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Ragatz named to lead ethics center at the American College
By Staff WriterJulie A. Ragatz has been named director of the Center for Ethics in Financial Services at the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
June 29, 2011
Ragatz named to lead ethics center at the American CollegeJulie A. Ragatz has been named director of the Center for Ethics in Financial Services at the American College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.
June 27, 2011
PIMCO’s El-Erian: Europe at Risk Over Greek DebtMohamed El-Erian, head of PIMCO, says that a restructuring of Greek debt is inevitable and that failure to address the country's problems correctly could contaminate the rest of Europe.
June 24, 2011
For Greece, Europe Discusses New Type of BondsBanks and European officials are discussing the possibility of using a different type of bond as a means of rolling over Greek debt in the hope that such a instrument will avoid raters classifying the move as a default, according to senior European banking officials.
June 23, 2011
Is College a Waste of Money? ‘Short’ College Through Online Education StocksPIMCO provocateur and bond fund legend Bill Gross garnered much attention in his latest missive questioning the value of a college education in today’s tough economy: He is clearly onto something.
June 22, 2011
CBO: National Debt on Track to Nearly Double GDP in 25 YearsThe nation is on a course to a “sudden fiscal crisis” if policymakers, like Rep. Paul Ryan and President Barack Obama, fail to take measured steps to halt the growing debt burden, the CBO said Wednesday.
June 21, 2011
PIMCO's Bill Gross Blasts Job Creation, College EducationIn an unusual mid-month commentary, the PIMCO chairman said the government must re-think how it approaches job creation, and said that a college education was a waste of money.
June 20, 2011
Moody’s Warns Italy Over Debt as Eurozone Contagion Fears SpreadMoody’s expressed concern about what rising interest rates might do to an Italian economy that is struggling to recover from recession and burdened by heavy debt.