Archive for October 20th, 2013:

NationaLease Announces 2013 Leadership Circle Award Winners

Date: Oct 20 2013
1888PressRelease - Thirty-eight member companies are honored at the 69th Annual Meeting in recognition for their outstanding commitment to the organization. Each year at their Annual Meeting, NationaLease, one of the largest full service truck leasing organizations in North America, announces ...Read More »

Many Hurricane Sandy Victims Getting Shortchanged on Flood Insurance

Date: Oct 20 2013
Filed under: Insurance Industry, Homeowners Insurance, Ripoffs & ScamsAlamy By DAVID B. CARUSO NEW YORK -- Many homeowners who got slammed by Superstorm Sandy are finding their flood insurance checks are nowhere near large enough to cover their repairs, and consumer advocates ...Read More »

Israel names female central bank chief

Date: Oct 20 2013
Karnit Flug succeeds Stanley Fischer, widely credited with steering nation through crisis. http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/7C8F4R4c0dg/ Read More »

Cray Supercomputers Making a Comeback, Thanks to Rise of Big Data

Date: Oct 20 2013
Filed under: Technology, ComputersAlamyA cluster of Cray supercomputers at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, operated by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the Department of Energy. By Bill Rigby SEATTLE -- "Big data" means big computers, and good news for Cray ...Read More »

JPMorgan Near $13 Billion Settlement Over Mortgage-Backed Securities

Date: Oct 20 2013
Filed under: JP Morgan Chase, Mortgages, Banks, Scandals and Lawsuits, SecuritiesEmmanuel Dunand, AFP/Getty Images By PETE YOST WASHINGTON -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) has tentatively agreed to pay $13 billion to settle allegations surrounding the quality of mortgage-backed securities it sold ...Read More »