Finance Law

–Geithner: “One of the most important things is to finance…roads, bridges, water pipelines.” –Geithner: still work to be done on the Volcker Rule. –Geithner: gradual appreciation of China’s yuan is already helping U.S. competitiveness (Updates throughout with further information, including more Geithner quotes on Europe, corporate taxes, the Volcker Rule and China’s yuan.) By Rob [...]

A supposedly incriminating clip debunks the myth of insufficient vetting, proves little about Obama, and distracts from more serious issues. There is no better testament to the influence of the late Andrew Breitbart than the buzz over a 1991 video of Barack Obama at Harvard Law School that Breitbart.com is heralding. Unfortunately, the buzz also [...]

Parents aiming to improve their struggling Mojave Desert school have resubmitted a petition asking district officials to transform it into a charter campus, supporters said Wednesday. Using the state’s landmark parent trigger law, parents at Desert Trails Elementary School resubmitted signatures to the Adelanto school board Tuesday night representing 53.9% of students, according to Gabe [...]

Bank of America Corp. promoted Matthew Koder to president of its Asian unit, less than a year after the investment banker joined from UBS AG. (UBSN) Koder will take over from Brian Brille, who will become the bank’s chairman for the region, according to an internal memo obtained by Bloomberg News. Mark Tsang, a spokesman [...]

Mar 8, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) — Company Earns Net Profit of $154,000 Company Declares Dividend of $.0125 per Share Annual Meeting to be Held on June 14, 2012 HAWTHORNE, N.Y., March 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SmartPros Ltd. /quotes/zigman/93176/quotes/nls/spro SPRO +0.51% , a leader in the field of accredited professional education and corporate training, [...]

IRVINE, Calif., Mar 08, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Pepperdine University professors Dr. Charles Leo and Dr. Jeffrey Schieberl, human resources management and business law experts at the Graziadio School of Business and Management in Irvine respectively, will lead a free panel discussion for HR managers, functional managers and supervisors, health care providers, lawyers and veterans [...]

Although teen smoking has declined, more than 3 million high school students and 600,000 middle school students still smoke cigarettes and are at risk of early lung and heart problems, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. surgeon general. The  smoking rates among teenage high school students have dropped from 27.5% in 1994 [...]

WATERBURY, Conn., March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Webster Bank has launched an enhanced full-service private bank to build on Webster’s more than 76-years of experience, commitment, and trust and its reputation for superior service for the unique needs of high net-worth individuals. Webster Private Bank offers customized one-stop, full service financial solutions and [...]

WATERSOUND, Fla., Mar 08, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – The St. Joe Company /quotes/zigman/162468/quotes/nls/joe JOE +1.71% (“JOE” or the “Company”) announced today that Thomas Hoyer will join the Company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective March 19, 2012. Hoyer will replace Janna Connolly who has held the position since May 2011 and has resigned to pursue [...]

West Virginia University’s College of Law McConnell MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University’s College of Law has been named a “Go-To” law school by The National Law Journal. WVU is ranked No. 33 among 50 institutions in its first appearance on NLJ’s list. The annual NLJ listing identifies the 50 law schools with the highest percentage [...]