The Independent (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
It's hard to feel sympathy for David Beckham or Brad Pitt or the speculators who may lose their shirts in Dubai. Creating a Disneyesque castle in the sand with eternal sunshine was always a disaster waiting to happen.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Corporate Britain has one of the purest forms of shareholder democracy in the world. But strangely, it's not always a fair one. Unlike in the US or Europe, British takeover law means that companies really do have only one defence available in a takeover fight, and that's to fight on price. Company boards are unable to block a deal with poison pills or changing the date of the vote or the structure...
Powerpopaholic (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... Goldberg and his tune "Chanukah Guy" about a jew who loves Christmas, featuring Rich Pagano from The Fab Faux on drums. The EP also contains new songs from Andy's other pop group The Sun Kings - shine a light this season with an excellent holiday EP only at iTunes. Get any of The Goldbergs other CDs on CD Baby. MySpace | CD Baby | Itunes Andrew Ripp "Blue Sky Christmas"...
Whispers in the Loggia (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... Mass will take place in St John's Cathedral on Monday, 4 January, at 2pm. PHOTO: Michelle Anna Pagano/ Archdiocese of New York -30-
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
... caught the eye of this organization when we first started evaluating him," secondary coach Chuck Pagano said. "This guy loves to play the game."Even so, there's still some uncertainty about whether Webb - who has recorded 14 tackles (12 solo) and one sack - will start for , who will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Sunday's 17-15...
Baltimore Sun (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... Monday that Webb, Chris Carr and Frank Walker could play opposite starter Domonique Foxworth.Pagano echoed that sentiment this afternoon, saying, "It’ll be corner by committee. … Frank started the AFC championship game for us and played even though he had a dislocated shoulder. Chris has played a lot of football and understands and isn’t awed by any of this stuff. It’s going to take a group...
Amateur Economists (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Tackling systemic risk is no job for the status quo by William Donaldson and Arthur Levitt, in the Financial Times . Short-Selling Bans around the World: Evidence from the 2007-09 Crisis by Alessandro Beber and Marco Pagano. The abstract reads: Most stock exchange regulators around the world reacted to the financial crisis of 2007-2009 by imposing bans or regulatory constraints on short-selling...
