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    PRETTY AND PLEASANT: How to Make Your Rooftop a Cozy Space at Home

    When you see things from above, you witness them from a uniquely beautiful perspective. You get to realize that every angle is worth every precious attention. If there’s a feature that you would want your dream house to have, what would it be? Haven’t thought of it yet? Then know that a rooftop must be! In the asphalt jungle filled with countless vehicles, tall buildings, innumerable houses and crowded streets, everybody is definitely looking for places to relax and take in fresh air. Amidst the stresses of everyday, you surely want to be embraced by a nice setting that will provide you with refreshing views and a calming feeling. When…

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    Walmart teams up with Goldman Sachs to offer online sellers business credit lines

    Walmart (WMT) is getting into business lending — with some help from Goldman Sachs (GS). Beginning on Tuesday, small and medium-sized businesses that sell on the retail giant’s Marketplace will see invites to apply for business lines of credit offered by Marcus, Goldman’s online consumer banking unit. It’s part of a new partnership between the big-box retailer and the Wall Street giant. “Access to affordable capital is more important than ever as businesses large and small world to adapt and evolve to serve customers and grow their businesses,” Jeff Clementz, vice president of Walmart Marketplace, said in a blog post. Walmart.com sellers invited to apply for a business line of…

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    Inside the turnaround at UBS

    In February 2012, Sergio Ermotti called his first town hall meeting as UBS Group’s chief executive. The stock was finally recovering in those early days, but staff morale wasn’t. As one veteran of the Swiss banking giant tells Fortune, “If you had worked for UBS in those days, the mailman would grumble at you.”  The woes of UBS, which turned 150 years old that year, had taken on the urgency of a national crisis. UBS became the foreign bank most exposed to America’s subprime mortgage debacle, decimating clients’ portfolios. In 2008 the Swiss government stepped in with a historic bailout package after UBS booked a mountain of losses. The last…

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    The 11 most important things in the leaked FinCEN files, which exposed $2 trillion in suspicious transactions and are roiling the world of finance

    A Deutsche Bank branch in Frankfurt, Germany. Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images Leaked documents from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) were shared with news outlets. They show big banks have for years engaged with dirty money with little oversight. Banks named include JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, Barclays, and Deutsche Bank. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the scandal. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Thousands of leaked documents shared with journalists have shown how some of the world’s biggest banks for years facilitated the movement of dirty money. The documents, part of a collection of files belonging to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, were published on…

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    The 9 most important things in the leaked FinCEN files, which exposed $2 trillion in suspicious transactions and are roiling the world of finance

    A Deutsche Bank branch in Frankfurt, Germany. Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images Thousands of leaked documents from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network revealing how big banks have for years engaged with dirty money were shared with hundreds of journalists. The agency, which operates under the Treasury Department, compiles “suspicious activity reports” that can include evidence of financial crimes. Banks such as JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, and Deutsche Bank facilitated the movement of criminal money even after getting caught, the leaked documents reveal. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the scandal. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Thousands of leaked documents shared with hundreds of journalists reveal how…

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    The 8 most important things in the leaked FinCEN files, which exposed $2 trillion in suspicious transactions and are roiling the world of finance

    A Deutsche Bank branch in Frankfurt, Germany. Frank Rumpenhorst/picture alliance via Getty Images Thousands of leaked documents from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network revealing how big banks had for years engaged with dirty money were shared with hundreds of journalists. The agency, which operates under the Treasury Department, compiles “suspicious activity reports” that can include evidence of financial crimes. Banks such as JPMorgan Chase, HSBC, and Deutsche Bank facilitated the movement of criminal money even after getting caught, the agency reported. Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the scandal. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. Thousands of leaked documents shared with hundreds of journalists reveal how some…

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