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  • US spied on Russian President Medvedev at 2009 G20 Summit – NSA leaks US spied on Russian President Medvedev at 2009 G20 Summit – NSA leaks

    The following is an excerpt from rt.com | June 16, 2013 |
    As Britain readies to host the G8 summit, the documents uncovered by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have revealed that back in 2009 US spies intercepted top-secret communications of then Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, during his visit to London.
    The Guardian, which has seen the documents, al…

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  • Microsoft: Office 365 for iOS ‘Step in Right Direction,’ Says Nomura Microsoft: Office 365 for iOS ‘Step in Right Direction,’ Says Nomura

    The following is an excerpt from Tiernan Ray | June 14, 2013 | Barrons.com |
    Nomura Equity Research‘s Rick Sherlund this afternoon writes that the announcement today by Microsoft (MSFT) that its “Office 365” productivity suite is available for Apple‘s (AAPL) iPhone is a “very limited first step in the right direction of delivering Office funct…

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  • EU And US Launch Negotiations Over What Could be Biggest Trade Pact In History EU And US Launch Negotiations Over What Could be Biggest Trade Pact In History

    The following is an excerpt from: Nat Rudarakanchana | June 17, 2013 | ibtimes.com |
    President Barack Obama and top European officials formally launched negotiations over a trans-Atlantic EU-U.S. trade deal, potentially the biggest trade deal ever, at the sidelines of the G-8 summit in Ireland Monday.
    U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, a key figure in th…

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  • Solar-powered plane lands in Washington after ‘pit stop’ in Ohio Solar-powered plane lands in Washington after ‘pit stop’ in Ohio

    The following is an excerpt from Alan Boyle | June 16, 2013 | msnbc.com |
    The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane made a smooth landing in Washington early Sunday, leaving just one more solar-powered hop to go in its cross-continent odyssey.
    The 208-foot-wide (63-meter-wide) aircraft set down at Dulles International Airport at 12:15 a.m. ET, with Solar Impuls…

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  • U.S. Stocks Fall on IMF Outlook, Warning on Stimulus Exit U.S. Stocks Fall on IMF Outlook, Warning on Stimulus Exit

    The following is an excerpt from Lu Wang | June 14, 2013 | Bloomberg.com |
    U.S. stocks fell, after yesterday’s rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as the International Monetary Fund cut its 2014 outlook for America and urged the central bank to carefully manage its exit from stimulus plans.
    DuPont Co. and American Express Co. (AXP) slipped at le…

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  • A Fight Over U.S. Coal Exports and the Industry’s Future A Fight Over U.S. Coal Exports and the Industry’s Future

    The following is an excerpt from CLIFFORD KRAUSS | June 14, 2013 | Nytimes.com |
    CROW AGENCY, Mont. — Every few hours trains packed with coal pass through the sagebrush-covered landscape here in southern Montana, some on their way north to Canadian ports for shipment to Japan and South Korea. If the mining company Cloud Peak Energy has its way, many more tra…

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  • Nextdoor Hooks Up With Bloomberg and the City of New York Nextdoor Hooks Up With Bloomberg and the City of New York

    The following is an excerpt from Mike Isaac | June 14, 2013 | allthingsd.com |
    In one of the company’s most noteworthy partnerships to date, Nextdoor, the private social network focused on small neighborhood communities, will become one of New York City’s official communication tools to connect with citizens.
    Much like Nextdoor’s existing deals w…

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  • Big Data Knows What You’ll Do Next Summer Big Data Knows What You’ll Do Next Summer

    The following is an excerpt from Quentin Fottrell | June 13, 2013 | Smartmoney.com |
    Revelations that a government surveillance program monitors phone calls and electronic communications has many Americans wondering how this new era of widespread data collection will change their daily lives. In “Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live…

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  • “BUBBLE, BUBBLE….WE’VE STILL GOT TROUBLE” (with apologies to Bill Shakespeare!) “BUBBLE, BUBBLE….WE’VE STILL GOT TROUBLE” (with apologies to Bill Shakespeare!)

