HK market to grant depository receipts for the first time - BusinessWeek
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Hong Kong’s stock exchange said Friday it will grant foreign companies to list shares through depository receipts for the first time, hoping to draw more business from abroad. The exchange stated in a statement the July launch of Hong Kong depository
MTBE settlement could grow - Houston Chronicle
NEW YORK — Major oil companies’ multimillion-dollar payment to 153 public water systems to cleanse wells of a potentially carcinogenic gasoline additive could grow if more tainted wells are discovered over the next 30 years. Companies including
Dutch want banks help to fight illegal web casinos - Reuters
AMSTERDAM, Might 10 (Reuters) - Dutch authorities intend to crack down on illegal on the internet casinos and are calling on banks to cease providing financial services to them, a Justice Ministry spokeswoman stated on Saturday. “It is illegal to offer gambling
Bankruptcies now come pre-packaged - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The days when troubled companies could spend years fixing their problems in bankruptcy court are fast evaporating. As companies face the tightest credit market in decades, ready-made, pre-packaged and pre-arranged bankruptcies
In Pictures: 10 Cheap Energy Stocks - Forbes
Those stocks with the most favorable positions, given the worldwide energy shortage, are the independent exploration and production companies. They’ve proven reserves available for sale, and are not running to keep up with extraction schedules that
ConocoPhillips, other oil companies settle MTBE cases - Houston Business Journal
Chevron, other oil companies settle MTBE cases [East Bay] Energy Biosciences Institute makes first 49 biofuel grants [San Francisco] Parker wins Alaska rig contract [Houston] UC-Davis moves M.B.A. program to San Ramon’s Bishop Ranch [East Bay] EBMUD
Hong Kong stock index adds 2 Chinese companies - Boston Globe
HONG KONG— Hong Kong’s blue chip Hang Seng Index has added two Chinese companies and removed two local ones, reflecting growing interest in mainland businesses. Hang Seng Indexes Co. stated late Friday it will remove billionaire Li Ka-shing’s Cheung
Drug makers defend ad tactics to Congress - Detroit News
WASHINGTON — Some of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical companies defended their Television advertisements Thursday from Democrats calling for tougher restrictions on what they call misleading marketing. Executives from Pfizer Inc., Johnson & Johnson and a
Fake marriage scheme smashed - Herald Tribune
ORLANDO — More than 80 people were arrested in a federal sweep of four companies that allegedly arranged fraudulent marriages to earn immigrants citizenship, even organizing wedding photos with bridal gowns and elaborate but fake wedding cakes
Democratic senator calls for GOP to modify energy policy - Forbes
The public must pressure Republicans in the White Home and Congress to change directions in the country’s energy policies, which have pushed oil and gas prices to record highs, a Democratic lawmaker stated Saturday. Sen. Debbie Stabenow stated the
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