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May 20th, 2013 | 
Author: By KYONG-AE CHOI And ALASTAIR GALE SEOULâNorth Korea fired three short-range missiles Saturday into the sea off the eastern coast of the Korean peninsula, stirring tensions that had appeared to ease in the wake of a recent series of threats directed at South Korea and the U.S. The missiles posed no danger to neighboring countries. [...]
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By INTI LANDAURO And NADYA MASIDLOVER Hours after the Cannes Film Festival premiered Sofia Coppola’s “The Bling Ring,” depicting a gang of Hollywood jewel thieves, a real-world heist lifted $1.4 million of jewelry from a hotel in Cannes. Inti Landauro has details. Photo: Associated Press. PARISâHours after the Cannes Film Festival premiered Sofia Coppola’s “The [...]
By ANNE TERGESEN Funding the individual retirement accounts of family members before April 15 can boost their retirement security and potentially lower your tax bill. Before putting money into the IRA of a spouse, child or grandchild, however, it’s important to understand the rules that apply to such contributions. For married couples, the need for [...]
By TODDI GUTNER Q: I am looking for a full-time job that uses my writing, people and information-gathering talents from 25 years as a Los Angeles Times staff writer. My concern, validated by the coach at the retraining corporation, is that I am over 40. That coach actually told me to leave the dates of [...]
Por TELIS DEMOS Anos depois que o surgimento das negociações eletrônicas começou a dizimar os seus empregos, os operadores de Wall Street estão fazendo as pazes com os computadores. Pressionados por incertezas dos mercados, crescimento lento e regras mais duras, os grandes bancos globais estão encontrando novas maneiras de aumentar a lucratividade das suas grandes [...]
By MIGUEL BUSTILLO When Thomas Abel gets home from a stressful day at work, the 43-year-old airplane mechanic likes to let off steam by playing videogames. But he doesn’t like to play against kids. He says they spout mom jokes and infantile nonsense during online matches on Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 system, which allows players [...]
Por SYED ZAIN AL-MAHMOOD , CHRISTINA PASSARIELLO e PREETIKA RANA , de Daca, Milão e Nova Delhi à medida que varejistas estrangeiros abraçavam a fabricação de vestuário rápida e barata de Bangladesh, Bazlus Samad Adnan sentia que esse era um momento a ser aproveitado. “Há dinheiro no ar”, dizia ele, segundo lembram seus amigos. Adnan [...]
By LETTIE TEAGUE Enlarge Image Close Keith Bedford for The Wall Street Journal Sommelier John Slover, who is searching for a new position in New York, enjoys a glass of wine at the restaurant Maysville in Manhattan. There has never been a better time than today to be a sommelier in New York, according to [...]
By JOE LIGHT Bryan Derballa for The Wall Street Journal Christopher Santini has spent months trying to collect $35,000 he says he is owed for freelance work. As more people turn to freelance and independent consulting work, they’re taking on an unexpected role: bill collector. For New York business consultant Christopher Santini, the pursuit for [...]
Por FRANCESCO GUERRERA En 1977, un grupo de operadores de Los Ãngeles encabezado por Michael Milken ayudó a la petrolera Texas International a emitir el primer bono “basura”. La colocación de apenas US$30 millones abrió un capÃtulo en la historia de las finanzas. Desde entonces, las empresas cuyas finanzas no son estelares han podido acudir [...]