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The S.E.C. and the Justice Department end two investigations into the actions of Goldman Sachs during the financial crisis.

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Mass firings of government workers and closing of government offices created a sense of upheaval with the style of Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency. Musk says his disinterest in the workings of the government, and effort to do too much too quickly hurt his efforts, and the distraction has cost Tesla with loss of market and loss of loyalty of customers put off by DOGE style actions. Some actions were controversial such as asking federal government workers to list their 5 accomplishments each week or be fired, and are being withdrawn. Overall the media coverage created more miscomprehension for the president's goals and actions. President Trump has now distanced himself from Musk and Musk has withdrawn from the Washington scene. New reports suggest Tesla engineers now working for GM are building new EV battery technologies to drastically reduce the cost of EV's by 2028. One such report came out this week  shown in Lyrarc.com. Tesla imports its electric car batteries from China which could put it at a disadvantage in the current tariffs environment. German EV's market is collapsing in China so that Tesla faces many changes in just 6 months.  ...

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The University of Waterloo located near Kitchener, Ontario, has one of the top ranking engineering schools in N. America. Blackberry was started by a student here. Google makes this one of the top 4 recruiting places worldwide.

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Reactions of Republican state governors in the U.S. to president Obama's executive order on immigration. Presidential candidate Governor Jindal of Louisiana says about deportation efforts for illegal immigrants- "we will deal with people here illegally compassionately and fairly," while at the same time calling for greater security at the borders. Governor Kasich of Ohio asked about citizenship for undocumented immigrants- "I'm open to it, I will tell you that." Governors in Texas, Kansas and Wisconsin oppose the executive order.

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Mediocre results on academic tests are made up for by a good system of specialized training starting in school.

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With the end of the yen carry trade and the flight to safety the surges 10% last week.

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Squats are a very good way to stay fit.

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The 90 minute nationally televised debate in Germany between Angela Merkel and Peter Steinbruck before the September 22, 2013 national elections.

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AIG CEO's own account of what happened at AIG and the bonuses.

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A smaller and radically reshaped BBC to emerge after budget cuts.

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White collar jobs at risk and white collar professional layoffs are leading to a pause in the jobs market for white collar work.