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ben_hallman

  1. Forget Facebook IPO, this just in: Like humans and baboons, dogs can catch yawns, says study on.wsj.com/JyZVMR 1:19 PM May 17th via web
  2. "executives at JPMorgan said the loss was the first real misstep Ms. Drew experienced" ow.ly/aSL9g 6:35 PM May 13th via HootSuite
  3. Borrowers face delays in refinancing on.wsj.com/K9FneL via @WSJ 7:32 AM May 9th via Tweet Button
  4. @zeldahallman What's unfair, or at least concerning, is tax policy that gives a huge benefit to one class of residents over another 2:17 PM May 8th via HootSuite in reply to zeldahallman
  5. The rent is too damn high in New York City - and the tax code is partly to blame ow.ly/aMAbi 2:11 PM May 8th via HootSuite
  6. JPMorgan Chase Whistleblower: 'Essentially Suicide' To Stand Up To Bank huff.to/IT7k4W via @HuffPostBiz 6:52 AM May 8th via Tweet Button
  7. “I agree we need some help -- but the Bros always wins!!” -Dick Fuld #Lehman ow.ly/aKfvP 7:20 AM May 7th via HootSuite
  8. Remember the mortgage settlement? The reforms banks agreed to make expire in three years. ow.ly/aHKrb 8:50 AM May 4th via HootSuite
  9. Unpaid endorsement: if you haven't downloaded the first album by my geographical kin the Alabama Shakes, you should do so immediately 5:17 PM Apr 30th via Twitter for iPad
  10. When is a bribe not a bribe under U.S. law? A: when it is a "facilitation" payment. My story: ow.ly/axLHb 1:55 PM Apr 26th via HootSuite
  11. Public Files? Not On A Student Budget - ProPublica propublica.org/article/public… via @propublica 9:07 AM Apr 25th via Tweet Button
  12. My profile of a little house that became an accidental symbol of the foreclosure crisis. ow.ly/avwfC 6:57 AM Apr 25th via HootSuite
  13. @carelanda I'm writing about Walmart for HuffPost. Do you have time to talk about US businesses bribing foreign officials? 9:55 AM Apr 24th via web
  14. Walmart may face FCPA investigation, but formal criminal prosecution unlikely, history shows ow.ly/atXQr 7:26 AM Apr 24th via HootSuite
  15. Forget rent control, this is the way to live in New York City ow.ly/aq5dq 1:16 PM Apr 20th via HootSuite
  16. In which @markgongloff and I depress you with mortgage news - and learn meaning of phrase "pipe farms." ow.ly/aq18D 12:34 PM Apr 20th via HootSuite
  17. @zeldahallman mostly writing about mortgages and foreclosures these days but the B'ham bond thing is a crazy story 10:40 AM Apr 20th via web in reply to zeldahallman
  18. Inside the foreclosure factory, they’re working overtime economywatch.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/… via @msnbc_business 12:39 PM Apr 19th via Tweet Button
  • Name Ben Hallman
  • Location New York
  • Web http://www.huffin...
  • Bio Financial writer at the Huffington Post. Active food chain participant. Lapsed Alabamian.
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