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Spanish High Court Orders Ex-Bankers to Deposit Millions

17/10/2014(0)
Spain’s High Court on Thursday gave two former senior executives at bailed-out lender Bankia and its predecessor Caja Madrid three days to hand over several million euros as it ... Read More
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The dark market for personal data urges for new laws

17/10/2014(0)
Companies should disclose the information they sell about us. Having eroded privacy for decades, shady, poorly regulated data miners, brokers and resellers have now taken creepy classification to a ... Read More
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GM Sued for $10 Billion Over Losses on 27 Million Cars

16/10/2014(0)
General Motors Co. (GM) was hit with its biggest lawsuit so far over serial recalls, brought on behalf of drivers of 27 million vehicles seeking more than $10 billion ... Read More
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Converse sues firms over trademark shoe

15/10/2014(0)
US shoemaker Converse is suing 31 companies, arguing they are copying the design of its trademark shoe. The company filed lawsuits against big retailers such as Wal-Mart and Ralph ... Read More
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Draghi’s Whatever It Takes Bid Saved Euro Area, ECB Says

15/10/2014(0)
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi helped save the euro with his pledge to do “whatever it takes” as lenders prepared for a collapse of the currency, an ECB ... Read More
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Ex-UBS Banker Tax Trial Rides on Underling’s Credibility

14/10/2014(0)
Raoul Weil, once the head of UBS AG ’s global wealth management business, faces a criminal trial that may turn on the credibility of a former subordinate who says ... Read More
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In Court, Lawyer Calls E.C.B. Bond Plan ‘an Egregious Extension’ of Powers

14/10/2014(0)
In legal news, Europe’s highest appeals court began hearing arguments on Tuesday morning on a suit that aims to block a European Central Bank bond-buying program that has never ... Read More
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Tesco to suspend more senior staff over £250m accounting scandal

14/10/2014(0)
Tesco is expected to suspend more senior staff as part of its ongoing investigation into a £250m black hole, according to The Independent. Five executives have already been asked ... Read More
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Are Internal Bribery Probes Private?

13/10/2014(0)
To tackle corporate bribery, the U.S. Department of Justice is increasingly relying on companies to turn over their own bad apples. But one former chief executive is trying to ... Read More
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Deutsche Bank Legal on Potential Report of Legal Costs

13/10/2014(0)
Deutsche Bank AG (DBK) fell in Frankfurt trading on a report that the company may have to boost provisions for legal costs by 30 percent. The shares declined as ... Read More
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