A tribute video for one Michael Jeyaraj Ponniah, the Best Student for Faculty of Business & Finance as declared during TWINTECH International University College of Technology [TWINTECH] 9th Convocation held on February 04, 2012 in PICC. May Michael's hard-work, persistence and dedication be an inspiration to us all simply to prove that "Nothing is Impossible". More on programmes under Faculty of Business & Finance and more through www.twintech.edu.my.

US stocks rose, after the first weekly loss for the S&P 500 in 2012, as Greece approved austerity plans to secure rescue funds. Financial shares had the biggest advance in the S&P with Bank of America and Citigroup adding at least 1.5 percent. Apple rose 1.2 percent after briefly trading above $500 for the first time. Chesapeake Energy Corp. added 2.1 percent after the natural-gas driller said it's targeting as much as $12 billion in asset sales and joint ventures this year.

General Electric (NYSE:GE) announced it plans to hire 5000 US military veterans over the next five years and plans for a $580 million investment in order to expand its aviation presence in the United States. The plans come during a four-day summit in Washington DC that is focusing on the United States' long-term economic and industry growth. The hiring is coupled with the US Chamber of Commerce's "Hire Our Heroes" sponsorship, a plan to assimilate veterans back into the national workforce. The company is also planning on launching skill-building centers called "GE Garages" which would double the number of GE internships to 5000 and would help GE become more competitive in the industry. The summit is called the "What Works" project and will last until Thursday this week.

Simpson Bowles, the report on deficit reduction commissioned by President Obama in 2010, is now back at the forefront of political debate. Could this plan really help resolve America's fiscal problem?

New World Order and Opportunities: Bilateral Trade, Investment, Banking and Finance between the Gulf and US. Influential international banker Raghavan Seetharaman, chief executive officer of Qatar-based Doha Bank, delivered the inaugural address for the new George Washington Leadership Series on "New World Order and Opportunities: Bilateral Trade, Investment, Banking and Finance between the Gulf and US" Video production by Washington College Digital Media Services Photography (opening image) by Ashley Carol-Fingerhut '14

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Greek negotiations do not look like business as usual anymore. Greek police unions have called for the arrest of IMF and EU officials. One of the Greek coalition leaders said on television he was given an incomplete translation of the Troika agreement to look over before signing away his country. He has refused to sign onto it. Are we seeing in real time what happens under a modern financial occupation? And what lessons should the US and every indebted nation be learning? We speak to Lew Rockwell, chairman of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Capital Account's producer Demetri Kofinas also gives us his insight into what's behind the headlines, as he watches this unfold in the Greek press and with contacts in Greece. Meanwhile, In the US we examine the deficit of trust. The House passes legislation to ban insider trading by Congress - it's called the STOCK Act. This just as the Spencer Bachus, chairman of the House financial services committee, whose worked on efforts to tighten these rules on Capitol Hill in the past, is under investigation for...insider trading. Bloomberg reports the Federal Reserve secretly selected a handful of banks to bid for debt securities bought by taxpayers in the AIG bailout. And federal regulators approved the first new nuclear plants in the US in 30 years, since the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island. This is also of course less than a year after the meltdowns at Tokyo Electric's Fukushima plant. Is nuclear energy a solution for US energy ...

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Republicans have called President Obama one of the most anti-business presidents in history. But the stock market tells us otherwise. This may come as a surprise, but President Obama actually hasn't faired too badly. As of last Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has risen 60% under Obama - that makes him only one of five presidents to see the Dow gain 50% or more in the first three years in office. He is in good company with two other democrats, Clinton and FDR, and Republicans, Coolidge and Eisenhower. As for the losers, Hoover was the biggest loser, with market down nearly 73%, followed by Roosevelt and Carter. Of course all of this has to be taken with a grain of salt - clearly the market and the economy are very nuanced, multiple things at play during all presidencies. For Obama it was Tarp, Bernanke's QE policy, for others, war and the great depression. The stock market is a leading indicator - meaning - market gains do NOT correlate with economic gains. So the fact that we've seen big strides in the market, but not too much growth in the economy, not a big surprise.

The $25 billion settlement with banks over foreclosure abuses may result in a wave of home seizures, inflicting short-term pain on delinquent US borrowers. On the upside, this makes a long-term housing recovery more likely. Lenders slowed the pace of foreclosures as they negotiated with attorney generals in all 50 states for more than a year over allegations of faulty and fraudulent paperwork used to repossess homes. With yesterday's agreement, banks are likely to resume property seizures.

