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J.C. Penney, Martha Stewart Win Another Round in Battle with Macy’s

Posted: April 12, 2013 at 11:20 am

A New York Supreme Court justice this morning threw out a claim of unfair competition brought by Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) against J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE: JCP) and Martha ...
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J.C. Penney, Martha Stewart Win First Round in Fight with Macy’s

Posted: April 11, 2013 at 8:10 am

A state court judge in New York ruled yesterday that Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. (NYSE: MSO) did not violate its contract with Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) when Martha Stewart ...
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Foreclosed Borrowers to Begin Receiving Checks

Posted: April 9, 2013 at 11:50 am

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve said today that 4.2 million borrowers will begin receiving payments in the range of $300 to $125,000 beginning ...
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If You Can’t Win in Court, Take Your Broadcast Network to Cable

Posted: April 8, 2013 at 2:41 pm

Broadcast TV networks have failed twice to get the courts to stop a start-up called Aereo Inc. from capturing the networks’ broadcast signal on an antenna leased to a subscriber ...
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BP Rebuffed Again on Spill Claims

Posted: April 5, 2013 at 2:42 pm

The April 2010 well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico that took 11 lives and dumped 5 million barrels of crude in the Gulf of Mexico will cost BP plc ...
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EPA Settles Complaint Against Tyson Foods

Posted: April 5, 2013 at 1:15 pm

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a consent decree in a complaint against Tyson Foods Inc. (NYSE: TSN) related to multiple releases of anhydrous ammonia at 23 Tyson ...
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Another Loss in Court for TV Networks

Posted: April 1, 2013 at 11:55 am

A federal appeals court today denied the appeal from a group of broadcasters including CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS), The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS), which owns the ABC television network, ...
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Chesapeake: The First Day of the Rest of Its Life

Posted: April 1, 2013 at 7:55 am

Aubrey McClendon, co-founder, chairman and CEO of Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK), is officially the former CEO of the company today. Last Friday the company’s board of directors named long-time ...
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Walmart Comes Clean About the Costs of Bribery Investigations

Posted: March 27, 2013 at 6:35 am

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) owned up to the fact that investigations into bribery allegations, particularly in Mexico, could cost it a great deal of money. In its 10-K, the ...
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The West Virginia Google Glass Trouble

Posted: March 26, 2013 at 6:26 am

Bill HB 3057, proposed in the West Virginia legislature by 56-year-old Republican Gary G. Howell, would establish "the offense of operating a motor vehicle using a wearable computer with a ...
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Biofuel Maker’s Shares Rise on Favorable Patent Ruling

Posted: March 20, 2013 at 12:12 pm

Biofuel maker Gevo Inc. (NASDAQ: GEVO) won a partial victory in federal court yesterday when a judge ruled that its method for producing isobutanol does not infringe on a patent ...
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J.P. Morgan Starts Plugging MF Global Hole

Posted: March 20, 2013 at 11:30 am

In a settlement reached late yesterday, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has agreed to return $546 million to investors of now-bankrupt MF Global. The settlement also brings another ...
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SEC Levels Fraud Charges Related to Facebook IPO

Posted: March 19, 2013 at 1:53 pm

A 1994 Oregon Republican gubernatorial candidate, Craig Berkman, was charged with fraud today by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a “Ponzi-like scheme” around last year’s initial public ...
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Hedge Fund Agrees to Record Fine for Insider Trading

Posted: March 15, 2013 at 2:21 pm

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said today that the CR Intrinsic unit of hedge fund SAC Capital has agreed to pay $600 million to settle insider trading charges ...
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VirnetX Stock Tumbles on Hung Jury

Posted: March 14, 2013 at 2:52 pm

In a patent infringement case similar to the one it won against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), a jury has been unable to reach a verdict in lawsuit brought by patent ...
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