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George Soros, Viktor Orban clash on Hungary university

George Soros, Viktor Orban clash on Hungary university

BUDAPEST, Hungary – Hungary’s headstrong nationalist prime minister and Hungary’s most famous expatriate liberal billionaire are on a collision course in a battle over the future of a school. Protesters pledged to keep demonstrating against the government even after Prime Minister Viktor Orban pushed through legislation that critics fear could shut down a university founded by…

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Alex Jones, on trial, blames George Soros for causing marijuana-induced brain damage

Alex Jones, on trial, blames George Soros for causing marijuana-induced brain damage

Media personality and controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, while testifying in court, insisted that billionaire political donor George Soros has “brain damaged a lot of people” with marijuana. As national media monitor the ongoing custody case currently unfolding in Texas between Mr. Jones and his former wife, Thursday’s accusation reverberated well beyond the Austin courthouse where…

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Bill Ackman pioneers new variety of unfair trading

Bill Ackman pioneers new variety of unfair trading

ANALYSIS/OPINION There’s a first time for every novel unfairness in the securities industry or otherwise. There has to be. If novelty justified stasis, the law would become a petrified forest. Take billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman’s short selling the shares of Herbalife Ltd, a multi-level marketing nutrition company. (Mr. Ackman’s fund is named Pershing Square,…

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Donald Trump, Democrats to negotiate together to close interest tax loophole

Donald Trump, Democrats to negotiate together to close interest tax loophole

Both President Trump and Capitol Hill Democrats head into negotiations over tax reform vowing to put the squeeze on hedge fund managers by closing the carried interest tax loophole – a point of agreement that held out promise for becoming a foundation for a once-in-a-generation deal. There’s one problem: Hedge fund managers don’t use the tax…

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George Soros money tried to exploit Pope’s US visit to influence 2016 elections

George Soros money tried to exploit Pope’s US visit to influence 2016 elections

Billionaire George Soros’ Open Society Foundations sought to use Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. to influence the 2016 elections and cultivate influence within the Catholic Church, according to leaked documents attributed to the major grant makers. The documents said $650,000 in funds were committed for the foundations’ grantees PICO Network and Faith in Public Life…

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Students Target Carl Icahn In Casino Conversion Controversy

Students target Carl Icahn in casino conversion controversy

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Carl Icahn has done battle with corporate boards, company executives and rival investors, yet some of the most intense flak he has ever received is coming from casino workers and college students who see him as the hand holding back the struggling seaside gambling resort of Atlantic City. The activist investor…

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NY Mayor Gathers Progressive Leaders, Discusses Income Gap

NY mayor gathers progressive leaders, discusses income gap

NEW YORK (AP) – Mayor Bill de Blasio, aiming to have a larger national profile as a leader of liberal causes, gathered a group of progressive elected officials and civic leaders on Thursday to fashion a call for solutions to the nation’s growing income inequality. The group, which included Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Connecticut Gov. Dannel…

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Editorial: Marc Mezvinsky’s Eaglevale Hedge Fund May Be Clinton Conflict Of Interest

EDITORIAL: Marc Mezvinsky’s Eaglevale hedgefund may be Clinton conflict of interest

Successful politicians know how to avoid a conflict of interest. Unsuccessful politicians can’t recognize one when they see one, or if they do, figure they can duck when sticks, stones and subpoenas fly. Then there are the Clintons. Bubba wrote the book on how to duck and weave. Hillary is learning, with difficulty. She doesn’t have…

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80 Years Later, How Would Atlantic City-Based Monopoly Look?

80 years later, how would Atlantic City-based Monopoly look?

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Monopoly is celebrating 80 years of capitalist cunning and dinner-table deals. The board game based on the real-life streets of Atlantic City was “born” on March 19, 1935, when Parker Brothers acquired the rights to it. In the decades since, an estimated 1 billion people have weighed the merits of buying…

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Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates Launch Anti-Tobacco Legal Fund

Michael Bloomberg, Bill Gates launch anti-tobacco legal fund

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates are launching a fund to help low- and middle-income countries fight often long and expensive legal battles with the tobacco industry. The newly created Anti-Tobacco Trade Litigation Fund backed by $4 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Bill & Melinda…

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Simon Property Group’s Takeover Bid Shows Mauling Of Classic Shopping Malls

Simon Property Group’s takeover bid shows mauling of classic shopping malls

The hostile takeover bid launched this week involving the industry’s two biggest players shows the profound changes rocking the classic American shopping mall, which once dominated the market and the culture but now faces a challenge of how to stay relevant. Analysts says the unsolicited $22.4 billion offer by Simon Property Group, the nation’s largest shopping…

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Fannie Mae putting taxpayers back at risk with careless behavior, probe warns

Fannie Mae putting taxpayers back at risk with careless behavior, probe warns

Nearly seven years after it was bailed out from the housing market crash, mortgage giant Fannie Mae is still engaging in behavior that could precipitate future financial crises and taxpayer losses, a government watchdog warns in a report to be released Wednesday. The Federal Housing Finance Agency inspector general said its latest concerns involve Fannie Mae’s…

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Oligarchs Unload Sochi Olympics Assets To Recoup Investment

Oligarchs unload Sochi Olympics assets to recoup investment

SOCHI, Russia (AP) – The ski jump sits shrouded in mist, its coat of snow undisturbed by any athletes hurtling down to take off into the air. A year ago, the jump bustled with activity at the Sochi Olympics. But it made unwanted history as well, becoming a symbol of how some of the plans for…

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