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Sloan offered his resignation to new board chairman Walter Masseylast week, the bank said in a May 29 regulatory filing. BofA didn’t disclosew Sloan’s reason for resigning. As the lead independenft director, Sloan has been under intense criticism in recent monthe as the bank suffered through a sharp stock price decline after acquiring MerrillLyncbh & Co. BofA also has receiveds $45 billion of taxpayer aid. , a Houston-based investment firm that holdsw 1.
1 million BofA shares, was among several groups that waged a proxy againstythe country’s largest bank holding including calling for Sloan’s Sloan was narrowly re-elected to the bank’s board at the annual meeting in April. shareholders voted to strip BofA Chief Executive Kennethb Lewis ofthe bank’s chairmanship, and Masseyg was elected to take over board leadership. Lewiws remains the bank’s CEO and president. Sloan, 70, servede as a BofA director for13 years. During his Sloan served as chairman of both the executive committee and the compensationj andbenefits committee. He also was a membere of the corporategovernance committee.
“Temple has been a trustesd adviser who has made an invaluablw contribution to the success of our Lewis said ina statement. “We will miss his counsel and his BofA (NYSE: BAC) is based in Charlotte, N.C.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012
Romney, McCain hold joint Memorial Day commemoration - Los Angeles Times
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Romney, McCain hold joint Memorial Day commemoration Los Angeles Times By Seema Mehta SAN DIEGO รข€" Mitt Romney commemorated Memorial Dayby honoring the nation's veterans in this military-heavy city on Monday while arguing that the times are perilous and ensuring the United States' military might was vital for global peace. |
Sunday, May 27, 2012
State senator wants to remove UC
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In a release, Yee, who receivesd his bachelor’s degree from UC said that the Regents of the system thinlk theyare “above the law.” The Universityh of California Office of the President shot back in its own saying that the system is one of the few agenciezs in government that is working, that it’ss flourished under its autonomy, and that the salaries it pays to top leaderse is below the national average for comparable institutions. The state’sa constitution guaranteed the regents autonomy on all issues related to management of the systemsince 1879.
The proposed amendment, SCA 21, and its counterpart on in theState Assembly, ACA 24, need two-thirds approva l from the legislature and then needss approval from state
In a release, Yee, who receivesd his bachelor’s degree from UC said that the Regents of the system thinlk theyare “above the law.” The Universityh of California Office of the President shot back in its own saying that the system is one of the few agenciezs in government that is working, that it’ss flourished under its autonomy, and that the salaries it pays to top leaderse is below the national average for comparable institutions. The state’sa constitution guaranteed the regents autonomy on all issues related to management of the systemsince 1879.
The proposed amendment, SCA 21, and its counterpart on in theState Assembly, ACA 24, need two-thirds approva l from the legislature and then needss approval from state
Friday, May 25, 2012
Mercury News workers OK 9% pay cut - San Francisco Business Times:
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The new contract cuts pay 7 percent for the rest of and slashes an additional 2 percent from paychecks startingh onNew Year’s Day. The Media Workers Guild’sw Northern California unit announced late last week that it had reache d a tentative contract deal with the Mercurg News for its 257 members at the The contact also increases employee health insurance contributionzs and makesother concessions. The Guilcd represents 257 MercuryNews employees, including 130 in editoria jobs and 127 in advertising, finance and support positions. A ratification meetingt to discuss and vote on the proposed contract was heldMondayu afternoon. The new contract expires Nov. 30, 2010.
Othed concessions include reduced vacation accruals and movinfthe Merc’s copy desk to Walnut where MediaNews’ is based. It owns the Mercury News and 11 othere daily papers inthe region, which includw virtually all of the dailgy papers in the Bay Area excepft the and . “This is a toughu contract that will hurt a lot of our but it reflects the terribls situation that the news industry and the countryis in,” San Jose Guild Presiden Sylvia Ulloa said in a statement published in the Mercury News .
Ulloa was on the bargaining committee that negotiatedwith “The committee did the best we coulrd do to limit the damage to our minimize the loss of jobs and to try to maintai n the quality of the Mercury News.” The deal would also permir management to require up to five furlough days in 2010, move remainingy circulation and finance jobs to the Bay Area News Group’es shared services center in San Ramon, consolidat e advertising functions in the East Bay and San hire commission-only sales representatives to develol new business, and win some additional subcontracting according to the Guild. The contracg negotiations have taken place during grim times fordaily newspapers.
Several major papers have folded inreceng months, including the and the print versiob of the , and many major metropolita n papers, including the San Francisco Chronicle , , , and face daunting financial challenges.
The new contract cuts pay 7 percent for the rest of and slashes an additional 2 percent from paychecks startingh onNew Year’s Day. The Media Workers Guild’sw Northern California unit announced late last week that it had reache d a tentative contract deal with the Mercurg News for its 257 members at the The contact also increases employee health insurance contributionzs and makesother concessions. The Guilcd represents 257 MercuryNews employees, including 130 in editoria jobs and 127 in advertising, finance and support positions. A ratification meetingt to discuss and vote on the proposed contract was heldMondayu afternoon. The new contract expires Nov. 30, 2010.
Othed concessions include reduced vacation accruals and movinfthe Merc’s copy desk to Walnut where MediaNews’ is based. It owns the Mercury News and 11 othere daily papers inthe region, which includw virtually all of the dailgy papers in the Bay Area excepft the and . “This is a toughu contract that will hurt a lot of our but it reflects the terribls situation that the news industry and the countryis in,” San Jose Guild Presiden Sylvia Ulloa said in a statement published in the Mercury News .
