- Chinese Estates head to be prosecuted in Macau over bribery Alex Frew McMillan - Reuters - 7 hours ago
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong tycoon Joseph Lau, who heads developer Chinese Estates Holdings , will face prosecution over bribery and money laundering in a land deal in Asia's gambling capital, Macau, Chinese Estates said in a statement on Thursday.
- SEC sanctions ex-staffer who represented Stanford Co Aruna Viswanatha and Sarah N. Lynch - Reuters - 13 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former top enforcement official in the Securities and Exchange Commission's Texas office has been barred from appearing before the agency for one year for violating conflict-of-interest rules. The SEC said on Thursday that former Fort Worth enforcement director Spencer Barasch worked for the Stanford …
- Fire on submarine put out, investigation begins Toni Clarke - Reuters - 13 hours ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Firefighters braving "incredible heat and smoke" extinguished a fire that broke out aboard a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine docked in Maine and caused extensive damage, a Navy official said on Thursday. Seven people were injured putting out the fire that broke out on Wednesday night on the USS Miami, …
- SEC unlikely to file charges in Lehman case: memo Reuters - 13 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation into Lehman Brothers Holdings and will not likely recommend charges, according to the excerpt of a memo sent to Reuters. The excerpt, which was not dated, was sent along with an anonymous letter to Congress alleging …
- SEC unlikely to file charges in Lehman case: memo Sarah N. Lynch - Reuters - 13 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation into Lehman Brothers Holdings and will not likely recommend charges, according to the excerpt of a memo sent to Reuters.
- SEC unlikely to file charges in Lehman case - memo Reuters - 13 hours ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation into Lehman Brothers Holdings and will not likely recommend charges, according to the excerpt of a memo sent to Reuters. The excerpt, which was not dated, was sent along with an anonymous letter to Congress alleging …
- Vatican bank sacks president in no-confidence vote Philip Pullella - Reuters - 14 hours ago
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The president of the Vatican bank has been ousted by the board of directors, the Vatican said on Thursday, blaming him for a deterioration in standards of governance. The board unanimously passed a no-confidence vote in Italian Ettore Gotti Tedeschi for failing to carry out "various fundamentally …
- Corrected: Fire aboard nuclear submarine in Maine is out; no deaths Toni Clarke - Reuters - 14 hours ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - A fire that broke out Wednesday evening on a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine docked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine has been extinguished. Seven people were injured but there were no deaths, a Navy spokesman said on Thursday. Damage from the fire, which began shortly before 6 p.m. EDT on …
- Son of China's Bo Xilai graduates from Harvard Tim McLaughlin - Reuters - 15 hours ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - The son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai graduated from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government on Thursday, capping a tumultuous academic year that also placed him in the center of his homeland's biggest leadership crisis in two decades. Bo Guagua, whose perceived lavish lifestyle overseas …
- Son of China's Bo Xilai graduates from Harvard Tim McLaughlin - Reuters - 15 hours ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - The son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai graduated from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government on Thursday, capping a tumultuous academic year that also placed him in the centre of his homeland's biggest leadership crisis in two decades. Bo Guagua, whose perceived lavish lifestyle overseas …
- Why are Greek and Italian politicians so bad? Barry Moody - Reuters - 17 hours ago
ROME (Reuters) - In Greece, conservative leader Antonio Samaras insisted on calling an election earlier this month that slashed his own party's share of the vote and set the country down a path that could see it crashing out of the euro. In Italy, politicians led by scandal-plagued premier Silvio Berlusconi were forced …
- Huawei seeks EU action against InterDigital patent fees Foo Yun Chee - Reuters - 17 hours ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World No.2 telecoms equipment maker Huawei has called for EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a dispute with InterDigital, saying the U.S.-based firm is demanding "exploitative" fees for use of its 3G mobile phone patents. Huawei filed a complaint with the European Commission on Wednesday, after …
- Huawei seeks EU action against InterDigital patent fees Foo Yun Chee - Reuters - 17 hours ago
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - World No.2 telecoms equipment maker Huawei has called for EU antitrust regulators to intervene in a dispute with InterDigital, saying the U.S.-based firm is demanding "exploitative" fees for use of its 3G mobile phone patents.
- Whistleblower Woodford's Olympus court clash looms Kirstin Ridley - Reuters - 17 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Woodford, the ousted Olympus CEO, will next Monday bring his lawsuit for unfair dismissal for whistleblowing and discrimination against his former Japanese employer, in a case that could yield a record payout. Woodford, who declined to comment ahead of the court hearing, is expected to sue for …
- US Congress To Review Facebook IPO Sky News - 19 hours ago
The US Congress has entered the investigation into the issues surrounding Facebook's listing, less than a week since the company's debut on the stock market.
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