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Allan Powell: Classical economics hits a 'bump'
The recent disclosure of JP Morgan Chase’s losses of more than $2 billion in a few weeks generated two types of alarm. One was that we were too lax in our regulatory measures that restrain risky investment bank speculation. Others were alarmed about...Tags: Paul Volcker, Jamie Dimon, Christopher Dodd, Banking, Business Enterprises
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Business Briefs - June 3
Edward Jones For the sixth year out of the past eight, financial-services firm Edward Jones ranked highest in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Full Service Investor Satisfaction...Tags: Sterling Financial Corporation, Advance Auto Parts Incorporated, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Economy, Business and Finance, Finance
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W.Va. prisons study wins support
West Virginia’s top leaders are uniting behind a plan to target the growing inmate crowding crisis, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press, pledging the needed support for a comprehensive study of the state’s criminal justice...Tags: Crimes, Trials, Criminals, U.S. Department of Justice, Earl Ray Tomblin
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Tom Firey: Did deregulation cause the recession?
In the summer of 2007, house prices in the United States began falling, ending a 15-year-long climb. Prices fell 5 percent by the end of the year and 15 percent by the summer of 2010. That decline continues today; this spring, house prices fell to 20...Tags: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Financial Markets, Mortgages, Business Enterprises, Banking
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Business Calendar - April 29
The Learning Lunch Hour May 1 — Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce’s Learning Lunch Hour. Phil Kelly from Millennium 3 Energy will discuss “Energy — The New Age.” 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bulls & Bears restaurant,...Tags: Highway Transportation, Employment Opportunities, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Realty
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Fitch Ratings gives Meritus a healthy "BBB"
heather.keels@herald-mail.comA global ratings agency has praised Meritus Health for its dominant market position and improved operating performance in a financial ratings report released this month. The report from Fitch Ratings gave the health system a “BBB” rating with...Tags: Health Insurance, Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Volleyball, Marketing
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W.Va. legislators consider $1 billion bond to complete road, bridge projects
Associated PressWest Virginia could complete 19 shelved road and bridge projects all around the state if voters approve a bond amendment to borrow $1 billion, Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox told legislators Thursday. Addressing a joint meeting of the House and...Tags: Transportation, Finance, Highway Transportation, U.S. Senate, Government
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Democratic candidates Q&A for Maryland's 6th Congressional District
Following are the responses to three questions The Herald-Mail posed to candidates for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District seat. The candidates were asked to limit their responses to 75 words. Those responses that exceeded that limit were edited....Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Science and Technology, Labor Markets, Environmental Issues, Economy, Business and Finance
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Lawmaker offers bills to improve Md. pension system
andrews@herald-mail.comFor the second straight year, Del. Andrew A. Serafini has offered a package of bills that he said could improve the state’s pension system. Two of his bills would change the system from defined contributions to defined benefits, while another would...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Interior Policy, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Caroline County (Maryland)
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Business Calendar - Feb. 26
Interviewing techniques Feb. 27 — Learn employers’ tips about successful interviewing. 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Washington County Job Center, 14 N. Potomac St., Suite 100, Hagerstown. Call 301-393-8255. Disability services Feb. 28 —...Tags: Highway Transportation, Entertainment, Advertising, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Media Industry
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We are all faithful Keynesians now
Keynesianism, the idea that government can heal the economy through reckless deficit spending, is an economic theory and, as such, subject to real-world testing. But Keynesianism is also a faith — faith is “evidence of things not seen,”...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Money and Monetary Policy, Unemployment, Washington County (Maryland)
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Chambersburg council OKs motion to build methane-to-electricity plant at landfill
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comFor the past decade, Chambersburg officials have been searching for ways to integrate renewable energy sources into its utility portfolio. On Monday night, they took steps toward that goal. By a unanimous vote, the Chambersburg Borough Council entered...Tags: Lebanon, Politics, Alternative Energy, Plant Openings, Pennsylvania
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