Author: Stable Genius

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Businesses seek state’s new ‘benefit corporation’ status

Businesses seek state’s new ‘benefit corporation’ status

A dozen companies committed to maximizing social good while turning a profit have filed papers with the state to become California’s first “benefit corporations.” … While that may sound like marketing hype, it’s important from a legal standpoint because it helps shield benefit corporations from lawsuits brought by shareholders who say that company do-gooding has diluted the value of their stock. California becomes the seventh state to adopt this relatively new corporate structure. Until now, California corporate law mandated that shareholders’ interests trump those of all other parties. Entrepreneurs who wanted to incorporate green initiatives or social causes into their businesses were often forced to become nonprofits, limiting their ability to raise venture capital.

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An examination of U.N. and Chinese trade data reveals that exports to North Korea of products including cars, tobacco, laptops, cellphones and domestic electrical appliances all increased significantly over the past five years. Luxuries Flow Into North Korea – WSJ.com

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(via Jobs For College Grads) So if there is a college bubble, and there just aren’t jobs for all those college students then why are there job losses for high school grads and gains for college grads?

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Google rose from the shallow, smelly end of the San Francisco Bay to become, if not the Godzilla of social media, then at least Gamera: awkward and ungainly, but beloved of a cadre of really intense nerds. Alt Text: Top 10 Things Nobody Cared About in 2011 | Underwire | Wired.com

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though Rasmussen did find that 57 percent of likely voters agreed with the gold standard after they were asked this follow-up question: “Many say that adopting the gold standard would dramatically reduce the power of central bankers and political leaders to steer the economy. If you knew that returning to the gold standard really would… Continue reading Untitled

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Romney should come out in favor of replacing Obamacare with a Massachusetts like system. That is such an insanely self contradictory flip-flop that only Romney could possibly say it without having his head explode. And only Romney could defend that statement with a straight face.

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darlingdemocrat: (Click the picture to enlarge) I feel like a lot of Republicans need to be reminded of this. It seems like as the years go by, Ronald Reagan’s legacy has become more and more a fantasy rather than reality. So, to all you republicans who think Reagan was Jesus reincarnated, please read a history… Continue reading Untitled