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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The SEC's Russian Roulette
The past two years, the SEC has approved public listings for nine start-ups run by people in Ukraine or Russia..
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ipo,
Russian,
Russian ipo,
sec,
ukraine,
wall street,
wall street fraud,
white collar crime
Monday, June 28, 2010
SEC Loss Shows Difficulty of Insider-Trading Cases
When the Securities and Exchange Commission charged two Wall Street executives with insider trading..
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gordon gekko,
insider trading,
irs,
ponzi scheme,
sec,
wall street
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010
High Court Sides With Skilling
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the government's use of a key white-collar crime law that was used in the conviction of Enron former CEO Jeff Skilling...
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enron,
high court,
jeff skilling,
wall street,
white collar crime
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Google Wins Key Copyright Ruling
A federal judge sided with Google in a lawsuit filed by Viacom over YouTube's use of video taken....
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
iPhone 4 Keeps Apple Top of Class
In hardware and software, the iPhone 4 is a major leap over its excellent predecessor, the iPhone 3GS...
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Germany Rejects Obama's Call on Growth, Stoking G-20 Conflict
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government rebuffed U.S. calls to focus on bolstering growth over debt reduction, setting a course for conflict at the Group of 20 summit…
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angela merkel,
barack obama,
g20 summit,
germany,
summit
Monday, June 21, 2010
BP Managed to Blunt U.S. Demands
BP, despite being put under pressure by the U.S. to pay for the aftermath of the oil spill—the costs of which have reached $2 billion—has achieved victories that have softened the blow.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Bank failure pace more than double last year
Regulators on Friday shut down a Nevada bank, raising to 83 the number of U.S. bank failures this year.
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bank failures,
Ben S. Bernanke,
fdic,
fed,
recession,
the fed
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Nevada's unemployment rate tops in nation
The statistics reveal that since 2007, Nevada’s economy has fallen from one of the country’s strongest performers to perhaps its weakest...
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las vegas,
las vegas unemployment,
unemployment
Friday, June 18, 2010
Medvedev Sees Risks For BP and Euro
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Russian President Medvedev voiced concern on the fate of Europe's common currency and said the Gulf spill could threaten BP's survival.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
EU leaders work on ways to prevent new debt crises
European Union leaders hope to agree on ways to strengthen budget discipline and economic policy coordination on Thursday to show financial...
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debt,
debt crisis,
economic policy,
eu,
eu leaders,
euro
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
BP, Oil Industry Take Fire at Hearing
Top executives from Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC sought to distance themselves from...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Indian Tycoon Runs Idea Up Flagpole
Indian steel tycoon Naveen Jindal is on a mission to get more of his countrymen to fly the national flag . He's setting an example by flying flags the size of tennis courts.
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billionaire,
flag of india,
india,
india flag,
naveen jindal
Monday, June 14, 2010
Bloomberg Urges Critics to Go Easier on BP
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg became a lonely defender of BP PLC on Friday, declaring the world should not rush to point fingers at the British oil giant for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
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bloomberg,
bp,
gulf of mexico,
michael bloomberg,
oil,
oil spill
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Goldman Sachs Likely Not GM's IPO Lead Underwriter
In a major blow to its once gold-plated investment banking department, Goldman Sachs will likely not be appointed as a lead underwriter on the upcoming initial public offering for General Motors, FOX Business has learned...
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general motors,
gm,
goldman sachs,
initial public offering,
ipo,
underwriter
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Goldman Sachs $2 Billion CDO probed by SEC
Goldman Sachs Group’s $2 billion Hudson Mezzanine collateralized debt obligation, sold in 2006, is the target of a probe….
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collaterized debt,
fbi,
ftc,
goldman sachs,
hudson mezzanine,
sec,
wall street,
white collar crime
Friday, June 11, 2010
General: Afghan efforts stalled
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Amid a spike in Afghan and American deaths in southern Afghanistan, U.S. Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top NATO commander in the country...
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afghan,
barack obama,
iraq,
war
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Bank of England: Rates Unchanged, Weak Economy
The Bank of England decided Thursday to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 0.5 percent to support a weak economy as the government is preparing for large...
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bank of england,
interest rates,
recession
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Obama remarks fuel sell-off of BP, drillers
Investors pummeled shares of oil drillers and yesterday, after President Obama talked tough about dealing with the worst oil spill in the nation's history.
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barack obama,
bp,
drillers,
gulf of mexico,
investors,
oil,
oil spill,
selloff
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Billionaire finds hedge fund loophole
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warns that the U.S. economic recovery isn't likely to quickly bring down the nation's unemployment rate, which could remain high for some time.
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ben bernanke,
federal reserve board,
the fed,
unemployment
Monday, June 7, 2010
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