SEP
17
2013

N.Y. stop-and-frisk judge denies bid to delay decision

New York City lost a bid to delay a federal judge´s ruling that its police department violated the constitutional rights of minorities with its stop-and-frisk search tactic while it appeals.

SEP
17
2013

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff calls off US trip

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has called off a state visit to Washington next month over allegations of US espionage.

SEP
17
2013

Guantanamo judge considers delaying 9/11 trial over computer problems

A judge at Guantanamo Bay is considering whether to delay the trials of five men charged in the 9/11 terrorist attacks because lawyers in the case have lost data due to problems with a Pentagon computer system.

SEP
17
2013

Two former J.P. Morgan traders indicted for ´London Whale´ trading loss

A federal grand jury in New York on Monday indicted two J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. traders for allegedly hiding losses on bad bets last year that cost the bank more than $6 billion.

SEP
17
2013

Danone´s Dumex probes its infant-formula marketing in China

Dumex Baby Food Co., a subsidiary of France´s Danone SA, is launching a probe of its infant- formula marketing after China´s state broadcaster alleged the formula maker pays hospital staff to use its products and influence sales.

SEP
16
2013

With Facebook´s tumultuous I.P.O. in mind, Twitter tries to value its shares

It has more than 200 million active users. It played a central role in the protests against governments in the Middle East a couple of years ago.

SEP
16
2013

Outside funders of lawsuits take a couple hard knocks

Investing in high-stakes lawsuits isn´t for the faint of heart.

SEP
16
2013

Judge said to seek answers on post´s Martha Stewart story

A New York Post article saying J.C. Penney Co. is ending a home-goods deal with Martha Stewart´s company while facing a Macy´s Inc. lawsuit is the subject of a court hearing set for Sept. 25, a person familiar with the matter said.

SEP
16
2013

Intel plant replenishes aquifer for thirsty Arizona City

Most people don´t associate Intel Corp., the world´s largest semiconductor maker, with water.

SEP
16
2013

Polar bear Knut gets protection from European Union Court

The owners of Knut, the Berlin polar bear reared by zookeepers after his mother abandoned him, won a European Union court challenge over the EU-wide trademark rights to the animal’s name.

SEP
16
2013

Syria: UN SG accuses Assad of crimes against humanity

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated in a UN meeting on Friday that an expert team´s report will likely confirm the use of chemical weapons in the August 21 attack on Damascus.

SEP
16
2013

Ban Ki-moon praises Syria for signing chemical weapons ban

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday praised the Syrian government´s formal agreement to sign and abide by the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).

SEP
13
2013

Same-sex married couples see new state-law tax complexity

Kat Morgan will check a "married" box on her federal tax return next year for the first time since her 2009 wedding, now that the Internal Revenue Service will recognize same-sex marriages no matter where couples live.

SEP
13
2013

Google EU probe outcome to be decided in weeks, Almunia says

Google Inc. will find out within weeks whether its recent offer to European Union antitrust regulators was enough to settle an almost three-year-old EU probe into the way it operates its search services.

SEP
13
2013

JPMorgan trader fighting charges said to point to Iksil

Julien Grout, a former JPMorgan Chase & Co. trader charged with trying to hide the bank´s record trading loss last year, is arguing to prosecutors that he was following orders from his then-boss, Bruno Iksil, people with knowledge of the matter said.

SEP
13
2013

2 consultants to banking industry come under scrutiny

They are known as Wall Street´s shadow regulators. And after years of guiding banks through problems like money laundering and foreclosure abuses, their influence has soared.

SEP
13
2013

Arrests over ´cyber plot´ to steal from Santander bank

Twelve men have been arrested over an "audacious" alleged plot to steal millions of pounds from a bank by remotely taking control of a computer.

SEP
13
2013

Ex-RBS trader in Hong Kong sentenced to 50 months in jail

A former Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc trader was sentenced to 50 months in jail on Friday after pleading guilty to fraud in a case that dates back to 2010, according to a person at the bank with direct knowledge of the case.

SEP
13
2013

Kerry calls Syria chemical weapons talks ´constructive´

US Secretary of State John Kerry has described as "constructive" talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on securing Syria´s chemical weapons.

SEP
12
2013

Exxon Mobil subsidiary charged for wastewater spill in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane filed criminal charges on Tuesday against XTO Energy, an Exxon Mobil subsidiary based in Fort Worth, Texas, related to a spill of more than 50,000 gallons of chemical-laced wastewater in 2010.

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