US, Switzerland Mull Fixes for Tax Conflicts
Those pesky Swiss bank accounts
Lingering subsidy from the bailout
Why did they even bother?
Life just got even more confusing for that elderly person you're always behind of in line
Has been hiding huge sums for two decades
Those with over 100,000 euros in Cypriot banks could lose up to 60 percent of their deposits
The billionaire expects politicians to steal more bank accounts
G4S has been working with police and will provide security for banks
Which has everybody a little antsy
Government still fears a run on the banks
We wouldn't want a run on the banks, would we?
Would a tax on Cypriot bank accounts be that different from taxation in America? Not really.
Taking what they can while the government tries to sort out a deal with the European Union
Nobody wants to take responsibility for move to tax deposits
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.) doesn't like what he sees in Cyprus
When someone suddenly takes money out of your bank account without your permission, what's that called?
Turns out people don't like their money being stolen
Cypriots want their money before the government steals it or the banks collapse
Also wants demand boosted in Germany
Bloomberg News recently valued big banks' cheaper borrowing rates because they're too big to fail at $83 billion a year
Rate has been held at 0.5 percent for years
Banks abandon foreclosure process years after booting owners, and suddenly owners are legally liable again
Meet Uncle Sam, global financial leper
Those that do not effectively separate investment and retail operations at risk
It's actually held by foreign subsidiaries in U.S. banks and exists in a sort of limbo