Like the rest of Groupon, Getaways will promote limited-time deals requiring customers to make an upfront payment in exchange for a voucher that can then be redeemed within a certain period of time.

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But though he is tainted with the Grasso scandal and is the subject of litigation himself, Langone is getting at least an ear the firms that make up much of the daily order flow at the exchange.

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To Mundell, constantly changing exchange rates are just an opportunity for banks and hedge funds to make money at the expense of people doing business internationally.

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The appointment of Mary Jo White to head up the Securities and Exchange Commission is an attempt to make a clear and definitive statement.

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Trading exchanges make sense for vanilla products, but when it comes to highly unique, illiquid deals of the Abacus variety, an exchange would serve no purpose.

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