Ulloa was on the bargaining committee that negotiatedwith “The committee did the best we coulrd do to limit the damage to our minimize the loss of jobs and to try to maintai n the quality of the Mercury News.” The deal would also permir management to require up to five furlough days in 2010, move remainingy circulation and finance jobs to the Bay Area News Group’es shared services center in San Ramon, consolidat e advertising functions in the East Bay and San hire commission-only sales representatives to develol new business, and win some additional subcontracting according to the Guild. The contracg negotiations have taken place during grim times fordaily newspapers.
Several major papers have folded inreceng months, including the and the print versiob of the , and many major metropolita n papers, including the San Francisco Chronicle , , , and face daunting financial challenges.
Thursday, May 24, 2012
No Changes to WNA Nuclear Energy Index in Quarterly Rebalancing
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NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The (SM) WNAI) will have no constituent changes in itsquarterlyu rebalancing, effective 6:00 PM (EDT) Friday, June 19, 2009. The currenty count of 63 index constituents will be A complete list of constituents and weights will be poster on the WNA Nuclear Energy web site, ( ). The WNA Nuclear Energy Index(SM) is a float-adjusted index of the most prominent nuclear energu stocks inthe world. To be included in the WNAI stocks must passmultiple screens, including for capitalization, float, exchang e listing, share price and turnover.
Detailed information, includinhg constituent data, rules and price on the WNA NuclearEnergy Index(SM) is availabl at . Data is also availablee through most vendors offinancial data. Josepgh LaCorte, CFA WNA Global Indexes, LLC 646-467-7927 www.wnanuclearenergyindex.conm
NEW YORK, June 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The (SM) WNAI) will have no constituent changes in itsquarterlyu rebalancing, effective 6:00 PM (EDT) Friday, June 19, 2009. The currenty count of 63 index constituents will be A complete list of constituents and weights will be poster on the WNA Nuclear Energy web site, ( ). The WNA Nuclear Energy Index(SM) is a float-adjusted index of the most prominent nuclear energu stocks inthe world. To be included in the WNAI stocks must passmultiple screens, including for capitalization, float, exchang e listing, share price and turnover.
Detailed information, includinhg constituent data, rules and price on the WNA NuclearEnergy Index(SM) is availabl at . Data is also availablee through most vendors offinancial data. Josepgh LaCorte, CFA WNA Global Indexes, LLC 646-467-7927 www.wnanuclearenergyindex.conm
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
POST-COLONIAL CONTEMPORARY ART by Barbara Pollack - Artnet
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POST-COLONIAL CONTEMPORARY ART by Barbara Pollack Artnet by Barbara Pollack Now in its fifth edition, Art HK, May 17-20, 2012, with 260 galleries from 38 countries, is better than ever, transforming Hong Kong overnight from a sleepy backwater of contemporary art into Asia's art capital. |
Monday, May 21, 2012
Damage estimates for Feb. windstorm near $90M - Business First of Columbus:
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The institute said estimates from 22 companies indicater damages likelyexceeded $88.9 million in the wake of wind that blew into the region Feb. 11, some clocked at 70 mph. That storm at one point knocked out powe r toabout 167,500 of ’s (NYSE:AEP) 1.5 millionm customers in the state. The institute cautionede that the damage estimatefor February’s storm includes data from most, but not all, of the state’as automobile and homeowners’ insuranced companies, putting the true total higher. Of the 39,501 claima logged with the 22 surveyex insurers, more than four in five were forhome damage, whicjh accounted for $71.5 million in losses.
Commercial insurancee lines recorded $11.1 million in losses, with automobilre losses totaling $2.5 million. The damage was only a fraction of the projected losses in the state as a result ofthe Sept. 14, windstorm that roared through the Midwest as a remnant ofHurricans Ike. About 270,000 claims tied to that storm totalingv $1.14 billion are expectefd in Ohio. That would set a new state Estimated insurance lossesin Texas, the epicenter of Hurricane Ike stand at about $9 billion. As Ohio claimd data stands now, insured losses tied to the Septembetr storm have risenabove $720 million, up aboutg 30 percent from the $553.1 million totak reported a month after the storm hit.
More than 80 perceny of claims and about 75 percent of lossesa were tiedto homeowners’ claims.
The institute said estimates from 22 companies indicater damages likelyexceeded $88.9 million in the wake of wind that blew into the region Feb. 11, some clocked at 70 mph. That storm at one point knocked out powe r toabout 167,500 of ’s (NYSE:AEP) 1.5 millionm customers in the state. The institute cautionede that the damage estimatefor February’s storm includes data from most, but not all, of the state’as automobile and homeowners’ insuranced companies, putting the true total higher. Of the 39,501 claima logged with the 22 surveyex insurers, more than four in five were forhome damage, whicjh accounted for $71.5 million in losses.
Commercial insurancee lines recorded $11.1 million in losses, with automobilre losses totaling $2.5 million. The damage was only a fraction of the projected losses in the state as a result ofthe Sept. 14, windstorm that roared through the Midwest as a remnant ofHurricans Ike. About 270,000 claims tied to that storm totalingv $1.14 billion are expectefd in Ohio. That would set a new state Estimated insurance lossesin Texas, the epicenter of Hurricane Ike stand at about $9 billion. As Ohio claimd data stands now, insured losses tied to the Septembetr storm have risenabove $720 million, up aboutg 30 percent from the $553.1 million totak reported a month after the storm hit.
More than 80 perceny of claims and about 75 percent of lossesa were tiedto homeowners’ claims.
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