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Posts related to ‘Law’

Live TV Streaming Gets Court OK

Posted: July 13, 2012 at 8:46 am

In a ruling that could change the way people watch TV, a New York judge has denied a petition for an injunction against TV-rebroadcasting start-up Aereo, a company partially backed ...
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Evidence of Collusion in Chesapeake, Encana E-mails — Reuters

Posted: July 11, 2012 at 9:32 am

Natural gas producers Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) and Encana Corp. (NYSE: ECA) are currently being investigated by the US Justice Department as a result of a report last month ...
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Barclays CEO Gives Up $31 Million on His Way Out the Door

Posted: July 10, 2012 at 8:52 am

The now-former CEO of Barclays plc (NYSE: BCS), Robert Diamond, has given up his claim on $31 million in stock bonuses after being forced to resign following the scandal over ...
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Norway Ends Lockout Threat in North Sea Oil Fields

Posted: July 10, 2012 at 7:20 am

The government of Norway has ended a 16-day strike against offshore oil and gas producers and killed the threat of an industry lockout that was set to begin at midnight ...
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Yahoo! And Facebook Settle Patent Fight

Posted: July 6, 2012 at 4:51 pm

It seemed that Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) wanted to soak Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) by tapping the social network's large cash balance just before its IPO. Yahoo! used patents it was granted or ...
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Deutsche Bank Probed in LIBOR Rigging — Reuters

Posted: July 6, 2012 at 2:15 pm

Manipulation in setting the London Inter Bank Offered Rate (Libor) has already cost the CEO of Barclays plc (NYSE: BCS) his job and cost the bank about $450 million in ...
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Verizon Sues FCC for Violating Company’s Free Speech Rights

Posted: July 6, 2012 at 8:11 am

Last Monday Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) filed a brief in federal court arguing against the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposed net neutrality rules. Verizon, which together with Vodafone Group ...
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US Takes Auto Trade Case Against China to WTO

Posted: July 5, 2012 at 2:01 pm

The US Trade Representative has taken its case challenging China’s imposition of an anti-dumping duty on US-made automobiles to the World Trade Organization (WTO). At stake is more than $3 ...
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Pan Am Silver’s Argentina Mine Threatened by New Regs

Posted: July 2, 2012 at 10:24 am

The Argentinian province of Chubut has proposed a new law regulating future mining operations that could force Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) to cease development of its Navidad project. ...
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Apple Clears Trademark Suit In China–Opens Way For iPad Sales

Posted: July 2, 2012 at 6:37 am

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) settled a trademark suit in China. This should open the way for more iPad sales in the world’s most populous nation. Proview International Holdings made claims about ...
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Rising Chance For ECB Rate Cut

Posted: June 27, 2012 at 12:02 pm

The European Central Bank looks to be getting closer and closer to finally admitting that it cannot stick its head in the sand and make silly comments about worrying over ...
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Coal Stands to Lose Even More Following Court Ruling (PCX, ANR, ACI, BTU, JRCC, WLT, CNX, CLD, KOL)

Posted: June 27, 2012 at 7:39 am

An appeals court in the District of Columbia has ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency was “unambiguously correct” in taking steps to set limits on greenhouse gas emissions. The ...
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Are the Teva/Momenta MS Patent Reactions Too Large?

Posted: June 25, 2012 at 3:30 pm

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (NYSE: TEVA) are up 4.7% a $39.75 on more than 12 million shares, while Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTA) are down over 22% at $13.19 on ...
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Chesapeake, Encana Bid-rigging Revealed — Reuters (CHK, ECA)

Posted: June 25, 2012 at 9:02 am

The troubles for Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) just keep rolling in. It seems that after one rock gets turned over and something shady has been revealed, the effort to ...
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200,000 Seek Foreclosure Reviews (BAC, C, JPM, WFC, PNC, HBC)

Posted: June 21, 2012 at 1:38 pm

As part of the $26 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement reached between the federal and state governments with a number of mortgage lenders, borrowers who believe that their homes were foreclosed ...
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