الثلاثاء، 17 يناير 2012

Afternoon Update: Romney Says His Effective Tax Rate Is 'Probably' 15%

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Romney Says His Effective Tax Rate Is 'Probably' 15%

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and ASHLEY PARKER

Under renewed pressure to release his personal income tax returns, Mitt Romney on Tuesday acknowledged that he pays an effective tax rate of about 15 percent.

A Spare Lectern and Little Left to Chance at Republican Debate

By JEREMY W. PETERS

Debates can seem defined by spontaneous moments, but behind the scenes, Fox News left little to chance.

As States Weigh Online Gambling, Profit May Be Small

By MICHAEL COOPER

Raising revenue remains the draw for most, but some wonder whether profits from Internet play would make any significant differences to deficits.

European Court Overrules Britain on Terror Detainee

By RAVI SOMAIYA

The European Court of Human Rights said that Abu Qatada cannot be deported from Britain to his native Jordan because his trial there would be tainted by evidence obtained by torture.

Bits Blog

Even Big Companies Cannot Protect Their Data

By NICOLE PERLROTH

Breaches that hit two Amazon-owned sites, Zappos.com and 6PM, over the weekend point to an unsettling truth: even the biggest players on the Web cannot guarantee that their customers' personal information is safe. Instead, many security experts throw the burden back to consumers by recommending that consumers take a more vigilant approach to protecting their personal data

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast | January 17, 2012

A recorded telephone call reveals that the captain of the Costa Concordia abandoned ship | Wikipedia and others plan blackouts to protest Web piracy bills.

Opinion

Op-Ed Columnist

South Carolina Diarist

By DAVID BROOKS

On a visit to South Carolina just days before the primary, getting a feel for what people on the scene are thinking about the candidates.

BUSINESS
DealBook

Citigroup Struggles in Weak Quarter

By NELSON SCHWARTZ

Citi shares fell more than 7 percent in the fourth quarter, and investors wasted little time in showing their disappointment. The capital markets unit was especially weak.

DealBook

Wells Fargo Profit Rose 20% in Fourth Quarter

By BEN PROTESS

But the gains at Wells Fargo were limited by declining revenue, reflecting a setback felt across the banking industry as a result of the sluggish economic recovery.

Rally Fades on Bank Profits

By REUTERS

The late selloff reflected a reversal from earlier optimism about the economy and China's growth prospects.

European Central Bankers Criticize Role of Rating Agencies

By JULIA WERDIGIER

The heads of the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are urging investors to pay less attention to ratings downgrades of euro zone countries.

Inspector General to Leave S.E.C.

By EDWARD WYATT

H. David Kotz, who exposed the agency's early mishandling of the Madoff case, said he will join Gryphon Strategies, an investigative company.

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