Fed Still Owes Congress a Blueprint on Its Emergency Lending
Date: 23 April 2013
By PETER EAVIS
Dodd-Frank act, passed in 2010, required Federal Reserve to develop policies and procedures to safeguard taxpayers when making emergency loans 'as soon as is practicable,' but it still has not established these regulations; to some banking specialists, delay suggests Fed is stalling because it values need to act freely in times of crisis. Graph, Photo (M)
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In Tax Fight, Amazon Hands Baton To eBay
Date: 23 April 2013
By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN
Andrew Ross Sorkin Dealbook column observes that eBay has taken up fight against forcing Internet retailers to collect state sales tax wherever they ship, just as issue is moving through Congress in earnest; notes that Amazon dropped its opposition of tax. Photo (M)/
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Co-Directors For S.E.C. Signal Shift
Date: 23 April 2013
By BEN PROTESS
Mary Jo White, new chairwoman of Securities and Exchange Commission, is putting together her team, including longtime lieutenant Andrew J Ceresney as co-director of agency's enforcement unit. Photo (M)
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Books So Tiny That Unabridged Often Means Unread
Date: 23 April 2013
By ALEX VADUKUL
City Room blog; Neale Albert of Manhattan's Upper East Side is a serious collector of miniature books, owning more than 4,000 volumes; by definition, miniature books are properly printed and bound, and for the most part no larger than three inches; some in Albert's collection are smaller than a tab of chewing gum and worth many thousands of dollars. Photos (M)
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Ralph Lauren Corp. Agrees To Pay Fine in Bribery Case
Date: 23 April 2013
By PETER LATTMAN
Clothing retailer Ralph Lauren agrees to pay about $1.6 million to resolve federal charges that it made illegal payments and gifts to foreign officials, including perfume, dresses and handbags, in latest case highlighting government's aggressive crackdown on overseas bribery by American companies. Photo (M)h
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North Carolina Man Tied To Gun Left in Hotel Lobby
Date: 23 April 2013
By MICHAEL WILSON
Gun found under a cushion of a Manhattan hotel lobby minutes before Boston Marathon bombing, setting off sweeping police investigation, is traced to Bobby Glen Jackson of Fayetteville, NC; he is arrested and will be brought to New York City to face charges of criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment. Photo (M)2
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A Load Off Their Minds
Date: 23 April 2013
By ABBY ELLIN
Growing number of older adults who have never sought psychological help before are trying therapy to alleviate some of the problems that they face late in life; many such patients are grappling with mental health issues unaddressed for decades, as well as contemporary concerns related to aging. Photos (M)
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Tribeca Festival Turns Away Protesters
Date: 23 April 2013
By DAVE ITZKOFF
Protesters who tried to attend premiere of Josh Fox's hydraulic fracking documentary Gasland Part II at Tribeca Film Festival are denied admission; they claim they were thrown out for asking difficult questions about film, but festival's organizers say screening was full. Photo (M)
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Risks: The Toll of Stress
Date: 23 April 2013
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR
Study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism finds association between high levels of cortisol hormone from long-term stress, and heart disease. (M)¿
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Met Opera Announces Outdoor Performances
Date: 23 April 2013
By DANIEL J. WAKIN
Metropolitan Opera releases details about free park recitals it will sponsor in summer of 2013; concerts are offered in lieu of full-scale opera performances that were suspended after 2007. Photos (M)
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