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Finance
Financial institutions choose their bosses
As Pennsylvania secretary of banking, A. William Schenck III was both regulator and recruiter.
Read More »Debt concerns turn medical students away from primary care
Wesley Flint hasn't decided which specialty he'll pursue when he
graduates from Penn State College of Medicine in Derry Township,
Dauphin County.
Survey suggests significant slowdown in economic activity
Since the fourth quarter of 2006, our survey has shown a continuing
decline in the general economic activity in the region as measured by
the diffusion index.
Rendell names new budget secretary
Gov. Ed Rendell appointed Mary A. Soderberg as secretary of
the budget.
Rendell to sign mortgage-reform bills
Gov. Ed Rendell today will sign five bills that will tighten
regulation of the mortgage-lending industry in Pennsylvania.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Do the various agencies responsible for regulating banks do
their job properly? Why or why not?
BLOG UPDATE: the gadget cube
iPhone 3G review! Click here to read Andréa Maria Cecil's
latest shiny post.
BLOG UPDATE: the gadget cube
Can a new CEO turn around Sprint? Either way, Andréa
Maria Cecil's headed to AT&T. Click here to read her latest blog post.
Final budget: 4 percent spending hike, $2.9B in debt
Gov. Ed Rendell celebrated the Fourth of July by signing a
$28.3 billion state budget that increases spending by about 4 percent over the
previous fiscal year.
Union National: Employee’s misdeeds could cost $370,000
Union National Community Bank could lose $370,000 to
misbehavior by a former employee, the bank's parent company announced today.
Guest column: Where in the World Wide Web are you? Your site is key to your success
Business executives say the World Wide Web is the most
important marketing tool they have, but many aren't quite sure how to use it to
their advantage.
Penn National Gaming ends merger agreement
Penn National Gaming Inc. today announced it has terminated its merger agreement with affiliates of Fortress Investment Group and
Centerbridge Partners, both of New
York.
Editorial: A good start
Gov. Ed Rendell and legislative leaders came to a budget
agreement this week, just in time to avert a furlough of state workers.
Lending money to family members is relatively risky investment
Dear Mr. Berko: In March 2003 I lent $8,000 to my very close
first cousin of 43 years. I have his personal note stipulating that the loan is
to be paid back in three years, by March 2006, at an interest of 8 percent. I'm
holding as collateral 85,000 shares of Sanchez Laboratories, which he bought at
50 cents a share in July 2001, which he said is worth at least $1.25 a share.