APR
14
2008

Rowling due in NY court in bid to block book

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is expected to testify in a New York court on Monday in a bid to stop the publication of a fan´s unofficial encyclopedic companion to the boy wizard series.

APR
14
2008

Delta and Northwest deal "soon"

Delta Air Lines and Northwest could seal a deal imminently, to create the world´s largest airline, reports say.

APR
14
2008

Blockbuster presses Circuit City

Movie rental chain operator Blockbuster Inc. said early Monday it will take its unsolicited $1 billion-plus bid for Circuit City Stores Inc. directly to shareholders, saying the consumer electronics chain is dragging its feet on the deal.

APR
14
2008

Wachovia stung by credit losses

Wachovia, the fourth-largest bank in the US, has slumped to a quarterly loss and written down the value of its mortgage-backed assets by $2bn (£1bn).

APR
14
2008

G7 passes plan to ease credit woe

The G7* group of most industrialised nations has approved a plan aimed at easing the continuing crisis in the global credit markets. Including calls for more oversight of financial firms and greater financial transparency, G7 members have committed themselves to its implementation.

APR
14
2008

China will join ICN global antitrust group

China, the world´s fastest growing major economy, will join a global network of antitrust regulators as the Asian nation bolsters its power to scrutinize mergers and acquisitions, the U.K.´s antitrust chief said.

APR
11
2008

Frontier files for bankruptcy protection

Frontier Airlines Holdings Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but unlike other airlines filing for bankruptcy in recent weeks, it plans to keep running while it reorganizes.

APR
11
2008

House delays Colombia trade deal

The US House of Representatives has defied the White House and voted to indefinitely delay action on a free trade deal with Colombia.

APR
11
2008

House lawyers slam White House executive privilege claims as broadest since Watergate

The White House´s interpretation of executive privilege to shield former White House Counsel Harriet Miers and current White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten from Congressional subpoenas represents the broadest construction of the doctrine since Watergate

APR
11
2008

Spanish judge fined $162K for mistake that kept innocent man in jail

A Spanish judge who failed to release an acquitted man from jail because an oversight has been fined $162,000 and suspended for a year.

APR
11
2008

TomTom won´t change Tele Atlas terms in EU bid review

TomTom NV, the world´s largest car- navigation equipment maker, declined to offer concessions to resolve European Union antitrust concerns as part of an EU review of its proposed acquisition of digital-map maker Tele Atlas NV.

APR
11
2008

Video embarrassment for Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart, the world´s largest retailer, faces embarrassment and potential lawsuits after its corporate video archive was made public.

APR
11
2008

Hyundai Motor´s Chung to be retried on embezzlement

Hyundai Motor Co.´s Chairman Chung Mong Koo will be retried for embezzlement and breach of duty after South Korea´s Supreme Court granted an appeal made by the prosecutor´s office.

APR
11
2008

G7 to address financial turmoil

The G7 group of industrialised nations is to address ways of tackling recent global financial turmoil, stemming from the continuing credit crisis.

APR
11
2008

Germany eases law on stem cells

The German parliament has voted to ease restrictions on embryonic stem cell research, which is controversial on ethical grounds.

APR
10
2008

Yahoo to test Google AdSense, Microsoft objects

Yahoo, after years of battling Internet rival Google for online advertising, has said it will launch a limited test of Google´s AdSense for Search service.

APR
10
2008

Deutsche Telekom loses bid to overturn antitrust fine

Deutsche Telekom AG, Europe´s biggest phone company, lost an appeals-court bid to overturn a 12.6 million-euro ($19.9 million) European Union antitrust fine for abusing its dominant market position in Germany.

APR
10
2008

Samsung chairman to be questioned again in probe

Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun Hee will be questioned tomorrow for the second time in a week by South Korean prosecutors as part of a bribery investigation.

APR
10
2008

Germany must end veto power at Volkswagen, EU says

Germany may face renewed legal action for failing to abide by the European Union court decision overturning state control at Volkswagen AG, Europe´s largest automaker, EU regulators warned.

APR
10
2008

Former Nymex boss in trade fraud

A former director of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) faces jail after admitting fraud linked to commodities trading.

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