MAY
21
2010

Regulators approve Google deal for mobile ad firm

In a reversal of regulatory fortune, Google has won approval from the Federal Trade Commission for its $750 million acquisition of the mobile advertising company AdMob.

MAY
20
2010

Brazil’s ‘exhausted’ real is poised to drop: technical analysis

Brazil’s real is poised to drop to the weakest level in 10 months after buyers of the currency diminished and a momentum indicator signaled declines, according to Invesco Ltd.’s Avi Hooper.

MAY
20
2010

Nations pledge crackdown on online alcohol ads

Countries around the world are pledging to get tough with companies that market beer and liquor on social media networks such as Facebook, warning that such promotions threaten to entice a new generation into harmful drinking patterns.

MAY
20
2010

Supreme Court to hear Ottawa’s bid to be dropped from B.C. tobacco cases

The Supreme Court of Canada will consider the federal government´s bid to be dropped as a third party in a pair of potentially expensive B.C. tobacco cases.

MAY
20
2010

Thailand to prosecute protest leaders

Many streets in Bangkok were eerily calm Thursday, a day after the city devolved into deadly clashes between protesters and government forces.

MAY
20
2010

How low can the euro go? Very.

Briefly slumping to a four-year low against the dollar yesterday, the euro has gained the dubious distinction of being the worst-performing major currency this year. And more pain could be on the way, despite the $1 trillion aid package that bought the European Union´s financial impresarios enough time to force some tough love on Greece and other debt-tipsy members.

MAY
20
2010

Italian accused of fake Champions League tickets

Italian police have discovered what they say is a fraudulent company selling fake travel packages to the Champions League final.

MAY
20
2010

Higher tax on buyout firm managers added to democrats’ Job Bill

Top congressional Democrats reached an agreement to increase taxes on managers of buyout firms and other investment funds as part of a jobs bill they plan to put to a vote tomorrow in the U.S. House, lawmakers said.

MAY
20
2010

20,000 people in Greek protest march to parliament

More than 20,000 protesters marched to parliament Thursday, as unions challenged harsh austerity measures in Greece by staging their fourth general strike this year.

MAY
20
2010

U.S. judge sides with anonymous online flamers

In a victory for anonymous critics of corporations, a federal judge in San Francisco has rejected a company´s attempt to force Yahoo to identify the online commenter who called the firm´s chief executive a "known liar" who believes "humanity exists to be fleeced."

MAY
20
2010

Why Wal-Mart´s sales should have everyone worried

It certainly looks like happy days are here again. Many of the nation´s biggest retailers, including Saks, Hewlett-Packard, Home Depot, and Target have released cheery sales reports. April´s jobs reports showing a slight increase in the workweek and pay for workers, and more hiring across the board.

MAY
20
2010

Novartis must pay $250 million in gender bias lawsuit

A Novartis AG pharmaceuticals unit was ordered to pay a group of 5,600 female employees punitive damages of $250 million, the largest ever employment discrimination verdict according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

MAY
20
2010

Pakistan blocks YouTube

The Pakistani government blocked access to YouTube on Thursday because of ´´sacrilegious´´ content in a growing Internet crackdown against sites deemed offensive to the country´s majority Muslim population.

MAY
19
2010

India´s 3G mobile auction raises $15bn

India´s auction of third generation (3G) bandwidth for mobile phone services has ended with the government reaping $15bn, twice the sum expected.

MAY
19
2010

Art fraudster Lawrence Salander can’t repay victims, judge says

Former New York art dealer Lawrence B. Salander, who continues to sell art two months after he pleaded guilty to a $120 million art fraud, probably can’t repay his victims, a judge said today.

MAY
19
2010

EU eases trade with Latin America at Madrid summit

The EU plans to boost trade with Latin America despite warnings from some European ministers and farmers, who fear unfair competition.

MAY
19
2010

Itau tumbles on Bank of America plan to sell stake

Itau Unibanco Holding SA, Latin America’s biggest bank by market value, fell the most in a year after Bank of America Corp. agreed to sell its entire stake in the lender in a transaction worth as much as $4.4 billion.

MAY
19
2010

Interior Department hit with lawsuit over BP oil spill

As lawsuits over the BP oil spill mount, a group of conservationists and fishermen have a new target: the U.S. Department of Interior´s Minerals Management Service.

MAY
19
2010

Woman´s face veil allegedly ripped off in case described as ´burqa rage´

As France moves toward a controversial ban on women wearing burqas, tension over the issue triggered a scuffle in a clothing store in the south of the country when one shopper allegedly ripped off a Muslim woman´s Islamic veil, local media reported.

MAY
19
2010

Law firm inks $852 million outsourcing deal

Legal process outsourcing (LPO) company Integreon has entered into what it describes in a press release as the largest legal outsourcing deal ever, worth $852 million over 10 years, with British law firm CMS Cameron McKenna.

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