A man in the Chinese province of Guangdong has been arrested after a brazen heist of four 700-year-old paintings to pay off a gambling debt. According to a report from the Global Times, the gambler lost his life savings over the Chinese New Year holiday and then stole the centuries-old paintings worth a combined $145,860.…
DetailsNikon recently released a set of reports detailing severe financial difficulties for the camera company. As a result, they will be cancelling the release of a new line of premium compact cameras and the company will undergo major restructuring in an attempt to make it profitable again. The reports (released today) indicate that the company recorded “extraordinary”…
DetailsDALLAS, Feb. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Attorneys from two established and respected Dallas boutique law firms have joined to create Condon Tobin Sladek Thornton, a regional full-service business law firm with collective expertise in a wide range of practice areas including commercial real estate; banking and corporate transactions; and complex litigation including business disputes, bankruptcy and…
DetailsSend your thoughts to [email protected]. Leicester/HarchesterWith all thats happened in the past 12 months (Trump, Brexit, Celebrity deaths, etc.), Im convinced the world is just some intergalactic TV show, with the writers desperately cobbling together more and more outrageous storylines in an attempt to boost ratings. And inspired by the greatest TV show of the…
DetailsCLOSE In a meeting with the Journal Sentinel Editorial Board and reporters, Sen. Bernie Sanders discusses his proposal for free college education. Gov. Scott Walker has proposed a 5% tuition cut for University of Wisconsin students starting in 2018.(Photo: Associated Press) Story Highlights States like Tennesee, Oregon and Minnesota have implemented programs to help students…
DetailsLack of spending discipline has prompted the IMF to suggests that Canberra should use a long-term debt anchor, rather than an annual deficit, to gauge success of fiscal policy. It’s taken more than a decade of abject budget failure, by both sides of politics, for the International Monetary Fund to propose a shake-up of the…
DetailsHartlepool United chairman Gary Coxall has used social media to try to reassure fans after a business linked to the clubs owners went into liquidation. JPNG Recruitment appointed a voluntary liquidator on February 1. Mr Coxall said on Twitter that Pools is owned by JPNG Limited and that the liquidation will not affect the club.…
DetailsShutterstock photo By Guillermo Parra-BernalSAO PAULO, Feb 13 (Reuters) – A Brazilian land developer controlled by Carlyle Group LP <CG.O> investment vehicles is buckling under mounting client and creditor lawsuits and an unsustainable debt load, highlighting legal risks facing global buyout giants in Latin America’s No. 1 economy. The survival of Urbplan Desenvolvimento…
DetailsAfter years of budget failure, the IMF wants Canberra to adopt a “debt anchor” that would increase its ability to stimulate the economy with spending. Vladimir Blinov The government and budget experts have dismissed as needless a radical proposal by the International Monetary Fund to impose a “debt anchor” on Australian politicians that would potentially…
DetailsA grieving student nurse is in thousands of pounds worth of debt after being refused Government help for her dads funeral. Beccy Oxley was forced to pay out over £3,000 for funeral arrangements after her beloved dad died suddenly in November 2016. The 24-year-old, who was his next of kin and one of his only…
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