Business CEOs call for raising retirement age

Caesar's Entertainment, speaks in Boston. An influential group of business CEOs chaired …more WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential group of business CEOs is pushing a plan to gradually increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health insurance program for older Americans.The Business Roundtable's plan would protect those 55 and older from...

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Silver Lake nears $15 billion financing for Dell buyout: report

(Reuters) - Private equity group Silver Lake Partners is close to arranging about $15 billion in financing for a buyout of Dell Inc , Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.Talks to take Dell Inc private are at an advanced stage with at least four major banks lined up to provide financing, two sources with knowledge of the matter earlier told Reuters.Silver Lake could not immediately...

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JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon gets big pay cut

NEW YORK (AP) — America's best-known banker is getting a big pay cut.JPMorgan Chase said Wednesday that it will dock the pay of CEO Jamie Dimon by more than half, to $11.5 million from $23 million.It's the latest fallout from an embarrassing trading loss at the bank last year, one that eventually ballooned to $6 billion. Its ripple effects have already been numerous, forcing Dimon to appear contritely...

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NFL play-off divisional play-offs results

Jan 14 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the NFL Play-off Divisional Play-offs games on Sunday (home team in CAPS)1 2 3 4 TATLANTA 10 10 7 3 30Seattle 0 0 7 21 281 2 3 4 TNEW ENGLAND 7 10 14 10 41Houston 3 10 0 15 ...

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Brady powers Patriots past Texans into AFC title game

(Reuters) - Tom Brady set a record for most playoff wins by a quarterback in leading the New England Patriots to a 41-28 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday to move one win away from a second consecutive trip to the Super Bowl.Brady, who surpassed Hall of Famer Joe Montana with his 17th playoff win, completed 25-of-40 passes for 344 yards and three touchdowns in the divisional playoff, setting...

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Column: Tears of joy as Gonzalez finally wins one

The old pro was on the sideline, resigned to the fact that this would turn out like so many games of the past. In the 16 years Tony Gonzalez has played tight end in the NFL, so many seasons ended early that he couldn't expect this one to be any different.If football is a cruel game, it had been even crueler to Gonzalez. No matter what he did, no matter how well he played, the end result always seemed...

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Golf: Oosthuizen reels in Jamieson to win by one in Durban

DURBAN (Reuters) - World number six Louis Oosthuizen fired a six-under-par 66 to overhaul third-round leader Scott Jamieson and win the Volvo Golf Champions by one shot on Sunday.Jamieson had held a five-stroke advantage after 54 holes but seven birdies from the 2010 British Open champion Oosthuizen gave him a sixth European Tour win on 16-under 272 ahead of Briton Jamieson (72), who nearly holed...

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Golf-Rookies reign supreme at Waialae

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Rookies ruled for a third consecutive day in record style at the Sony Open in Hawaii as good friends Russell Henley and Scott Langley ended Saturday's third round in a tie for the lead.Overnight pacesetter Henley fired a flawless three-under-par 67 at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu while fellow American Langley carded a 65, the pair posting a tournament low of 17-under 193 after...

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Golf-European Tour Volvo Golf Champions scores

Jan 13 (Infostrada Sports) - Scores from the European Tour Volvo Golf Champions at the par-72 course on Sunday in Durban 272 Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa) 68 64 74 66 273 Scott Jamieson (Britain) 69 64 68 72 274 Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 65 68 73 68 276 Padraig Harrington (Ireland) 70 71 67 68 277 Danny Willett (Britain) 69 70 70 68 Julien Quesne (France) 72 67 67 71 278 Branden Grace (South...

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Browns hand head coaching role to Chudzinski

(Reuters) - The Cleveland Browns appointed Rob Chudzinski as their head coach on Thursday, the new man brought in after Pat Shurmur was fired at the end of last month following a disappointing season.Chudzinski, who spent the past two seasons as offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers, becomes the 14th full-time head coach for the Browns.The 44-year-old will take over a team that ended their...

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