Posts Tagged ‘the-firm’

Apple seeks revised patent rules

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

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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Newt Gingrich, the man who knows too much

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Some persistence is merely doggedness. Newt Gingrich’s persistence is a form of confidence — the firm belief that, given enough time and enough debates, his skills will prevail. He knows how to probe an opponent’s weakness, how to humiliate a journalist, how to employ an applause line and how to parry an uncomfortable question. The anti-Romneys who came before him were chosen more or less at random. Gingrich has earned his surge that produced a 13-point victory in South Carolina on Saturday. Read full article > >

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Ship sinking costs Carnival $95m

Monday, January 16th, 2012

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

Writer loses Ghost Rider battle

Friday, December 30th, 2011

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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DealBook: E-Mail Clues in Tracking MF Global Client Funds

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

Federal authorities have uncovered e-mails that detail the transfers of money in the firm’s last days, including transfers that contained customer money, according to people close to the investigation.

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Surveys ‘point to weak UK growth’

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

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’

Strauss-Kahn Taps Ex-CIA Firm

Saturday, May 21st, 2011

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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Tepco head quits after $15bn loss

Friday, May 20th, 2011

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

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

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

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

Howrey sued over abrupt dismissals

Sunday, April 10th, 2011

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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Execs give bonuses to Gulf victims’ kin

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

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

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

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’

UK nuclear plants ‘must go ahead’

Sunday, March 20th, 2011

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’

Judge considers costs for ACS Law

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

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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Windscreen repair firm jobs lost

Friday, February 25th, 2011

More than 1,000 Auto Windscreens workers in Derbyshire and the West Midlands are to lose their jobs after attempts to find a buyer for the firm failed.

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