    BYRON RAMBO, MBA, EA
    Fellow, National Tax Practice Institute
    Byron.Rambo@rsbpartners.com
    June 11, 2013
     
    Great news is everywhere, the housing markets are recovering and that’s the key driver to our economy so things are really looking up! It’s being reported that the renewed boom in housing is leading the US to a sustainable recovery. Warren B…

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  • Options Writer Series — IBM –Big Blue Shines. No Wonder Warren Buffett Bought A Position Options Writer Series — IBM –Big Blue Shines. No Wonder Warren Buffett Bought A Position

    By Warren Kaplan
    The Stock Option Writer
    © Warren Kaplan 2011-2013
    June 11, 2013
     
    No, this stock is not listed in the S&P Aristocrat list. Why? Well because the company has not raised its dividend every year for the last 25 years.  That said, it is a leader in its field. International Business Machines Corporation provides information technolog…

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  • Options Writer Series — F- There is a Ford in Your Future Options Writer Series — F- There is a Ford in Your Future

    By Warren Kaplan
    The Stock Option Writer
    © Warren Kaplan 2011-2013
    May 28, 2013
     
    I really do not have to write about the Ford Company to you. If you do not know that they make cars and trucks, well, you should not be on this planet. From the sale of cars, they have a finance company and of course they make and sell parts. That is it in a nutshell. What you may not k…

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  • Letter to Senator John McCain Letter to Senator John McCain

    RSB PARTNERS, LLC
    6931 TALLOW TREE ROAD SANFORD, FLORIDA 32771
    BYRON.RAMBO@RSBPARTNERS.COM
    407-429-3962 (fax) 407-580-5308
     
    May 22, 2013
     
    Senator John McCain, Capt., USN, (ret)
    Via fax:           202-228-2862
     
    Sir:
    I saw your vicious comments about Apple, Inc., being the country’s largest “tax avoider”; attac…

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  • Building a Strategy for Debt Management and Elimination Building a Strategy for Debt Management and Elimination

    Dave Bonner
    May 28, 2013
     
    With the collapse of the housing market, new regulations have been put in place that radically reshape the process of home ownership as well as property development and investment. With the continued ballooning of education costs in this country, it is only a matter of time until an education bubble bursts or said bubble is for…

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  • OTCMarkets Disclosure Tiers OTCMarkets Disclosure Tiers

    By: Brenda Hamilton, Attorney
    Hamilton & Associates Law Group
    May 28, 2013
     
    Unlike securities listed on stock exchanges such as NASDAQ or the NYSE, securities may trade through the OTCMarkets interdealer quotation system regardless of whether they are an SEC reporting issuer. While the OTCMarkets is not a stock exchange it does classify issue…

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  • Rule 504 l OTC Pink Sheet Offering Cheat Sheet Rule 504 l OTC Pink Sheet Offering Cheat Sheet

     
    By: Brenda Hamilton, Attorney
    Hamilton & Associates Law Group
    May 21, 2013
     
    Rule 504 l OTC Pink Sheet Offering Cheat Sheet
    Rule 504 of Regulation D is a transactional exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for non-reporting companies when they offer and sell secu…

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  • Options Writer Series — PWE – Penn West – Will it Or Won’t it??? Options Writer Series — PWE – Penn West – Will it Or Won’t it???

    By Warren Kaplan
    The Stock Option Writer
    © Warren Kaplan 2011-2013
    May 20, 2013
     
    This company is a former Canadian Oil Trust.  As a category, these no longer exist. All of them are now corporations.  However, they all have large investor bases of people who are seeking income and these oil companies have delivered. All of them have cut their dividend…

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US spied on Russian President Medvedev at 2009 G20 Summit – NSA leaks US spied on Russian President Medvedev at 2009 G20 Summit – NSA leaks

The following is an excerpt from rt.com | June 16, 2013 |
As Britain readies to host the G8 summit, the documents uncovered by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have revealed that back in 2009 US spies intercepted top-secret communications of then Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, during his visit to London.
The Guardian, which has seen the documents, al…

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Microsoft: Office 365 for iOS ‘Step in Right Direction,’ Says Nomura Microsoft: Office 365 for iOS ‘Step in Right Direction,’ Says Nomura

The following is an excerpt from Tiernan Ray | June 14, 2013 | Barrons.com |
Nomura Equity Research‘s Rick Sherlund this afternoon writes that the announcement today by Microsoft (MSFT) that its “Office 365” productivity suite is available for Apple‘s (AAPL) iPhone is a “very limited first step in the right direction of delivering Office funct…

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EU And US Launch Negotiations Over What Could be Biggest Trade Pact In History EU And US Launch Negotiations Over What Could be Biggest Trade Pact In History

