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courtesy of BP plcNearly three years after the explosion and sinking of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that killed 11 workers and spilled 5 million barrels of oil, a federal judge in New Orleans is...
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courtesy of AppleA federal court in New York ruled late today that David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital has clearly demonstrated its case against a plan from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) that would have...
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ThinkstockWynn Resorts Ltd. (NASDAQ: WYNN) is perhaps one of the craziest infighting scenarios that investors have seen in modern times. The fight for control and influence has been very odd and has...
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ThinkstockShares of radio frequency (RF) technology company ParkerVision Inc. (NASDAQ: PRKR) are soaring today following the company’s announcement of a favorable “Markman Order” in a patent...
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ThinkstockBP PLC (NYSE: BP) has decided that the best way to repent from the sins it took on with the Gulf of Mexico disaster is to litigate. According to The Wall Street Journal: BP already has...
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ThinkstockIn what could turn out to be one of those pot-calling-the-kettle-black moments, Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: MCO) ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service yesterday cut the debt rating of The...
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ThinkstockOne of the world’s leading luxury brand has filed a suit against one of the world’s largest discount retailers over allegedly false claims on engagement rings. Tiffany & Co. (NYSE:...
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ThinkstockThe IRS has decided to state the obvious. If someone other than yourself prepares your taxes, make sure the person (or firm) is not a fake, fraud or dishonest. In an announcement, the...
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ThinkstockThe viability of SAC Capital Advisors as a large hedge operations was undercut by evidence that probably will show more traces of illegal behavior at the firm. Clients supposedly have...
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ThinkstockA new report on former employees of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) who take new jobs at companies or with clients that are regulated by the commission not only documents...
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ThinkstockA lawsuit filed in 2009 by Dish Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH) against sports network ESPN, which is owned by The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), goes in front of a jury in Manhattan today. The...
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ThinkstockThe Motorola unit of Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) lost 13 patent claims it had lodged against Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) way back in 2010 when Motorola was still an independent company....
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thinkstockIn the wake of the rate-rigging scandal with Libor rates, the G20 group of nations has been trying to reform the way benchmark prices are set in the energy business. Last September, a...
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Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseA federal judge in Manhattan ruled yesterday that Flagstar Bancorp Inc. (NYSE: FBC) must pay $90.1 million to bond insurer Assured...
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ThinkstockThe McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. (NYSE: MHP) is trying to defend itself against a suit coming from the Department of Justice that goes back to the ratings agency’s involvement in helping to...
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