All North America articles – Page 17
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Online onlyOtsuka pays $4m penalty for off-label marketing
The drug company allegedly encouraged its sales force to market an atypical antipsychotic drug for off-label uses
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Online onlyCongressman Calls for Changes in Financial Services Regulation
US Congressman Barney Frank calls for new policies to help stabilize the housing market and address the current economic downturn
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Online onlyInsurers are liable for Appleton river cleanup
Appleton says Fox River PCB clean-up is still long way from being funded
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Online onlyPolls open for the Corporate Hall of Shame
The Corporate Hall of Shame has opened its polls for people to select the worst corporations of 2008
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Online onlyUS representatives call for more scrutiny of foreign investors
House Financial Services Committee calls on Treasury to address sovereign wealth funds in FINSA regulations
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Online onlyReebok fined for importing toxic bracelets
Agrees to pay $1m civil penalty after a product recall
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Online onlyAIG pays record $13.5m penalty to Pennsylvania
Penalty relates to allegations of false reporting, bid-rigging and improper commission practices
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Online onlyHewitt, Enron reach $11.2m settlement
More than $11m will be restored to the settlement fund for former Enron employees who lost their pensions when the company collapsed
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Online onlyFed takes emergency moves to stabilise markets
The Federal Reserve has announced two initiatives designed to bolster market liquidity in the wake of Bear Stearns’ crisis
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Online onlyJPMorgan buys Bear Stearns for $2 a share
Fed pays $30bn to help JP Morgan complete its purchase of Bear
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Online onlyScientists simulate pandemic influenza outbreak in Chicago
Researchers say household antiviral measures and a reduction in contact between individuals could lower the spread of the disease
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Online onlySocGen shareholders file lawsuit in US
The complaint alleges the bank misled investors about its exposures to the subprime mortgage market and failed to act on information about rogue trades
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Online onlyUS toughens air quality standards
EPA estimates final standards will yield health benefits of up to $19bn, costs in the region of $8bn
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Online onlyCMI predicts how the world will work in 2018
Chief executives are warned to prepare for cyber attacks and a US withdrawal from the world economy
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Interviews
Former US governor named to Ethoca board
Tom Ridge, former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and former Governor of Pennsylvania
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Online onlyFormer Doral exec charged in $4bn securities fraud
Former treasurer accused of fraudulent reporting scheme to artificially inflate stock price
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Online onlyFidelity charged $8m for improperly accepting gifts
Execs accepted gifts, lavish entertainment and 'romantic relationships' that swayed the flow of brokerage business
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Online onlyOSHA notifies workplaces with high injury rates
Says it is a step to encourage employers to improve safety
