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Knight Capital was given a $400 million shot in the arm by a varied group of investors as it narrowly avoided filing for bankruptcy.
Analysts cite trading blunders as the reason billions of dollars are flowing out of the stock market, but there might be a simpler reason: a lack of trust.
Richard M. Schulze, who founded the company with a single audio equipment store in 1966, announced on Monday a proposal that would give the company a market value of $8.8 billion.
In 2011, New York City officers frisked nearly 16,000 women; stops of women by male officers, some say, often involve additional embarrassment and sexual intimidation.
Eric S. Rosengren, president of the Boston Fed, said significant economic indicators were showing weakness, reinforcing the need for the Fed to expand its holdings.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 1, 2012, covering August 7, 2012.
Nas
Zac Brown Band
Kidz Bop Kids
Frank Ocean
Justin Bieber
2012Murtuz Alasgarov, Azerbaijani academic and politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan (born 1928)[†]
Murtuz Najaf oglu Alasgarov, also spelled as Murtuz Aleskerov, was an Azerbaijani politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Azerbaijan from 1996 to 2005.
2012Judith Crist, American critic and academic (born 1922)[†]
Judith Crist was an American film critic and academic.
2012Vladimir Kobzev, Russian footballer and coach (born 1959)[†]
Vladimir Vasilyevich Kobzev was a Russian professional football coach and player.
2012Anna Piaggi, Italian journalist and author (born 1931)[†]
Anna Maria Piaggi was an Italian fashion writer. She was known for her bright blue hair, liberal use of make-up, and her sense of style that mixed vintage and contemporary fashion.
2012Dušan Zbavitel, Czech indologist and author (born 1925)[†]
Dušan Zbavitel was a Czech indologist.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]