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News: 5 Famous Financial Fraudsters

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posted by lovemorgul 1228 days ago

Fraud is nothing new - the Old Bailey has records going back to the 1750s of cases where sailors were charged with sinking their own ships. But in recent years a number of high-level fraud cases have made the headlines and continue to do so.
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News: Church of England Accused of Short Selling Stock Hypocrisy

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posted by lovemorgul 1231 days ago

In a week that saw two prolific members of the Church of England publicly condemn the ‘City’ for its role in the turmoil currently afflicting the global economy, financial practices used by the ecclesial institution have also come under fire.
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News: Lakes… 650ft Beneath the Waves!

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posted by lovemorgul 1232 days ago

Deep beneath the waves, far down on the ocean floor are scenes and images often associated with the stuff of nightmares – translucent fish with wide black eyes capable of seeing in the dark, shell fish with bioluminescent skeletons and colossal squid, so huge that no one has yet to picture them.
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Business: Bank Gives Away Brand New Cars to Savers

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posted by lovemorgul 1232 days ago

While most banks are trying to attract investors with headline-grabbing interest rates, Spanish bank Banesto has raised the bar with an innovative new scheme designed to boost its balance sheet.
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Sports: The 5 Most Pointless Wii Games

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posted by lovemorgul 1235 days ago

What can we say about the Nintendo Wii? Innovative? Absolutely. Revolutionary? Probably. Commercially successful? Definitely. Record-breaking? Certainly. Home to some of the most pointless videogames ever? Yup.
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