Reuters Money: Swiss banks Lombard Odier and VP Bank sign up to U.S. tax deal

	Click to View in Browser 12/30/2013 Swiss banks Lombard Odier and VP Bank sign up to U.S. tax deal ZURICH (Reuters) - Lombard Odier & Cie and VP Bank (Switzerland) on Friday became the latest Swiss banks to say they would work with U.S. officials in a crackdown on lenders suspected of helping wealthy Americans evade taxes through hidden offshore accounts. Column: Five ways do-gooders can erase student-loan debt LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When P.K. Drago graduated from George Washington University in 2009 at the peak of the Great Recession with $40,000 in student loan debt, she decided to do volunteer work. U.S. shops use prices, pick-ups to snare holiday stragglers WEST NYACK, NEW YORK (Reuters) - Retailers are trying new ways to win over Christmas procrastinators. U.S. jobless claims fall, holiday retail sales rise WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nearly a month, a hopeful sign for the labor market, while holiday retail sales rose in November and December. U.S.-based bond funds have $8.1 billion outflow in latest week: ICI NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors in U.S.-based mutual funds pulled $8.1 billion out of bond funds in the week ended December 18 on fears that a pullback in the Federal Reserve's bond-buying would hurt bond prices, data from the Investment Company Institute showed on Tuesday. More men get alimony from their ex-wives (Reuters) - If Hugh McSharry's marriage had come to an end a generation ago, he might have felt uncomfortable accepting alimony. The trouble with forward guidance: James Saft (Reuters) - Keeping your word is hard, and people simply hate it when you don't, something that central bankers enamored of the vogue for "forward guidance" may soon learn. What to expect if your kid is flying solo (Reuters) - When Tim Leffel was looking for the best way to get his 12-year-old daughter, Alina, from Tampa to her grandmother's home in Virginia earlier this year, he was astounded by the fees airlines were charging to put an unaccompanied minor on board. Hot 2014 investing tip: Don't chase 2013 CHICAGO (Reuters) - This year, the stock market has been glowing as brightly as the seasonal lights that now bedeck holiday streetscapes. Three ways to fix financial aid form flaws (The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) Related Video Bette Midler: Cleaning and greening New York Facial recognition brings new look to shopping Business News Wall Street opens flat; pending home sales due SEC pushes US insurers for details on 'captives': WSJ The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend