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Jul 26, 2010	Raising Coffee in Ethiopia, With Help From Harlem QUOTE: It [Aby Fund] will soon be joining forces with a co-op of 700 coffee farmers in the ancient Ethiopian city of Harrar, with a mission to improve the quality of the farmers’ lives by helping them improve the quality of their coffee beans.	New York Times
Jul 03, 2010	As Oil Industry Fights a Tax, It Reaps Subsidies QUOTE: With federal officials now considering a new tax on petroleum production to pay for the cleanup, the industry is fighting the measure, warning that it will lead to job losses and higher gasoline prices, as well as an increased dependence on foreign oil. But an examination of the American tax code indicates that oil production is among the most heavily subsidized businesses, with tax breaks available at virtually every stage of the exploration and extraction process.	New York Times
Jun 30, 2010	The Good Driller Award QUOTE: as long as we continue to drill for oil and mine for coal, we must do everything we can to make those industries safer. That includes not just tough, well-enforced regulations, economic liabilities and criminal penalties for companies that prove too dangerous, but also positive incentives and public rewards for those that put safety first.	New York Times
Jun 30, 2010	Damages Control QUOTE: WHEN corporations like Exxon, State Farm and Phillip Morris lose tort cases, juries occasionally award, in addition to compensation for the plaintiff’s injuries, extensive punitive damages. But jurors are often unaware that companies are able to deduct those punitive damages in calculating their federal income taxes, saving them millions of dollars and undermining the original goal of the damages: to punish reprehensible corporate behavior.	New York Times
Sep 09, 2009	History will judge Lehman mistake harshly QUOTE: The thousands of comments MarketWatch community members post on news stories and columns each day typically range from insightful to snarky to downright hilarious. On Sept. 16 of last year, the day after Lehman Brothers was allowed to collapse, one came over that was frightening.
Aug 29, 2009	Toyota Accused of Hiding Evidence QUOTE: Former Lawyer at Automaker Charges Evidence in Rollover Cases Was Concealed, Destroyed.	CBS News
Aug 07, 2009	Securing Government Money for Security QUOTE: To get clients to the right people, Banks, 35, employs about 20 former defense and security honchos from federal agencies, as well as veterans of consulting firms and defense companies. Her team includes former FBI investigators, CIA operatives and analysts, Air Force and naval intelligence officers, and diplomats. Many still have their security clearances.	BusinessWeek
Aug 04, 2009	SEC Fines GE $50 Million for Accounting Misdeeds QUOTE: Managers at GE's Transportation Systems pretended they had sold more than 100 locomotives that were actually running at idle on GE property in the December cold of 2002, the Securities & Exchange Commission charged on Aug. 4....The suit alleged that two sets of transactions were intentionally designed to defraud investors.	BusinessWeek
Aug 02, 2009	The FTC Takes On Targeted Web Ads QUOTE: Now, Leibowitz wants to terminate—or at least rein in—a different practice he finds no less harmful to consumers: delivering ads to individuals based on the Web pages they visit and searches they carry out....How far he goes in regulating the practice could have big implications for a host of companies that depend on Web advertising and engage in some form of targeting.	BusinessWeek
Jul 31, 2009	iPhone Apps: What Makes Apple Say No? Recent app rejections, including Google Voice, have developers—and the FCC—asking Apple to clarify its criteria QUOTE: Other programs are rejected because they duplicate (or potentially compete with) Apple's iPhone software. On July 31 the Federal Communications Commission sent a letter to Apple questioning its rejection of Google Voice, a telephony application. Many analysts believe the service was blocked because it could have snatched revenue from Apple's exclusive wireless service provider, AT&T (T), by providing cheap call rates over Google's (GOOG) lines. AT&T denies any involvement in the move. Among the FCC's questions: Why was Google Voice rejected? What are the standards for acceptance and rejection?	BusinessWeek
Jul 30, 2009	The Antitrust Cop and the Tech Industry: Christine Varney aims to reinvigorate antitrust policy without stifling U.S. business, but Google and Intel could be among her targets QUOTE: Varney says her goal is to bring antitrust law back to its historical center, not simply to go after giants because of their size. "We are not anti-big in any way, shape, or form," says Varney, a former Federal Trade Commissioner who spent the past 12 years representing corporations as a partner at the Washington law firm Hogan & Hartson. "But with enormous success comes responsibility." Varney says the Justice Dept. will be taking a look at a range of industries including transportation and technology.	BusinessWeek
Jul 30, 2009	Hermitage Claims Russian Bankers May Have Helped With Fraud In a New York court filing, Hermitage alleges that executives of Moscow investment bank Renaissance Capital Holdings had prior knowledge of theft and tax fraud QUOTE: Hermitage has alleged that it was the victim of Russian corporate raiders and corrupt government officials who cooperated to steal its assets, file bogus law suits, and reclaim $230 million in taxes previously paid by Hermitage to the Russian government. In its filing on July 28 Hermitage alleges publicly for the first time that executives of another prominent Moscow financial institution, investment bank Renaissance Capital Holdings, may have helped defraud Hermitage.	BusinessWeek
