NOV
21
2012

Twinkle the therapy pig of boy with Down syndrome at center of local law dispute

This little piggy, a three pound, seven-week-old therapy pet is at the centre of a local law dispute that threatens to steal her away from the eight-year-old boy who loves her.

NOV
21
2012

Sorry, Hobby Lobby, you´re no religious organization

Hobby Lobby asked a judge to release it from the ObamaCare requirement that will force it to provide insurance coverage for the morning-after pill, but there´s just one problem: Hobby Lobby isn´t a religious organization, the judge pointed out yesterday when denying the chain´s request.

NOV
21
2012

Mexican regulators block Nestlé-Pfizer deal

Mexico´s antitrust agency said Tuesday it has rejected Nestlé SA´s deal for Pfizer Inc.´s infant-nutrition business in Mexico, as it would give the Switzerland-based food company too big a share of the domestic market for baby formula, allowing it to raise prices.

NOV
21
2012

Fed still trying to push down rates

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested that the central bank will keep trying to push down long-term interest rates in 2013, as federal tax and spending policies become a more substantial headwind to the U.S. economy.

NOV
20
2012

Chevron files ethics complaint against NY comptroller

Chevron Corp sought to open an investigation on Tuesday into New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, claiming he pressured the oil company to settle environmental litigation in Ecuador in exchange for campaign contributions from supporters of the lawsuit´s plaintiffs.

NOV
20
2012

Ex-UBS trader Adoboli gets 7 years for London fraud

Former UBS AG trader Kweku Adoboli was sentenced to seven years in jail for fraud in relation to a $2.3 billion loss, the largest from unauthorized trading in British history.

NOV
20
2012

Woman hits ´like´ on Facebook, gets arrested in India

The offending post against recently deceased leader Bal Thackeray resulted in two arrests, the latest in a string of crackdowns on Internet speech in the world´s largest democracy.

NOV
20
2012

Bank sues American Airlines over refinancing bid

A trustee for investors owed more than $1.1 billion for notes secured by aircraft is suing American Airlines over the carrier´s plan to refinance the debt at lower rates.

NOV
20
2012

U.S. ITC will review Apple, Samsung patent decision

The U.S. International Trade Commission will review a judge´s decision which found that Apple did not violate patents owned by Samsung Electronics in making the iPod touch, iPhone and iPad.

NOV
20
2012

Judge tosses $25bn lawsuit over AIG

American International Group Inc. former Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg has suffered a setback in his ongoing dispute with the federal government over its handling of the $182 billion bailout of the troubled insurer.

NOV
19
2012

Court: No inheritance for child conceived by artificial insemination

When Joshua Amen learned that he had cancer, he did what a lot of men facing possible sterilization via cancer treatments do: He had some of his sperm preserved so he and his then-fiance, Melissa, could someday have children.

NOV
19
2012

Federal judge approves FTC´s $22.5-million fine on Google

A federal judge has approved a $22.5-million fine against Google despite calls from a consumer advocacy group for a stiffer penalty.

NOV
19
2012

Lehman trustee ends Citigroup fight

The trustee unwinding Lehman Brothers Inc. reached an agreement with Citigroup Inc. that ends a long-running legal fight over more than $1 billion that Lehman deposited at the bank the week it filed for bankruptcy protection.

NOV
19
2012

Tony Blair strikes business deals in Brazil and Colombia

Tony Blair has secured a contract to become advisor to São Paulo, one of the world´s biggest cities, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal.

NOV
19
2012

BP agrees to pay $4.5B in criminal, securities claims by US for Gulf spill, oil giant announces

British oil giant BP has agreed to pay the U.S. government $4.5 billion in installments over a period of five years for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil giant announced in a press release.

NOV
19
2012

SEC, two banks settle over loans

The Securities and Exchange Commission won settlements worth more than $400 million from two giant financial firms accused of misleading investors about more than $1 billion in securities backed by mostly subprime home loans.

NOV
14
2012

Madoff feeder fund at BNY Mellon agrees $210m payout

An investment fund has agreed to pay out $210m (£132m) to settle claims by investors to whom it recommended the fraudster Bernie Madoff.

NOV
14
2012

Emails that touched off scandal described CIA director´s movements

Anonymous harassing emails that Tampa socialite Jill Kelley turned over to the FBI contained information about the movements of CIA Director David Petraeus which was not publicly available, a law enforcement source told Reuters.

NOV
14
2012

Brazil prosecutors ask court to order ´God be Praised´ removed from currency

A prosecutor is trying to get God off of Brazilian bank notes....

NOV
14
2012

Brazil Mensalao trial: ex-Lula aide Dirceu sentenced

The Supreme Court in Brazil has sentenced a former top aide of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to 10 years and 10 months in jail.

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