NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Astoria Financial Corporation (NYSE:AF) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels and expanding profit margins. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat weak growth in earnings per [...]
Sir Mervyn King calls for a change in banking culture Link to this video Sir Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, piled the pressure on the City on Friday when he said something had gone “very wrong” with Britain’s banks that needed to be put right. As Barclays and other high street [...]
Durham, N.C. — A veteran legal educator and manager has been selected to serve as dean of the North Carolina Central University School of Law, campus officials announced Wednesday. Phyliss Craig-Taylor, who most recently worked as associate dean for academics at Charlotte School of Law in Charlotte, will assume the post in July. The move [...]
Durham, N.C. — A veteran legal educator and manager has been selected to serve as dean of the North Carolina Central University School of Law, campus officials announced Wednesday. Phyliss Craig-Taylor, who most recently worked as associate dean for academics at Charlotte School of Law in Charlotte, will assume the post in July. The move [...]
Durham, N.C. — A veteran legal educator and manager has been selected to serve as dean of the North Carolina Central University School of Law, campus officials announced Wednesday. Phyliss Craig-Taylor, who most recently worked as associate dean for academics at Charlotte School of Law in Charlotte, will assume the post in July. The move [...]
PASADENA (CBS) — New laws take effect Sunday, including Pasadena’s citywide ban on plastic bags and a statewide ban on foie gras. (credit: CBS) Signs were put up at supermarkets across Pasadena informing customers of the ban on plastic bags. Brown paper bags will now cost shoppers a dime apiece. A first-of-its-kind ban on the [...]
PASADENA (CBS) — New laws take effect Sunday, including Pasadena’s citywide ban on plastic bags and a statewide ban on foie gras. (credit: CBS) Signs were put up at supermarkets across Pasadena informing customers of the ban on plastic bags. Brown paper bags will now cost shoppers a dime apiece. A first-of-its-kind ban on the [...]
PASADENA (CBS) — New laws take effect Sunday, including Pasadena’s citywide ban on plastic bags and a statewide ban on foie gras. (credit: CBS) Signs were put up at supermarkets across Pasadena informing customers of the ban on plastic bags. Brown paper bags will now cost shoppers a dime apiece. A first-of-its-kind ban on the [...]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will push ahead with financial reforms that include interest rates and the yuan as it seeks to keep economic growth on an even keel, central bank chief Zhou Xiaochuan said on Friday. The People’s Bank of China will maintain a prudent monetary policy and fine-tune when necessary, Zhou said. China’s economy [...]








