12 Shocking Things I Learned by Working as a Butler at the Plaza Hotel

12 Shocking Things I Learned by Working as a Butler at the Plaza Hotel

Old-school service is alive and well at the Plaza: High tea treats are served in brass birdcages, tuxedo-clad bellman whisk away luggage to gilded
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How to avoid buying bogus solar eclipse glasses

How to avoid buying bogus solar eclipse glasses … The organization said buyers should be skeptical of glasses even if they're stamped with an ISO … comply with standards set by the International Organization for Standardization.
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Quants Are Clamoring for Data, Causing Soul Searching at Large Banks

… sensitive to all of our client concerns about what is appropriate to share,” Rothman said in an interview at Bloomberg headquarters in New York.
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The SBI's rate cut will fundamentally change how savings bank accounts are viewed in India

On July 31, 2017, the State Bank of India (SBI), the country's largest commercial bank, lowered the interest rate by 50 basis points to 3.5% per annum
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South Africa's Rand Weakens After Zuma Survives No-Confidence Vote

The rand tumbled after South African President Jacob Zuma survived a bid by opposition lawmakers to oust him, crushing the prospect of new
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Qatar banking system faces grim outlook as sanctions bite

Qatar's banking system is facing further deterioration in outlook as the economic and diplomatic sanctions by its neighbours entered third month this
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Private equity firm invests in Ten-X

Stone Point Capital and CapitalG will continue to hold minority stakes in the company. Terms of the deal, expected to close in the third quarter of 2017,
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ShortTrack Launches Integration with Dotloop to Simplify the Title Ordering Process

“The dotloop integration provides a simple method for real estate professionals to submit new title orders with their preferred title company,” said
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Monson Savings Appoints New Vice President of Government Banking

MONSON — Monson Savings Bank announced that Donna Easton-Vicalvi has joined the bank as vice president of Government Banking. She has
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Wizarding Ways – Don't Go There

Fannie Mae (OTCQB:FNMA) and Freddie Mac (OTCQB:FMCC), they are going to get privatized, in some manner. None of us know how it will turn out
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Edgewell Personal Care Company: Title Edgewell Personal Care Announces Third Quarter Fiscal …

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE: EPC) today announced results for its third fiscal quarter, which
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China banking regulator says property loan risks under control

BEIJING, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Risks surrounding China's real estate loans are under control, the country's banking regulator said on Tuesday.
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The Big Bank Comeback

While that may be an overly cynical characterization of banks in the aggregate, it does partly describe the reactionary nature of those institutions of
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Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Dismissal Sought

Aurelius Investment, Aurelius Opportunities Fund and Lex Claims filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court a motion to dismiss the Title III petition filed by
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Three Hungarian banks targeted by phishing attempts: central bank

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Three major banks in Hungary have experienced a series of targeted phishing attempts in recent months, the central bank said
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Black Knight Debuts Upgrades to Home Price Index

According to the company, the new Mortgage Market Index Series will track changes in portfolio risk profiles via proprietary Mortgage Origination and
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Fannie and Freddie to US: Hey, if things don't work out can I have $100B?

If the market collapses, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may be in a pretty big bind: They'll need a nearly $100 billion bailout. According to a stress-test
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These numbers show how the Trump economy is really doing

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) – Three months ago, CNNMoney examined six barometers of the economy to gauge how America was doing under
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Mortgage lender will pay $74 million to settle federal suit over bad loans

PHH also issued Veterans Affairs home loans and sold loans to the Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae mortgage companies that failed to comply with their
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New Bank; Wholesale Products; LIBOR and ARM Investor News

Freddie Mac will implement new or revised disclosures for single-family fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage-backed securities (MBS).
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