NOV
17
2014

Eike Batista’s Insider Trading Case in Brazil to Test a Much-Criticized Justice System

Eike Batista, once one of Brazil’s richest and most flamboyant men, is scheduled to defend himself in court on Tuesday.Credit.

NOV
17
2014

Petrobras scandal will ´change Brazil´ says president

President Rousseff also has to contend with weak growth and high inflation

NOV
17
2014

Bill Cosby´s attorney calls rape allegations ´decade-old´ and ´discredited´

For now, it seems, Bill Cosby´s public response to renewed allegations of sexual assault is complete and utter silence.

NOV
17
2014

Facebook Working On Professional Website ‘Facebook At Work’ To Compete With LinkedIn, Others

The “Facebook at Work” website has long been used by the company’s employees, and is now being tested with companies.

NOV
16
2014

Barack Obama defends US immigration reform pledge

US President Barack Obama has defended plans to use his overriding executive powers to push through changes to the nation´s immigration system.

NOV
15
2014

Amazon and Hachette resolve bitter dispute over price

Internet retailing giant Amazon and book publisher Hachette announced they have resolved a bitter dispute over print and e-book pricing.

NOV
14
2014

Trial Of Three Suspected Cannibals Starts In Brazil

Jorge Beltrao Negroponte, his wife and his mistress allegedly sold pastries stuffed with human flesh. The suspected cannibals told police in 2012 they were in a sect that wanted to reduce the world´s population.

NOV
14
2014

Appellate court reduces sentences of former Berlusconi aides in sex-for-hire case

A Milan appeals court has reduced the sentences of three former aides to Silvio Berlusconi for their roles in procuring prostitutes for the ex-premier´s.

NOV
14
2014

A Secret U.S. Spy Program Is Using Planes to Target Cell Phones

A secret U.S. spy program used fake cell phone towers attached to airplanes to scan citizens´ cell phones and collect their data, the Wall Street Journal reports.

NOV
14
2014

Twitter´s debt assigned ´junk´ status

The social network´s push for acquisitions despite slow earnings growth was behind the low rating.

NOV
14
2014

Italian leader Matteo Renzi targets legal profession for reform

The judges are up in arms at their planned cut in vacation days – from 45 to 30 days per year – and the prime minister’s push for magistrates to be subject to civil liability if they commit mistakes, which is especially important in criminal cases.

NOV
14
2014

China´s Alibaba eyes first bond sale after record listing

hinese e-commerce giant Alibaba gets set to issue its first ever bond sale.

NOV
13
2014

Gay marriage advocates get victories in Kansas, South Carolina

Gay marriage advocates won another two victories on Wednesday as the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Kansas to become the 33rd U.S. state where same-sex couples can wed and a federal judge struck down South Carolina´s ban.

NOV
13
2014

Myanmar reforms: Obama ´confident´ of political change

Mr Obama is in the capital Nay Pyi Taw for the East Asia summit.

NOV
13
2014

Hasbro Is Said to Be in Talks to Buy DreamWorks Animation

In buying DreamWorks Animation, Hasbro, which is based in Pawtucket, R.I., would be teaming up with Hollywood’s smallest film studio.

NOV
13
2014

Blocking The Pirate Bay: Lawsuit Aims To Knock Torrent Site Down In Sweden

The Pirate Bay should be blocked in Sweden because of how easy the website makes it for visitors to illegally download copyright movies, music and software, according to a new lawsuit filed by a number of influential companies in Hollywood.

NOV
13
2014

Lawyers played central role in US$3.4b bank fine procedures

Lawyers are starting to question the pragmatic procedures used by regulators after US$3.4b fines were handed out to Citigroup, JP Morgan, RBS, HSBC and UBS over the rigging of Forex.

NOV
13
2014

SEC Seeks $329 Million From Wylys in Illegal Trading Case

The bigger penalty, if accepted, could more than double what the agency is owed, according to court filings.

NOV
13
2014

Defendants should never be tried anonymously, says lord chief justice

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd said it would undermine the tradition of open justice if defendants were rendered anonymous.

NOV
13
2014

Honda discloses fifth Takata air bag-linked fatality, widens recall

The Japanese automaker also widened its recall for the defective air bags by another 170,000 vehicles globally, taking its total recalls to nearly 10 million vehicles fitted with potentially defective Takata air bag inflators since 2008.

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