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Old, Fired at IBM: Trendsetter Offers Workers Arbitration
May 12th, 2014
For at least a decade, International Business Machines Corp. gave fired employees information detailing a severance package that asked them to waive age-discrimination claims and also included a page listing the job titles and ages of workers being let ...
Australian GMO ‘Contamination’ Case Could Have International Repercussions
May 9th, 2014
Australian farmers Steve Marsh and Mick Baxter grew up together, were once schoolmates, and have grown crops on their neighboring farms for years. But the emergence of GMO technology has driven a wedge between the long-time friends, leaving them ...
Two men arrested for insider trading and abuse of public office, $7 million restrained
May 9th, 2014
The Australian Federal Police and Australian Securities and Investments Commission have issued a joint press release as follows: Two men have been arrested by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) today for offences relating to insider trading, money laundering, corruption ...
EUR/USD turned around ahead of up-trend resistance
May 8th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook After approaching the up-trend resistance line and monthly R1 level at 1.3958, EUR/USD turned around and closed beneath the weekly R1. Nevertheless, most of the technical indicators are pointing north, implying that the bulls are going to ...
Billionaire Kwoks Plead Not Guilty to HK Official Bribes
May 8th, 2014
Thomas and Raymond Kwok, the billionaire brothers running Hong Kong’s second-largest developer, and the Chinese city’s former No. 2 official pleaded not guilty today to charges including conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office. Rafael Hui, the Government’s Chief ...
Making Big Four partner ‘meritocratic but highly commercial’
May 6th, 2014
Making partner at a Big Four firm is more meritocratic than previously considered – but does this create a culture of commercialism that could clash with what is expected of a ‘trusted adviser’? That is the question raised following ...
Four traits for growth-conscious CFOs
May 6th, 2014
The time for accepting flat revenue numbers has passed, say the CFOs with whom Nick Araco has spoken in the past six months. And the era in which CFOs let others handle the technology initiatives also seems to be ...
D2MX Pty Ltd pays infringement notice penalty to ASIC
May 6th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has given D2MX Pty Ltd (D2MX) an infringement notice penalty and therefore has paid a total penalty of $110,000 to comply with an infringement notice given to it by the Markets Disciplinary Panel ...
China factory activity shrinks in April, new export orders contract
May 5th, 2014
Activity in China’s manufacturing sector contracted for a fourth consecutive month in April, a private survey showed on Monday, adding to questions about whether the world’s second-largest economy is still losing momentum. The final reading of the HSBC/Markit purchasing ...
From The “Silicon Cape” To The “Silicon Savannah,” African Tech Hubs Are Booming
May 5th, 2014
New research shows incredible growth in tech hubs around Africa. These support centers for app developers, hackers and entrepreneurs are just part of a massive technological renaissance in the region, where the population has “leapfrogged” into the mobile age. ...