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Data Theft Hits HSBC Clients

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 22:19
HSBC said a former employee stole data on about 24,000 accounts in its Swiss private bank that wound up in the hands of French authorities.

ONGC in Talks With Gazprom, Rosneft, Sistema

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 22:13
India's state-run Oil & Natural Gas Corp. is in talks with Russian oil majors OAO Gazprom, OAO Rosneft and Sistema to explore oil and gas opportunities in Russia, ONGC Chairman R.S. Sharma said.

Examiner: Lehman Torpedoed Lehman

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 22:12
A federal judge released a scathing report on Lehman's collapse that raps executives, auditor Ernst & Young and banks for lapses that sparked bankruptcy.

Farallon Regroups After Knockdown

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 22:07
Farallon Capital is shrinking and reorganizing as the giant hedge-fund firm emerges from the rockiest period in its 24-year history.

Buffett's Pay: Steady at $175,000

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 22:01
Berkshire Hathway. kept Chairman Warren E. Buffett's total compensation at $175,000 in 2009, in line with his relatively modest pay over the years. His company stake, however, is in the billions.

AIG Workers to Give Up $45 Million to Uncle Sam

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 21:43
The resolution comes after months of discussion with Kenneth Feinberg. And GMAC's chief may not get any 2010 compensation.

Google Nears Decision on China Censoring

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 21:18
Google could stop censoring its Web-search results in China within weeks, said people familiar with the matter, but the company isn't likely to withdraw from the country entirely.

Citi Says It Is Poised For Sustained Profits

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 20:44
Citi's chief said the bank is poised to return to "sustained profits" after being kept afloat by government support during the market meltdown.

Hearst Tries Hand at Apps

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 20:16
Publishing company Hearst is jumping into the business of developing software applications, or "apps," for the iPhone, targeting information for music, sports and food fans.

Pink Floyd Wins Downloads Suit

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 20:05
Britain's High Court has ordered record company EMI to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original albums.

Gamble on Financial Overhaul

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:59
The White House's yearlong effort to rewrite financial regulations risked running aground after Sen. Dodd broke off bipartisan negotiations and announced plans to push ahead without GOP support.

U.S. Weighs Stricter Car-Safety Rules

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:56
U.S. auto-safety regulators are considering new standards for car brakes, accelerator pedals and "black boxes" that record crash data, the Obama administration's top highway-safety official told Congress.

NYSE Questions Black & Decker

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:53
Back & Decker has landed in trouble with the NYSE over how its board determined the independence of a director who owns a real estate development with the tool maker's CEO.

Labor Tensions Threaten Airline Recovery

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:40
Increasingly turbulent labor negotiations are threatening to knock U.S. airlines off their recovery path just as the battered industry starts to emerge from a stiff recession.

BB&T to Pay Tax for Offshore Enterprise

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:39
BB&T Corp.'s use of an opaque offshore-tax enterprise will cost the U.S. bank nearly $1 billion.

LibertyPointe: 27th Bank Failure of Year

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:38
The New York bank was shut by regulators, making it the first to go down in the nation's financial capital since the start of the recent crisis.

Exxon Output Gains Pose Risks

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:33
The U.S. energy giant known for its heady profits is forecasting its energy output will begin to expand, but the new production comes at the risk of lower profit margins.

Air China to Raise $820 Million

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:30
The carrier plans to use the proceeds from the share sale to supplement its working capital.

BP Seals $7 Billion Offshore Brazil Deal

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:24
The British oil giant agreed to acquire a big swath of oil assets from Devon Energy for $7 billion, in a deal that will vault BP into the hot new oil region off the shores of Brazil.

Caterpillar Joins 'Onshoring' Trend

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 19:04
Caterpillar is considering relocating some heavy-equipment overseas production to a new U.S. plant, part of a growing movement among manufacturers to bring more operations back home.