The following is an excerpt from: Nat Rudarakanchana | June 17, 2013 | ibtimes.com |
President Barack Obama and top European officials formally launched negotiations over a trans-Atlantic EU-U.S. trade deal, potentially the biggest trade deal ever, at the sidelines of the G-8 summit in Ireland Monday.
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, a key figure in th…

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Solar-powered plane lands in Washington after ‘pit stop’ in Ohio Solar-powered plane lands in Washington after ‘pit stop’ in Ohio

The following is an excerpt from Alan Boyle | June 16, 2013 | msnbc.com |
The Swiss-made Solar Impulse plane made a smooth landing in Washington early Sunday, leaving just one more solar-powered hop to go in its cross-continent odyssey.
The 208-foot-wide (63-meter-wide) aircraft set down at Dulles International Airport at 12:15 a.m. ET, with Solar Impuls…

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U.S. Stocks Fall on IMF Outlook, Warning on Stimulus Exit U.S. Stocks Fall on IMF Outlook, Warning on Stimulus Exit

The following is an excerpt from Lu Wang | June 14, 2013 | Bloomberg.com |
U.S. stocks fell, after yesterday’s rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as the International Monetary Fund cut its 2014 outlook for America and urged the central bank to carefully manage its exit from stimulus plans.
DuPont Co. and American Express Co. (AXP) slipped at le…

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A Fight Over U.S. Coal Exports and the Industry’s Future A Fight Over U.S. Coal Exports and the Industry’s Future

The following is an excerpt from CLIFFORD KRAUSS | June 14, 2013 | Nytimes.com |
CROW AGENCY, Mont. — Every few hours trains packed with coal pass through the sagebrush-covered landscape here in southern Montana, some on their way north to Canadian ports for shipment to Japan and South Korea. If the mining company Cloud Peak Energy has its way, many more tra…

Read More
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Nextdoor Hooks Up With Bloomberg and the City of New York Nextdoor Hooks Up With Bloomberg and the City of New York

The following is an excerpt from Mike Isaac | June 14, 2013 | allthingsd.com |
In one of the company’s most noteworthy partnerships to date, Nextdoor, the private social network focused on small neighborhood communities, will become one of New York City’s official communication tools to connect with citizens.
Much like Nextdoor’s existing deals w…

Read More
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Big Data Knows What You’ll Do Next Summer Big Data Knows What You’ll Do Next Summer

The following is an excerpt from Quentin Fottrell | June 13, 2013 | Smartmoney.com |
Revelations that a government surveillance program monitors phone calls and electronic communications has many Americans wondering how this new era of widespread data collection will change their daily lives. In “Big Data: A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live…

Read More
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China’s Slow Growth Can Be Good News China’s Slow Growth Can Be Good News

The following is an excerpt from Junheng Li | June 5, 2013 | Forbes.com |
Over the past 33 years, China thrived on a singular economic model: high-volume manufacturing of low-margin products for the rest of world. Today, that growth model has stalled – and not just for cyclical or near team temporary reasons, but because it has come to the end of the line. That…

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The Obama Family Trip to Africa to Cost $60 to $100 Million The Obama Family Trip to Africa to Cost $60 to $100 Million

The following is an excerpt from DANIEL HALPER | June 13, 2013 | TheWeeklyStandard.com |
President Obama and his family will be going to Africa later this month. But the trip won’t be cheap; it’s expected to cost American taxpayers $60 to $100 million, according to the Washington Post.
“When President Obama makes his first extended trip…

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Apple Looking at Bigger iPhone Screens, Multiple Colors – Sources Apple Looking at Bigger iPhone Screens, Multiple Colors – Sources

The following is an excerpt from Clare Jim, Reiji Murai and Poornima Gupta | June 13, 2013 | Yahoo.com |
(Reuters) – Apple Inc is exploring launching iPhones with bigger screens, as well as cheaper models in a range of colors, over the next year, said four people with knowledge of the matter, as it takes a cue from rival Samsung Electronics.
The moves, whi…

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Rupert Murdoch Files for Divorce from Wendi Deng Rupert Murdoch Files for Divorce from Wendi Deng

The following is an excerpt from Olivia B. Waxman | June 13, 2013 | Time.com |
News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch filed for divorce from his wife Wendi Deng Thursday, a News Corp spokesperson confirmed and Deadline Hollywood first reported. The two had been married since 1999; it was a second marriage for Deng, and the third for Murdoch, whose net worth is valued at $1…

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