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

The Justice Department approved a controversial deal by Google on Friday that would allow the firm to acquire a powerful travel search software firm, though with some strings attached.

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Google deal with ITA approved by Justice Dept.

Executives of the firm that owned the Deepwater Horizon oil rig say they will donate their bonuses to the families of those killed in the Gulf of Mexico disaster.

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Execs give bonuses to Gulf victims’ kin

The security firm on the new comedy “Breaking In” (Fox at 8 p.m.) has an interesting way of selling its protection services — just break in and steal things to convince people they really need security. What could possibly go wrong? In the premiere, the firm’s mysterious owner (Christian Slater) blackmails a new recruit, a college student and expert computer hacker.

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TV Highlights: ‘Breaking In,’ ‘Extreme Couponing,’ Jeff Beck on ‘American Idol’

A provision in the budget would allow BlackRock to be taxed by the state as a general business corporation rather than as a bank, which would save the firm millions of dollars in the future.

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State Weighs Tax Change for Giant Financial Firm

The nuclear crisis unfolding in Japan will not affect EDF’s plans to build new reactors in the UK, the firm’s boss tells the BBC.

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UK nuclear plants ‘must go ahead’

A judge closes file-sharing cases brought by ACS Law and is considering ruling whether the firm should be made liable for wasted costs.

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Judge considers costs for ACS Law