencer Platt/Getty Images By KEN SWEET NEW YORK -- The stock market rose for a third straight day Wednesday despite a report from the Federal Reserve that showed a growing chorus of central bank officials willing ...Read More »

Bank of America’s $17 Billion Settlement Won’t Cost It $17 Billion

Date: Aug 20 2014
Filed under: Bank of America, Banking, U.S. Government, Investment Fraud, Scandals and Lawsuits George Sheldon/Alamy By JEFF HORWITZ WASHINGTON -- How much will Bank of America's (BAC) expected $17 billion mortgage settlement cost the company? The answer is, almost certainly not that ...Read More »

Fed Minutes: It’ll Soon Be Time to Start Raising Interest Rates

Date: Aug 20 2014
Filed under: Inflation, Unemployment Rate, Economic Recovery, Federal Reserve, Interest Rates Susan Walsh/APFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen By MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON -- Some Federal Reserve officials think the U.S. economy is improving fast enough that the Fed will need to act sooner than ...Read More »