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Why we should bring back the Postal Banking system

Aug 18, 2014
Almost every other country has a postal banking system that serves low-income customers. Why don't we?
A man walks by a sign in the lobby of a post office in San Francisco, California.
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Inversion – ain’t nothing but a tax dodge, baby

Jul 8, 2014
Companies buy overseas rivals with one aim in mind: Reduce their tax burdens.
A Pfizer sign hangs on the outside of their headquarters in New York City.
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Why bank loans are getting riskier

Jun 26, 2014
Banks are relaxing the terms in their loans. And that makes them riskier.
The Canary Wharf headquarters of Barclays Bank, which is under investigation by the New York State Attorney General for possibly misleading and defrauding its dark pool clients.
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