JAN
26
2012

Kodak replaces chief restructuring officer

Eastman Kodak Co replaced its chief restructuring officer on Monday in a surprise move coming just days after it filed for bankruptcy protection.

JAN
26
2012

5 unique career paths for Law school grads

After graduating from law school, you may think that practicing law is your only career option. However, some of today´s law school grads, by choice or temporarily by necessity given the recovering legal market, are securing incredibly diverse careers outside of the law.

JAN
25
2012

ACTA Protests In Poland: Groups Fear Copyright Treaty Will Lead To Censorship

Hundreds of people waged a street protest in Warsaw on Tuesday to protest the government´s plan to sign an international copyright treaty, while several popular websites also shut down for an hour over the issue.

JAN
25
2012

Mitt Romney’s tax returns shed some light on his investment wealth

Mitt Romney offered a partial snapshot of his vast personal fortune late Monday, disclosing income of $21.7m in 2010 and $20.9m last year — virtually all of it profits, dividends or interest from investments.

JAN
25
2012

In State of the Union, Obama warns economic disparity threatens middle class

President Obama warned the nation Tuesday that the decades-old promise of a secure and rising middle class is under threat because of growing disparities between the rich and everyone else in America.

JAN
25
2012

Petrobras’s new CEO: secrets of her success

"Petrobras is a very successful company, completely male-dominated," Maria das Graças Silva Foster told the FT´s Women at the Top Conference in November 2011. "But things are changing and it´s just question of time."

JAN
24
2012

Juror jailed over online research

University lecturer Theodora Dallas jailed for six months for researching criminal defendant while serving on jury.

JAN
24
2012

French Senate passes Armenian genocide law

The French Senate has approved a controversial bill that makes it a criminal offence to deny that genocide was committed by Ottoman Turks against Armenians during World War I.

JAN
24
2012

Ex-C.I.A. officer charged in information leak

The Justice Department on Monday charged a former Central Intelligence Agency officer with disclosing classified information to journalists about the capture and brutal interrogation of a suspected member of Al Qaeda, Abu Zubaydah — adding another chapter to the Obama administration´s crackdown on leaks.

JAN
24
2012

Sony, Fujifilm top rivals for Olympus tie: sources

Sony Corp and Fujifilm Holdings are leading contenders for an equity stake in Olympus Corp, sources familiar with the situation said, as the scandal-hit medical equipment maker moves to shore up its finances.

JAN
24
2012

MPs investigate how to stop Big Ben´s clock tower leaning

A group of MPs are investigating how to prevent Parliament´s clock tower, best known for housing Big Ben, from tilting any further than it already does.

JAN
24
2012

Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto face Hague trial over Kenya violence

Two presidential candidates in Kenya are to stand trial accused of crimes against humanity following post-poll violence in 2007, the International Criminal Court has ruled.

JAN
24
2012

An awful lot of file sharing in Brazil

When the US Justice Department shut down Megaupload.com on January 19, it must have expected a furious reaction. Under the banner of hacker collective Anonymous and using the slogan Mega Tango Down, global attacks were launched almost immediately that, among other things, briefly removed all content from the website of CBS, the US network, on Sunday.

JAN
23
2012

Blackberry-maker RIM says co-chief executives step down

Blackberry-maker RIM - Research In Motion has said its co-chief executives Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie have stepped down in a shake-up.

JAN
23
2012

Congress puts brakes on anti-piracy bills

Lawmakers stopped anti-piracy legislation in its tracks on Friday, delivering a stunning win for Internet companies that staged an unprecedented online protest this week to kill the previously fast-moving bills.

JAN
23
2012

Cleveland TV station uses puppets to report on high-profile corruption trial

It´s courtroom drama crossed with Sesame Street as a Cleveland television station barred from using cameras during a high-profile corruption trial depicts the highlights with a nightly puppet show.

JAN
23
2012

Photo-happy judge adds Marley, ostrich to opinions

A Chicago judge is under fire for making his rulings look a bit like a graphic novel, using pictures of reggae icon Bob Marley, lions, ostriches and other images to underscore his opinions.

JAN
23
2012

Samsung suffers German court setback in Apple battle

A German court ruled against Samsung Electronics Co in a patent suit versus Apple, another leg in a long legal battle as the two technology giants jostle for top spot in the booming smartphone and tablet markets.

JAN
20
2012

President Obama heads to Disney World to talk tourism jobs

Standing in front of Cinderella Castle at Walt Disney World this afternoon, President Obama will call for a national strategy to make the United States the world´s No. 1 travel and tourism destination.

JAN
20
2012

Programmer charged with stealing U.S. Treasury software from New York Fed

U.S. Treasury Department software used to track federal collections and payments was stolen by a government contractor´s employee who worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, federal prosecutors said.

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