A letter from Apple’s legal team reveals that the firm wants Europe to revise rules covering patents that are essential to industry standards.

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Apple seeks revised patent rules

An advertising agency for BMW pays to name Europe’s cold weather “Cooper” in Germany, after the firm’s Mini Cooper car, but the stunt backfires.

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Cold front ad for Mini backfires

The sinking of the Costa Concordia could cost parent firm Carnival up to $95m (£62m; 75m euro), the firm says.

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Ship sinking costs Carnival $95m

The rights to Marvel Comics hero Ghost Rider – played by Nicholas Cage in two films – belong to the firm and not the writer who conceived him, a judge rules.

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The private security contractor known as Blackwater renamed itself Xe Services nearly three years ago. Now, the firm is rebranding itself again. On Monday, Xe announced that it was changing its name to Academi , part of a years-long effort by the company to shed a troubled legacy that critics said made the firm a symbol for mercenaries and impunity in Iraq and elsewhere. Read full article > >

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Ex-Blackwater firm gets a name change, again

The amount of customer funds missing from accounts at the bankrupt brokerage MF Global “may be as much as $1.2 billion or more,” the trustee overseeing the firm’s liquidation said Monday. That would be roughly double previous estimates of about $600 million. In a statement, trustee James W. Giddens said the estimate is preliminary and “may well change.” Read full article > >

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MF Global customer accounts may be missing $1.2 billion, trustee says

MF Global borrowed against customer funds without putting up collateral, a serious violation of Wall Street rules, said people briefed on an investigation into the firm’s collapse.

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DealBook: MF Global Is Said to Have Used Customer Cash Improperly

Top executives of Solyndra, the shuttered solar company that received a half-billion dollar federal loan before filing for bankruptcy, refused to answer questions from a congressional subcommittee Friday. They instead invoked their rights against self-incrimination. Furious Republican lawmakers described the loan as a “taxpayer rip-off” — and they pledged to continue probing whether the firm misled the government and whether the Obama administration rushed its loan approval. Read full article > >

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Solyndra executives take the Fifth before U.S. House subcommittee

The government is being sued over its decision to sack the firm which managed its e-borders immigration project.

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Government in e-borders lawsuit

The UK’s economy is experiencing weak growth but inflation pressures have eased, according to the firm behind closely-watched surveys.

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Surveys ‘point to weak UK growth’

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has consulted with a Washington consulting firm staffed by former CIA agents and U.S. diplomats for public-relations advice following his arrest for sexual assualt. Strauss-Kahn previously hired the firm, TD…

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Strauss-Kahn Taps Ex-CIA Firm

The president of Tepco, which operates the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, resigns as the firm reports a $15bn loss.

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Tepco head quits after $15bn loss

As its original partners leave, the elite at Goldman Sachs hold less control over the firm, giving way to the demands of outside shareholders. And the partners’ power base may soon erode further.

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DealBook: A Once-Tight Flock at Goldman, Now Scattered

Google and the major record labels failed to agree on a price for the licenses, creating a roadblock for the firm.

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Google’s Digital Music Service Falls Short of Ambition

The shuttered law firm Howrey is facing its first legal challenge over the events that led up to the firm’s rapid demise.

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Howrey sued over abrupt dismissals