Last night I had dinner with some successful entrepreneurs in southwestern Minnesota, a land unscathed by subprime slime and unscrupulous short-sellers.
With stagnation, inflation, contagion, bubbles, inside trading and unscrupulous dealings seen around every corner, equities have been viewed as risky, unreliable assets.
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His Scarpia, the lustful and unscrupulous chief of the Roman police, remains among opera's most indelible villains a model for most of his successors in this role.
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Each tax season brings fresh reminders that as National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson has been arguing for years, "untrained and unscrupulous preparers" are a big problem for taxpayers.
Their last years together were blighted by her sister Susan who, supported by her husband, embarked on a long and unscrupulous legal battle to deny Mary her share of the family trust.
While clean money comes straight from the treasury and is associated with law and upstanding economic behaviour, filthy cash suggests an illicit past, and therefore triggers us to pursue selfish goals and unscrupulous gain.
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There is no denying that there were unscrupulous bankers involved in the financial crisis, just as there were greedy and unscrupulous ancillary industries and homeowners that were equally responsible for the housing boom and its inevitable collapse.
Rittenband, who is deceased Zenovich explains why Polanski fled: because, despite having negotiated a plea and having been recommended for probation, he was subject to the whims of a highly media-sensitive (and unscrupulous) judge who feared being made to look bad.
You suggest that we would instead be better off repealing Dodd-Frank, returning to a world where taxpayers bail out failing financial firms, predatory lenders and unscrupulous brokers prey on vulnerable homeowners, the public absorbs losses because of Wall Street's risky behaviour, and regulators are left in the dark, unable to prevent another global financial meltdown.
While many critics feel that real estate agents contributed to the subprime mess by aiding and abetting unscrupulous lenders and mortgage brokers, not many argue that the agents are the best target for reform.
It amazes and disgusts me how unscrupulous and unethical companies are able to get around the minimum wage laws by paying piecework like this.
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The patronage appointments and the unscrupulous tactics continued in 1865, as Congress debated the terms of Reconstruction.
Last month, the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) said that the cost of consumer credit licences should be raised in order to deter loan sharks and other unscrupulous lenders.
There have been allegations that a large number of illegal buildings have been built in and around Mumbai by unscrupulous builders who bribe police and local administration officials to turn a blind eye to poor safety standards, our correspondent adds.
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Otherwise, if not me, who is going to shine the bright, glaring light of truth, justice, and the American way on the dark secrets of unscrupulous brokers and conniving brokerage firms?
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She wrote another book in which Wentworth was shown as unscrupulous and greedy.
Too many investors and bankers took too much risk in the pursuit of lofty rewards and engaged in unscrupulous behavior along the way.
Yet the white paper and Mr Blunkett are much crosser about the prevarications and shenanigans of unscrupulous lawyers than about the failures of the police.
But there are plenty of desperate people and egoistic tycoons wanting to be cloned, and plenty of unscrupulous IVF doctors happy to relieve them of their cash.
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Those athletes who do seek financial advice often find it through unscrupulous and opportunistic advisors, accountants, lawyers and agents who insist on taking a cut of everything.
Fertile ground indeed for the unscrupulous and even the incompetent.
We cracked down on unscrupulous lenders and credit card companies that charge hidden fees.
The bad guys are unscrupulous, and will go to any lengths to separate you from your hard-earned cash.
But he is taken for a ride by the unscrupulous Cat and Fox, almost eaten up by an evil giant, swallowed up in the belly of a whale, before eventually escaping from his wooden shell to become a real person.
The Student Loan Lending Industry has been under scrutiny and 11 states Attorney Generals have brought suits in the past regarding unscrupulous admissions practices, and lack of transparency from college admissions departments and evidence of corroboration with lenders to increase profits.
"I am shocked and distressed by the callous exploitation by unscrupulous poachers of the natural disaster of floods and of helpless animals fleeing to find safe shelter, " she said.
ETNs are individually drafted, unregulated IOUs designed by organizations with murky financials and proven track record of unscrupulous behavior.
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But the plan mirrored Mubarak's unscrupulous marriage of politics and business, explains Cairo architect and planner Dina Shehayeb.
Unlike with the unscrupulous Marcus in Harry and Paul, Mr Hutchinson says prices are affordable and in line with the work that goes into them.
The games that are being played by the unscrupulous are becoming more and more complex, thanks to the global marketplace, computers and the internet, accounting tricks and regulatory loopholes.
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