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S&P Downgrades Ireland’s Debt to A-
by Danny King on Feb.02, 2011, under Towing
Standard & Poor’s downgraded Ireland’s debt rating by one notch on Wednesday due to concerns over possible increased capital requirements by the country’s banks.
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S&P Downgrades Ireland’s Debt to A- originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:25:00.
Sugar Prices Hit Three-Decade High on Australia’s Heavy Weather
by Danny King on Feb.02, 2011, under Towing
Sugar prices hit three-decade highs of almost 36 cent a pound Wednesday due to the anticipated effects of the monstrous category 5 cyclone that just hit Australia, the world’s third-largest sugar producer, which was already suffering from the effects of recent storms and floods.
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Sugar Prices Hit Three-Decade High on Australia’s Heavy Weather originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:31:00.
Filed Under: Investing, Biz Brief, Market News, Investment
SEC Gives Investors a Vote on Executive Pay, Golden Parachutes
by Danny King on Jan.25, 2011, under Towing
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday approved a measure that gives institutional shareholders a vote on executive pay at large corporations, part of regulators’ efforts to give investors greater say over top-level salaries that have been described as excessive.
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SEC Gives Investors a Vote on Executive Pay, Golden Parachutes originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:52:00.
Filed Under: Investing, Biz Brief, Market News
Hewlett-Packard to Launch Investigation into Circumstances of Hurd’s Departure
by Melly Alazraki on Jan.20, 2011, under Towing
Hewlett-Packard is planning an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the forced resignation of CEO Mark Hurd last year and the compensation package he received. A shareholder lawsuit claims HP’s directors wasted company money by awarding Hurd as much as $53 million in severance.
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Hewlett-Packard to Launch Investigation into Circumstances of Hurd’s Departure originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:50:00.
Filed Under: Company News, People, Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Biz Brief, Stocks in the News
Disney and Yahoo Eye an Internet TV Deal
by Dawn Kawamoto on Jan.10, 2011, under Towing
Disney is considering lending some of the keys to its television kingdom to Yahoo for its Yahoo Connected TV. If Yahoo is successful in inking such a deal, it would bolster its Internet TV efforts and put on better footing to compete against rival products such as Google TV and Apple TV.
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Disney and Yahoo Eye an Internet TV Deal originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:08:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Media, Google , Apple, News Corp, Yahoo, Walt Disney, Biz Brief







