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Turkey Badly Needs a Long-Term Plan for Syrian Refugees

Harvard Business Review

A 2013 survey shows the median earnings for men outside of refugee camps (where they’re not allowed to work) was $160 per month, much less than the Turkish minimum monthly wage of around $400. Syrians no longer feel as welcome as they did when the Turkish border first opened to give them safe harbor.

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?Numbers Show Apple Shareholders Have Already Gotten Plenty

Harvard Business Review

In August 2013, Icahn bought more than $1 billion worth of Apple shares. Here’s an update of some key numbers in that article: In 2004-2013, 454 companies in the S&P 500 Index that were publicly listed over the decade expended $3.4 But judging from Cook’s past actions, I fear he will do Icahn’s bidding.

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Clinton’s Proposals on Stock Buybacks Don’t Go Far Enough

Harvard Business Review

A prime example is Carl Icahn, who began to accumulate his multibillion-dollar stake in Apple in August 2013. That said, the safe harbor provision of Rule 10b-18 that currently enables a company to repurchase on any one day up to 25% of its stock’s average daily trading volume over the previous four weeks should be eliminated.