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US city files suit against Brazil’s Petrobras for securities fraud

30/12/2014(1)
The City of Providence, Rhode Island filed a class action suit against Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of ... Read More
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Top 10 Reasons to Abolish the Corporate Income Tax

30/12/2014(0)
America’s corporate income tax rate, at 35%, is the highest in the world. A rising chorus would like to bring it more in line with foreign rates, which average ... Read More
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Judge May Toss 4 Guilty Pleas in Inside-Trade Case

19/12/2014(0)
A judge said Thursday he’s leaning toward tossing out four guilty pleas in an insider-trading case, the latest fallout from a recent appeals court ruling criticizing prosecutors’ tactics. U.S. ... Read More
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America: The best place to put your money

08/12/2014(0)
If you slept through the past five years, you missed a helluva ride for the American stock market. Not only did U.S. equities trounce their depressing performance from last ... Read More
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Stocks to Watch: Cubist Pharma, McDonald’s, American Airlines

08/12/2014(0)
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Monday’s session are Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., McDonald’s Corp. and American Airlines Group Inc. Merck & Co. agreed to buy ... Read More
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U.S. auction of Silk Road bitcoins draws 27 bids

05/12/2014(0)
The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday received more than two dozen bids for 50,000 bitcoins seized from the alleged owner of Silk Road, an Internet black-market bazaar on which ... Read More
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China to Overtake USA by 2024

08/09/2014(0)
China is set to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy in U.S. dollar terms over the next decade, according to a new report by IHS Economics. IHS ... Read More
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Law suits launched against law firms across US over mortgage advice

24/07/2014(0)
Federal agencies and 15 states have initiated 41 law suits against law firms and lawyers concerning alleged scams over the provision of legal help to struggling homeowners. Suits have ... Read More
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SEC Charges Investor Relations Executive With Insider Trading While Preparing Clients’ Press Releases

22/07/2014(0)
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a partner at a New York-based investor relations firm with insider trading on confidential information he learned about two clients while he ... Read More
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Pace of U.S. home resales rises to eight-month high

22/07/2014(0)
U.S. home resales rose in June to their fastest pace in eight months, a signal that the housing market was pulling out of a slump. The National Association of ... Read More
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