Meredith Whitney Warns of 5,000 Bank Branch Closures

The financial analyst who rose to fame for her bearish calls on banks ahead of the financial crisis, sees more bad news ahead, predicting that banks will close 5% of their branch offices over the next year and a half.
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Bill Gates Calls for Overhauling Teacher Pay System

The Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist recently criticized school pay structures, urging the 50 state superintendents of education to end teacher pay increases based on seniority and education level, and reward them based …

More White House Economic Advisers to Step Down

White House National Economic Council Deputy Director Diana Farrell and Treasury Department Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Michael Barr are planning to step down in the coming weeks — the latest in a series of …

BP Emergency Spill Claims Due by Midnight

Today is the deadline for individuals and businesses impacted by the Gulf Oil spill to apply for emergency claims from BP’s (BP) $20 billion fund.

Fund administrator Kenneth Feinberg, 65, has already paid out more than $1.9 billion in compensation. Pr…

Carlos Slim Buys Stake in BlackRock

Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, bought a stake in BlackRock Inc. (BLK), the world’s largest asset manager.

Mexican billionaire Slim bought a stake worth less than 2% of the asset manager, Bloomberg News reported. Slim spokesman Arturo Elias did…