Citigroup upgrading mile-high club

What can I say?"Beleaguered Citigroup is upgrading its mile-high club with a brand-new $50 million corporate jet - only this time, it's the taxpayers who are getting screwed. Even though the bank's stock is as cheap as a gallon of gas and it's burning through a $45 billion...

Troops end Manila coup attempt

"Philippine troops have stormed a hotel in Manilla to force out a small band of renegade soldiers who were demanding that President Gloria Arroyo step down. The group, which seized and occupied the luxury the...

Pornography probe over art gallery exhibit

"Police have seized an exhibit from a flagship art gallery amid fears it could breach pornography laws. Thought to be an image of a child, it was seized shortly before it was due to go on display at the multi-million pound Baltic Centre For Contemporary Art which stands on a...

The vanishing holiday bonus

"As Christmas approached two years ago, Valerie Bent was looking forward to the sizable semiannual bonus she and her colleagues always received at the investor relations firm where she was a vice president. Although their salaries ranked far below industry standards, the...

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