The US Air Force may buy as many as 18000 iPad 2s. This would be one of the military's biggest orders of computer tablets, accelerating Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s inroads into the federal government. According to a notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, The service's Air Mobility Command plans to issue a request for proposals to buy between 63 and 18000 iPad 2s or similar devices to lighten the load of flight crews.

US stocks fell, snapping a five- week-rally for the S & P 500. This happening amid concern that the plans to help Greece avoid default are unraveling. Additionally, confidence among American consumers dropped more than forecast. Citigroup Inc. (C) and Bank of America Corp. (BAC) dropped almost a percent, to pace declines among financial companies. Commodity producers retreated as Freeport-McMoRan. (FCX), Alcoa Inc. (AA) and Halliburton Co. (HAL) decreased almost a percent. First Solar Inc. (FSLR), the biggest maker of thin-film solar panels, tumbled 8.3 percent after permitting issues delayed a US loan guarantee for a power plant in California.

The debt-laden US will take a back seat to China in crafting a post-crisis, global economic system, Economist editor Philip Coggan tells Thomson Reuters Digital Editor Chrystia Freeland. Coggan's new book Paper Promises argues that, throughout history, creditor nations call the shots.

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--Daniel Ripes, Corporate Finance Manager & Business Development at PEAT International, is with us to discuss plasma gasification technology, which has the potential to turn trash into "syngas" to provide energy while eliminating trash. --On the Bonus Show: Postal service losing more money, cell phones for the poor, weakened insider trading bill, more. The David Pakman Show is an internationally syndicated talk radio and television program hosted by David Pakman www.davidpakman.com http www.davidpakman.com www.facebook.com www.twitter.com feeds.feedburner.com 24/7 Voicemail Line: (219)-2DAVIDP Broadcast on February 9, 2012

The major US equity indices closed higher Thursday on positive economic news and a huge settlement deal with big banks. US States have finally reached a deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred back in 2008. The $25 billion settlement would reduce loans for nearly 1 million households and would send checks of $2000 to about a quarter of a million Americans who were improperly foreclosed upon. The five major banks involved in the settlement include Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Citigroup (NYSE:C), and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY). The number of Americans filing first-time jobless claims dropped by 15000 last week - to 358000 from 373000 the week prior - and are at an all-time low since March of 2008. The news has given many cause to express optimism over an improving labor market, especially when compiled with January's unemployment rate dipping to 8.3 percent And in corporate news, Drink maker Pepsico (NYSE:PEP) reported its fourth quarter earnings today that beat estimates as well as announcing it will cut 8700 jobs, or 3% of its entire workforce. The company also said it plans to pour $500 million to $600 million into brands this year and will have higher dividends and share repurchases in 2012. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) closed 0.05% higher at 12890.46, the S&P500 (S&P 500 INDEX,RTH) closed 0.15% higher at 1351.95, and the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) closed 0.39% higher ...

Gropuon delivered an unexpected loss, taking a hit in the premarket this morning. They had a net loss of 8 cents per share or 42.7 million dollars. And its missing estimates largely because of tax issues- they're dealing with a high international tax rate - but taking a step back when you look at the numbers, it was really a mixed picture: First off, their active user base is up 200 % to 33million - that includes users who have bought at least one deal over the past year. And Groupon says its expecting better numbers in the future, with its rising number of customers. They've also made a 22% drop in marketing costs, also seen as a positive sign by most analysts. It now only accounts for 31% of revenue, compare that with last year it accounted for 100% of revenue Here's where it gets a bit hairy though - gross billings up only 8% compared in the 4th quarter, down from 25% in the 3rd quarter. It tells us that growth is slowing. And Wall street still seems a bit confused with how to gage Groupon's business model - JP Morgan said, "the lack of visibility into key metrics such as subscribers, groupons sold, and billings by category makes it difficult to model Groupon going forward" In the current quarter, Groupon is expecting a revenue between 510 million to 550 million, while analysts however, are expecting 501 million.

US States have finally reached a deal with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred back in 2008. The $25 billion settlement would reduce loans for nearly 1 million households and would send checks of $2000 to about a quarter of a million Americans who were improperly foreclosed upon. The five major banks involved in the settlement include Bank of America (NYSE:BAC), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM), Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), Citigroup (NYSE:C), and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY). The deal finally bookends the painful financial crisis that began back in 2008 when home values dropped and millions of homes were foreclosed upon, with many of the aforementioned companies processing the foreclosures without verifying documents. This was done through automated fake signatures known as robo-signing. Under the deal, all US states but Oklahoma will receive money and will not pursue civil charges against the lenders. However, homeowners can still bring up their own lawsuits as well as federal and state authorities pursing criminal charges.

