The Fudge Factory – Barron’s
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 Reuters | The Fudge Factory Barron's A hard look at how Lehman masked the horrors of its balance sheet. Words of wisdom from Seth Klarman. HOCUS-POCUS. THAT, IT EMERGES, SANK LEHMAN Brothers and damn near the entire financial system, ... Findings on Lehman Take Even Experts by Surprise Lehman Report Points Way to Plaintiffs, Not Prison, Lawyers Say Repos Played a Key Role in Lehman's Demise |
Senators resist Obama over projects in health bill (AP)
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AP - President Barack Obama says he wants projects helping specific states yanked from the health care bill Congress is writing. Democratic senators, being senators, beg to differ.
Kuwait Dar seeks legal protection (Reuters)
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Apple’s temporary chief gets bonus that could be worth $22M – BusinessWeek
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 Globe and Mail | Apple's temporary chief gets bonus that could be worth $22M BusinessWeek Apple Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook earned a US$5 million cash bonus plus stock that could be worth nearly $17 million for the six months last year that he took the helm of the company. In a filing with the US Securities and ... Apple's Cook Gets $22 Million Bonus Apple COO gets $22 million reward as Jobs stand-in Apple Chief's Stand-In Receives Millions in a Bonus |
SF’s Yellen may become Fed vice chair – San Francisco Chronicle
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 Globe and Mail | SF's Yellen may become Fed vice chair San Francisco Chronicle With the country at an economic crossroads, President Obama reportedly plans to tap Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and an expert on unemployment, for the No. 2 spot at the Federal Reserve. The White House on Friday ... Bernanke May Get Help Planning Exit With Fed Board Selections Obama's likely choices for Federal Reserve indicate a more activist role Likely Fed Picks Back Low Rates |
County DA files deceptive practices suit against Toyota – USA Today
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 Reuters | County DA files deceptive practices suit against Toyota USA Today The district attorney of a large conservative county in California has filed a lawsuit against Toyota alleging that the automaker knowingly sold thousands of cars knowing they had the potential for unwanted acceleration. The lawsuit from Orange County ... Orange County Sues Toyota Toyota hid defects: lawsuit Suit: Toyota ignored defects |
Runaway Prius case presents nagging questions (AP)
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AP - Investigators are confronted with a series of nagging questions as they try to unravel the case of a California real estate agent who said his Toyota Prius turned into a runaway death trap after the gas pedal became stuck.
China gov’t advisers urge steady economy (AP)
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AP - China's top parliamentary adviser said Saturday that keeping the economy stable and steady must remain the government's biggest priority this year.
California sues Toyota for hiding defects (AFP)
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AFP - A California prosecutor has filed a civil lawsuit against Toyota, accusing the Japanese carmaker of intentionally hiding deadly defects from consumers.
Google ‘99.9 Percent’ Sure to Shut Down in China – BusinessWeek
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 The Hindu | Google '99.9 Percent' Sure to Shut Down in China BusinessWeek By Chia-Peck Wong March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. has drawn up detailed plans to shut its search engine in China and is “99.9 percent” certain of going ahead with the closure, the Financial Times reported today, citing a person it didn't name. ... China Issues Another Warning to Google on Enforced Censorship of the Internet FT: Google, China at Impasse China holds firm against Google, says firm must obey its laws |
