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...thirds of the firm's employees' compensation, paid out in cash and restricted stock, are not subject to the clawback provision. But in limiting the repayment provisions, Morgan Stanley might actually be promoting risky behavior, not limiting it. That's because traders may do whatever they can to boost the now smaller portion of their pay that, barring misconduct, is theirs to keep...
...more, thinking the economy would be fueled by the annual blast of Christmastime consumer spending as well as shoppers seeking to make purchases before an increase in the value-added tax went into effect in January. Though retail was one of the leading drivers of fourth-quarter growth, the boost in spending was offset by confounding slumps elsewhere in the economy...
...executive functions such as decision-making and conflict resolution - women who trained once a week improved their scores in executive functioning by 12.6% - while those who did balance and toning exercises showed no such improvement. The muscle-strengthening exercise also helped the volunteers, ages 65 to 75, boost their walking speed, a commonly used indicator of overall health status in the elderly, as faster pace has been linked with lower mortality. (See pictures of sassy women who love younger...
...Year, whose cheap printed money is driving us to hyperinflation. It's true that Bernanke drove interest rates down to zero and tripled the Fed's balance sheet to avert a depression; he has also bought more than $1 trillion worth of mortgage-backed securities to lower mortgage rates, boost housing prices and pull us out of recession. Now that the recession seems to be over, hawks are badgering him to start tightening the money supply to avoid inflation and an overheated economy. Bernanke's response is simple: What inflation? There's little evidence in the data, and even...
...efforts of the pair were far from enough to keep the game competitive, as five Seminoles scored in double figures with red-shirt freshman Chasity Clayton carrying the day with 17 points. But the continued emergence of relatively anonymous freshmen would provide a boost in conference play as stars Emma Markley and Brogan Berry have both earned targets on their backs throughout the Ivy League...