Trader kills self in finance world’s latest suicide

Michael Gray The New York Post 3/12/2014

A Manhattan trader was killed Tuesday morning by a speeding Long Island Rail Road commuter train, marking at least the seventh suicide of a financial professional this year.

Edmund (Eddie) Reilly, 47, a trader at Midtown’s Vertical Group, jumped in front of an LIRR train at 6 a.m. […]

Judge warns Wash. union to halt illegal tactics after 500 storm grain terminal, trap guards

Associated Press via The Washington Post 9/8/2011

TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge ordered union protesters to stop using illegal tactics Thursday as they battle for the right to work at a new grain terminal in Washington state.

U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton issued a preliminary injunction to restrict union activity, saying there was no […]

S&P Begins Downgrading Municipalities

Zeke Miller Business Insider 8/8/2011

Standard & Poor’s has begun to downgrade states and municipalities Monday morning after stripping the federal government of its ‘AAA’ rating.

While not unexpected, the move has far-reaching implications for thousands of local governments already burdened by steep deficits.

Among those affected so far:

Tacoma, WA. Atlanta Downtown Development Authority, […]

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