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Europe plans to force big firms to come clean on...

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Thousands of big companies could soon be forced to divulge all their juicy secrets about profits and taxes around the world.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/europe-plans-to-force-big-firms-to-come-clean-on-profits-and-tax/38983102

Alexandria, Va., zeroes in on options to prepare...

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Alexandria, Va.,’s plan to contend with the opening of MGM National Harbor later this year is now a little clearer. Visit Alexandria presented its MGM Readiness Task Force recommendations to the Alexandria City Council Tuesday night, highlighting six initiatives that have been included in the proposed budget for fiscal 2017. The recommendations include training for retail staff ($10,000), international trade shows in collaboration with MGM ($5,000), a refresh of the city marina ($45,000), public…

Legg Mason's largest shareholder Nelson Peltz...

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Legg Mason Inc. is about to have a new largest shareholder, as activist investor Nelson Peltz’s companies are selling their stake in the Baltimore-based money manager to a group based in Singapore. Peltz’s companies, Trian Fund Management L.P. and affiliates, have agreed to sell their 9.9 percent interest in Legg Mason (NYSE: LM) to Shanda Group, the parties announced Tuesday morning. Shanda Group is a global investing holding company based in Singapore that started as an online game company in…

North Carolina loses 250 bank jobs over...

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Deutsche Bank is taking a stand against North Carolina’s “anti-LGBT” law.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/north-carolina-loses-250-bank-jobs-over-antilgbt-law/38983880

Coupon: Free Skillet Cornbread at Smokey Bones

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Get a free Skillet Cornbread at Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill.

Use a coupon to get the free order of piping hot cornbread served with honey-pecan butter with any $10 purchase at participating restaurants.

Also, join the free Bones Club to get more freebies, deals and free dessert on your birthday.

Stebbins Anderson 'reinventing' itself with...

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A $20 million redevelopment of The Shops at Kenilworth will begin to show progress next week with the opening of a new Stebbins Anderson on the lower level. Greenberg Gibbons Commercial Corp. last year started a redo of the 142,000-square-foot Towson mall to include the addition of a Trader Joe’s in 2017 and some new and updated restaurants. Also part of the new design is a 20,000-square-foot marketplace with a wine bar and store and mini-food court. The redesigned and scaled-back housewares and…

Few Latino-owned businesses get venture capital...

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In the world of venture capital, Latino-owned businesses are rarer than billion-dollar unicorns.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/why-so-few-latinoowned-businesses-get-venture-capital-funding/38982334

IMF warns of 'increasingly fragile' global growth

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The prospects for the world economy this year are getting gloomier.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/imf-warns-of-increasingly-fragile-global-growth/38983116

Young women are asking for (and getting) more pay...

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Women are likely to be paid less than men hired for the exact same role. Unless, that is, they’re recent college grads, a new study shows.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/young-women-are-asking-for-and-getting-more-pay-than-men/38982566

6 things to know about the gender pay gap

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Equal Pay Day is April 12 this year.



from http://www.wbaltv.com/money/6-things-to-know-about-the-gender-pay-gap/38982092