When an outside analysis uncovered serious flaws with thousands of home loans, JPMorgan Chase executives found an easy fix.Rather than disclosing the full extent of problems like fraudulent home appraisals and overextended borrowers, the bank adjusted the critical reviews, according to documents filed early Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan. As a result, the mortgages, which JPMorgan bundled into...
Well: Think Like a Doctor: A Confused and Terrified Patient
Label: HealthThe Challenge: Can you solve the mystery of a middle-aged man recovering from a serious illness who suddenly becomes frightened and confused?Every month the Diagnosis column of The New York Times Magazine asks Well readers to sift through a difficult case and solve a diagnostic riddle. Below you will find a summary of a case involving a 55-year-old man well on his way to recovering from a series of...
Well: Think Like a Doctor: A Confused and Terrified Patient
Label: LifestyleThe Challenge: Can you solve the mystery of a middle-aged man recovering from a serious illness who suddenly becomes frightened and confused?Every month the Diagnosis column of The New York Times Magazine asks Well readers to sift through a difficult case and solve a diagnostic riddle. Below you will find a summary of a case involving a 55-year-old man well on his way to recovering from a series of...
Gadgetwise Blog: Tip of the Week: A Quick Trip Through the iTunes Libraries
Label: TechnologyApple’s iTunes 11 program moves all the various media libraries from a vertical panel on the left side of the window to a small Library pop-up menu in the top-left corner. For a quicker way to switch between media types instead of moving the mouse up to the menu, Apple has also included iTunes keyboard shortcuts to jump instantly to the desired collection.For example, on the Mac, press Command-1 on...
India Ink: Economic Growth in India to Fall to Five Percent
Label: WorldIndia’s Gross Domestic Product is expected to drop significantly to 5 percent for the fiscal year ending in March 2013, according to advance estimates released by India’s Central Statistics Office on Thursday, declining from 6.2 percent growth rate seen in 2011-2012.The estimate by the Central Statistics Office represents a marked drop from earlier growth projections issued by the government for this...
Feb
06
Deal Professor: Corporate Forces Endangered the Twinkie, but May Save It
Label: BusinessSnack cake aficionados rejoice, the Twinkie will live.Its demise nearly came at the hands of corporate America’s machinations. Its survival, however, depends on some of those same machinations. In the end, it was the extreme outcome of a liquidation in bankruptcy that made the 83-year-old brand salvageable.The history of the cream-filled snack illustrates a number of the forces that have driven American...
Ipswich Journal: Paul Mason Is One-Third the Man He Used to Be
Label: HealthPaul Nixon PhotographyPaul Mason in 2012, two years after gastric bypass surgery stripped him of the unofficial title of “the world’s fattest man.” IPSWICH, England — Who knows what the worst moment was for Paul Mason — there were so many awful milestones, as he grew fatter and fatter — but a good bet might be when he became too vast to leave his room. To get him to the hospital for a hernia operation,...
Gadgetwise Blog: Q.& A.: Making Smartphones Easier to Read
Label: TechnologyIs there a way to make the text bigger in the iPhone mail app, and is there a screen magnification feature for apps that don’t zoom in?The iPhone software does include controls for both making the screen text larger and magnifying the entire screen. To get to these controls in iOS 6, tap the Settings icon on the Home screen. On the Settings screen, tap General and on the next screen, tap Accessibility.On...
Ipswich Journal: Paul Mason Is One-Third the Man He Used to Be
Label: WorldPaul Nixon PhotographyPaul Mason in 2012, two years after gastric bypass surgery stripped him of the unofficial title of “the world’s fattest man.” IPSWICH, England — Who knows what the worst moment was for Paul Mason — there were so many awful milestones, as he grew fatter and fatter — but a good bet might be when he became too vast to leave his room. To get him to the hospital for a hernia operation,...
Feb
05
White Collar Watch: Despite Expectations, Corporations Could Face More Cases of Criminal Liability
Label: BusinessMary Jo White, the nominee to be chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has stated that she is not a fan of pursuing cases of criminal liability against corporations. Such views are likely to draw scrutiny during her confirmation process, but it does not necessarily mean companies facing sanctions can expect an easy ride in Washington.Corporate criminal liability has been a fixture...
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