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For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. penny is getting redesigned, announced the U.S. Mint Monday. While the coin will continue to depict President Lincoln's likeness on the front, the reverse side will will bear one of four new designs.

For the first time in 50 years, the U.S. penny is getting redesigned, announced the U.S. Mint Monday. While the coin will continue to depict President Lincoln's likeness on the front, the reverse side will will bear one of four new designs.

University of North Texas Associate Professor Risk Management & Insurance Brenda Wells announced that one of her students, UNT senior Rachel Somerford, has received the national J.H. Blades Scholarshi

The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, the Bank of Japan and the Swiss National Bank have announced coordinated measures designed to address the continued elevated pressures in the US dollar short-term funding markets.

Morgan Stanley has agreed to sell up to a fifth of the company to Mitsubishi UFJ, the Japanese company announced Monday.

Dubai Municipality yesterday announced that tenants sharing villas in the emirate will have 30 days to vacate their residences, reported Khaleej Times. Omar bin Abdul Rahman, Head of the Building Inspection Section at the Dubai Municipality, said there cannot be any bachelors, labourers or more than one family in villas. If landlords failed to comply with the new rules within the deadline, they are subject to fines of up to Dhs50,000 ($13,600). The civic body had already said it would not take the responsibility of making the landlords refund the rents collected in advance.

Raleigh, North Carolina-based Surety One, a member of The Poindexter Group of Companies, announced the national roll-out of its specialty fidelity bond product for coffee/teahouse and cafe owners.

Microsoft on Monday announced yet another plan to buy back $40 billion worth of shares.

The Federal Reserves announced Sunday night that applications by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to become bank holding companies were approved.The approval is still subject to a five-day anti-trust waiting period. Read More Now

Sundays are becoming the day of reckoning for the financial services industry. It is no accident that much happens (and is announced or leaked) on the weekend.The market are closed...