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A Century of Fakers, Fraudsters and Rogues 
September 19, 2017

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Judge all but tosses case against 'rogue' trader Guy Gentile
             
A federal judge all but tossed the government's case against "rogue" trader and ex-FBI informant Guy Gentile - likely ending  the 18-month civil fraud case that Gentile claims was brought in retaliation.

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Be Kind and Increase Productivity
             
By: Heather Johnson

The working world is endlessly competitive, no matter the industry. We think of the work place sometimes as a jungle; survival of the fittest, you can't show vulnerability or weakness because there's an alpha being ready to take your spot. 

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EU to propose stronger monitoring of UK financial firms after Brexit
             
The European Commission is set to propose on Wednesday stricter controls of foreign financial firms that do business in the EU, a move that would extend European regulators' supervision over London, Europe's biggest financial center, after Britain leaves the bloc.

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Mexico readies bill to regulate fast-growing fintech industry
             
Mexico would regulate its fast-growing financial technology sector, including firms that use crypto-currencies like bitcoin, to protect consumers and spur competition, under a proposed bill seen by Reuters.

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Jefferies Trading Slump Adds to Wall Street's Gloomy Outlook
             
Jefferies Group is adding to Wall Street's trading gloom.

The firm's revenue from that business dropped in the three months through August to the lowest in six quarters, according to a  statement from the company Tuesday, a sign that an industrywide decline in transactions is worsening. 

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CFPB forces companies to pay $21.6 million for illegal student loan debt collection
             
A recent study from the National Association of Realtors shows that across the U.S., student debt continues to hold Millennials back from owning a home for an average of seven years, and now the latest action from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shows that debt may not even always be real.

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China hit by financial scam 'epidemic'
             
Li Wenxing was starting a new life. In May, the young university graduate left his home in rural China on the offer of work with a software company in the city of Tianjin.

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Bitcoin Bounties to Sniff Out Online Pirates
             
Bitcoin is often seen as the  currency of online pirates . But content producers and rights holders may soon be embedding hidden  Bitcoin bounties  on to their work to help lead authorities to the pirates spreading it illegally.

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Top firm CEO gets brutally honest about what automation is going to do to banking jobs
             
Deutsche Bank CEO  John Cryan  offered insight into how the financial world will change from  automation  and other technology at the Singapore Summit.

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Top bank analyst says Goldman turnaround plan won't work
             
Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein may be too puny to "muscle in" on new financial markets, according to a top banking analyst.

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Those Who Don't Learn From Financial Crises Are Doomed to Repeat Them
             
Veterans of the stock market insist that the four most dangerous words on Wall Street are "this time is different."

It rarely is. In the autumn of 1929, Irving Fisher, a prominent economist at Yale, assured Americans that stock prices had reached "what looks like a permanently high plateau.

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This pension fund is now worth $1,000,000,000,000
             
NORWAY'S GIANT PENSION FUND IS NOW WORTH OVER $1 TRILLION. YES, 1 FOLLOWED BY 12 ZEROS.

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Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One Year
             
Hillary Clinton  says  she made a mistake when she gave speeches on Wall Street after leaving government. Taking money from banks, she writes in her new memoir, created the impression she was in their pocket.

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"Ghosting" while Interviewing is a new Scary Phenomenon
             
By Jack J. Kelly
According to the Urban Dictionary, not to be confused with the more stuffy Merriam-Webster dictionary, the term " Ghosting" is defined as:

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You Must Get Mentally, Physically and Emotionally in Shape before you Interview - Here's Why
             
By Jack J. Kelly
Most if not all books and articles about interviewing and procuring a new job gloss over an exceedingly difficult part of the interview process - 

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Airbus faces lengthy probe, no quick fine
             
Airbus (AIR.PA) faces years of investigation by French and UK authorities into allegations of corruption over jet sales, people familiar with the case said on Friday, playing down a newspaper report of a potentially rapid settlement.

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Chinese prosecutors beefing up intelligence sharing to hunt down corrupt fugitives overseas
             
Prosecutors in China will strengthen intelligence sharing and joint investigation cooperation with the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) to hunt down corrupt Chinese fugitives who remain at large abroad, a senior official from the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Wednesday (Sept 13).

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Brazil's Agriculture Minister Targeted in Corruption Probe
             
Brazilian federal police have raided the home of Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi after corruption allegations were launched against the official by former state Governor Mato Grosso Silval Barbosa.

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