The number of Americans filing first-time jobless claims dropped by 15000 last week - to 358000 from 373000 the week prior - and are at an all-time low since March of 2008, the Employment and Training Administration reported on Thursday. The "four-week moving average was 366250, a decrease of 11000 from the previous week's revised average of 377250," the ETA reported. The news has given many cause to express optimism over an improving labor market, especially when compiled with January's unemployment rate dipping to 8.3 percent. Forbes reported that the United States added 243,00 jobs last month, as well - which exceeded expectations by about 100000. Sean Incremona, an economist at 4CAST in New York told Reuters, "It does look like with these numbers that the labor market is on a positive footing, which is good to see. Job creation is probably going to be what keeps this recovery alive. Things do seem to be holding up somewhat better than we had expected." However, reaching a stable labor market could prove to be a long road ahead. Still about 23.8 million Americans are unemployed or underemployed, and of those without a job, there is not one for nearly three out of every four people, according to Reuters.

Feb. 9 (Bloomberg Law) -- Scott Cammarn, special counsel at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about how the Volcker Rule would affect the global banking system. Scott explains that foreign banks doing business in the United States would be subject to the Volcker Rule and could force them to move their operations offshore. The Volcker Rule is a section in the Dodd-Frank Act prohibiting banks from engaging in speculative investments.

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Matthew Deitch is a BSM in Finance 2012 candidate at Tulane University's AB Freeman School of Business.He is currently the Business Development and Strategy Specialist at Rebirth Financial, an online platform whose purpose is to act as a financial engine to facilitate growth and development in Louisiana through peer to peer business loans. In this video, Matthew talks about how creativity in finance can change the economic development scene in New Orleans and beyond. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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US analysts have said that US banks may cut 150000 jobs in 2012 also a recent study done in the US and UK indicates that the finance and banking industries remain the least trusted for the second consecutive year. Find out what local banks have to say about this. Guests: MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CITIBANK T&T Dennis Evans REGIONAL PRESIDENT, BUSINESS BANKING, CARIBBEAN BANKING, RBC David Hackett CEO OF INTERCOMMERCIAL BANK Krishna Boodhai

US Bancorp (NYSE:USB) announced today its lead bank, US Bank National Association, got into a definitive agreement to purchase the institutional trust business providing services to retirement plans, labor management trusts, and registered investment advisors from Union Bank, NA Among this transaction, the Institutional Trust and Custody division of US Bank will acquire an estimated 4300 client relationships representing $42 billion in assets under administration. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Terrance Dolan, vice chairman of the US Bank Wealth Management and Securities Services division said, "This acquisition is a great fit for US Bank and solidifies us as a leading provider of institutional trust and custody services by significantly increasing US Bank's scale supporting the retirement services, labor management, and registered investment advisor markets." US Bancorp (NYSE:USB) has potential upside of 10.5% based on a current price of $28.7 and an average consensus analyst price target of $31.7.

This is the VOA Special English Health Report from voaspecialenglish.com | http Officials in the United States say deadly abuse of painkillers and other prescription drugs has reached epidemic levels. More than thirty-six thousand people died from drug overdoses in two thousand eight, the latest year available. That was almost as many as from road crashes. More than half of the overdoses involved drugs that need a doctor's approval. And three-fourths of those deaths involved what are called opioid pain relievers. These include drugs like methadone; morphine; hydrocodone, also known as Vicodin; and oxycodone, or OxyContin. Death rates from prescription drugs were highest among people forty-five to fifty-four years old.A recent government report said painkiller deaths more than tripled in the past decade. They now top the number of heroin and cocaine deaths combined. The Obama administration released a plan last year to try to deal with the problem. Some abusers seek help at places like the Malibu Beach Recovery Center near Los Angeles. They learn yoga and other ways to deal with anxiety, stress and pain. Joan Borsten heads the center. She says stopping is difficult because "in the case of pain pills, the body has stopped producing its natural defenses to pain," and users have to have more and more. Around the country, special drug courts work with addicts to get them counseling and treatment. Mary Ann Gunn is a retired drug-court judge. She now appears on "Last Shot With ...

David McWilliams, Irish economist, gives us our first lesson in punk economics. Writer/Director: David McWilliams Producer/Editor: Mary Catherine Brouder Illustrator: Mark Flood