Spitzer Nearing NYSE Suit Against Grasso and Executives
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer plans a lawsuit against former NYSE chairman Richard Grasso and select exchange executives over Grasso's 180 million pay package. The action could target two or three board members or executives and comes amid SEC push for governance reforms.
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Eliot Spitzer
New York Stock Exchange
Richard Grasso
Spitzer
CBS
Grasso
NYSE
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Gregg
Georgetown University
Law School
Exchange
Invamed Associates
Kenneth Langane
Richard Langan
Nixon Peabody
Langan
Hyundai GM top quality ranks in Strategic Vision survey
The Strategic Vision study shows Hyundai near top in three vehicle categories and 14th in total quality among 37 brands, while GM brands lead in several categories including large cars, luxury and SUVs. Infiniti and Mercedes top individual nameplates. VW and Audi rank top among full-line firms.
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Hyundai Motor Co
J.D. Power and Associates
General Motors Corp
Nissan Motor Co
Infiniti
Mercedes-Benz
San
Volkswagen of America
Audi
Strategic Vision
Hyundai
Saturn
Honda
Elantra
Santa Fe
J.D. Power
Dan Gorrell
Government may intervene over AIDS medicine price
The article reports Abbott Laboratories raised Norvir price fourfold to 8.57 daily, prompting consideration of using government march in rights to license production of a federally funded drug. NIH and lawmakers weigh impact on drug research, pricing, and access amid activist pushback and industry defense.
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Chicago
Ill
New York
Norvir
Abbott
James Love
Essential Inventions Inc
Department of Health and Human Services
Congress
Essential Inventions
NIH
Rep
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Fortune Magazine
Norvic
Travel tips for lost ID and security on business trips
Business travelers face ID loss and theft while traveling. Prepare in advance by carrying multiple ID forms, making photocopies, and storing them separately from originals. Keep essentials close to the body, use a neck pouch, and contact the airline ahead of time for ID loss policies.
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Transportation Security Administration
Air Transport Association of America
China pushes its own high tech standards amid techno nationalism
China aims to develop domestic standards for video, mobile, and software amid techno nationalism. Government backing funds 1.3 billion dollars to boost homegrown tech like EVD and Red Flag Linux while shunning foreign patents and Windows dependencies. International investors watch closely as China seeks global leadership on its terms.
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Beijing
Intel Corp
Microsoft Corp
Luttmeier
Ministry of Science and Technology
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