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Olympus calls shareholder meeting

Topix - Business News  Sun, 02/05/2012 - 21:32

Olympus shareholders will finally get a chance to grill its management about the accounting scandal that has seen the company's stock price plummet.


 

SEC sues life settlements firm, alleges deception

Newsvine - business  Tue, 01/03/2012 - 18:34

Federal securities regulators filed suit Tuesday against a Texas-based provider of so-called "life settlements," accusing it and three top executives of defrauding shareholders by overvaluing the life insurance policies it buys from its customers.


 

HP will not spin off PC business

Digg - Business & Finance  Thu, 10/27/2011 - 14:40

After announcing this past August that it was considering a spin off of its PC business, HP confirmed on Thursday that it would keep its PC division.

“HP objectively evaluated the strategic, financial and operational impact of spinning off PSG. It’s clear after our analysis that keeping PSG within HP is right for customers and partners, right for shareholders, and right for employees,” said HP CEO Meg Whitman in a statement.


 

Mosaid asks shareholders to wait on new Wi-LAN bid

Newsvine - business  Wed, 10/19/2011 - 16:29

Mosaid Technologies Inc., a patent holding company based in Canada, on Wednesday told shareholders to wait for advice from its board before taking action on an increased bid by Wi-LAN Inc. to buy it.


 

News Corp. Shareholders Refile Suit

Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News  Tue, 09/13/2011 - 10:07

Amended complaint claims phone hacking was part of broader...


 

DealBook: Court Ruling Offers Path to Challenge Dodd-Frank

NYT > Business  Wed, 08/17/2011 - 18:41

Opponents of Dodd-Frank are looking to pursue legal battles after a federal court struck down an S.E.C. rule that would have made it easier for shareholders to nominate company directors.


 

Warren Buffett's Very Strange Tax Argument

Digg - Business & Finance  Mon, 08/15/2011 - 10:15

OK, so when we calculate the tax burden of the rich shareholders then we should include the corporate income tax in the taxes they pay then, shouldn’t we?


 

Japan utility execs apologize for nuclear crisis

Newsvine - business  Mon, 06/27/2011 - 20:59

Executives at the Japanese utility behind a nuclear power plant sent into crisis by a tsunami apologized to investors at a raucous annual shareholders' meeting.

The executives were repeatedly interrupted with heckles, yells and questions of outrage.


 

Garmin announces that they will purchase Navigon

Digg - Business & Finance  Tue, 06/14/2011 - 10:32

On Tuesday Garmin announced that Navigon's shareholders have signed an agreement for a Garmin subsidiary to purchase Germany-based Navigon. “This acqui


 

DealBook: EBay to Buy GSI Commerce for $2.4 Billion

NYT > Business  Mon, 03/28/2011 - 10:22

The online marketplace and owner of PayPal is offering GSI shareholders a 51 percent premium.