Jul 30, 2009	How Reliable Are Lobbyist Registration Data? QUOTE: The Government Accountability Office audits a random sample of lobbyist filings, but federal law doesn't require lobbyists to actually document the lobbying they say they're doing. In April, the GAO sampled 2008 lobbyist filings and discovered that two thirds included details the filers couldn’t corroborate; for roughly a quarter of the filings, lobbyists couldn’t even establish which branch of government they had contacted for clients.	BusinessWeek
Jul 30, 2009	Health Care in Crisis: Better Ways to Beat Cancer? QUOTE: The Klinik offers both conventional and alternative cancer therapies that are not sanctioned by the American medical establishment...The doctors asked that he return for a second series of treatments as soon as possible, once the infection had been cleared up. They also added that he had responded remarkably well and would probably survive....One would think that if we were truly serious about the war on cancer, there would have been a thorough investigation of the successful treatment he received. Instead, we received only silence from the very American oncologists who verified that Mike Ellis' cancer had gone into remission.	BusinessWeek
Jul 29, 2009	Health Care in Crisis: Patients Are Pushovers QUOTE: Did the surgeon check the chart?....A key medical test: not given...."money machines:" for doctors....Is Most heart surgery unnecessary?	BusinessWeek
Jul 29, 2009	Resveratrol: The Hard Sell on Anti-Aging QUOTE: But to Sinclair's chagrin, he was quickly turned into a pitchman by companies selling resveratrol supplements on the Internet....The doctor never uttered any of the words attributed to him. In fact, Sinclair is the first to admit that the whole resveratrol story has never been clear-cut. Although that name is on the label of red-grape extracts sold in health food stores everywhere, such resveratrol pills have never been proven effective in large-scale clinical trials.	BusinessWeek
Jul 28, 2009	Health Care in Crisis: Overmedicating America QUOTE: But there was a discrepancy in Judi's spinal tap results: All the markers for MS came back negative. While there was one spot of demyelination on her spinal cord, the cause of that damage was not MS. Dr. Chen, Judi's neurologist, delivered the good news—but at the same time said she wanted Judi to start the treatment as if her tests had come back positive....The proposed treatment involved in this case could have amounted to a lifetime cost of more than $450,000—and this for a patient who in fact does not have the disease for which the treatment was prescribed.	BusinessWeek
Jul 27, 2009	Health Care in Crisis: Needless Costs, Needless Deaths QUOTE: Operating with Poor Odds for Comfort....Heart Operations: Most "Are at Best Unnecessary"....Cheaper Alternatives Can Work Better	BusinessWeek
Jul 26, 2009	Skilled Immigrants on Why They're Leaving the U.S. QUOTE: But the issue is tricky when it comes to the most educated and skilled immigrants—people like Ganguly. When well-paid individuals leave the country, that cuts into already depleted tax revenues for state and local governments. The departure of top talent in technology and science may also undercut the prospects for a recovery in the U.S., many economists say. These immigrants often start companies and come up with technological breakthroughs, creating new job opportunities for all.	BusinessWeek
Jul 22, 2009	Even the Employed Lose with Hour and Wage Cuts QUOTE: The average workweek for the month fell 0.1 hours, to 33 hours, the lowest ever recorded for data that go back to 1964. Average weekly earnings, meanwhile, actually fell to $611.49 in June, from $613.34 in May. Hourly earnings remained flat. Economists say the combination of reduced hours and pay, along with continued job losses, could significantly slow a recovery as even the employed lack the means to boost their spending.	BusinessWeek
Jun 26, 2009	The Mid-Year Employee Review Takes on More Weight QUOTE: Companies that have frozen outside hiring are looking closely at whether the people on staff are in the right jobs. And faced with the prospect of further layoffs as profits fall, some bosses are using the interim review to warn of tougher grading policies.	BusinessWeek
Jun 25, 2009	Are Smarter Gadgets Good for the Planet? QUOTE: Intel regularly describes as the "2%, 98%" rule—that operating info tech contributes only 2% of global carbon emissions and can be used to minimize the other 98%....The widely cited 2% figure looks only at the energy impacts of IT equipment as it's being operated, not as it's being manufactured.	BusinessWeek
Jun 24, 2009	Are Batteries in Electric Cars Safe? Automakers are pressing ahead with plans for hybrids and electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries, but at what risk? QUOTE: some experts are raising concerns about their safety. The worst-case scenario: thermal runaway, which can happen when a short circuit inside a battery sparks a chain reaction, causing overheating or a fire....The incidence can be higher for the products of less experienced battery makers.	BusinessWeek
Jun 23, 2009	Experts: Apple Disclosure 'Falls Short' QUOTE: Legal obligations aside, Apple nevertheless has a responsibility to be more forthcoming with shareholders, says Steve Davis..."As long as Steve Jobs remains the CEO of Apple, he cannot necessarily claim the same degree of privacy as an ordinary citizen,"	BusinessWeek
Jun 23, 2009	What Small Business Owners Want from Obama QUOTE: While many entrepreneurs give President Barack Obama credit for a policy initiative that dropped fees on U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loans and increased the agency's loan guarantees, they worry that the incentives are not working...."When a bank writes down a loan, money that would otherwise be available for loans must be used for the bank's capital reserve and can't be lent out."	BusinessWeek
Jun 23, 2009	Credit-Card Companies: Who Qualifies Now? QUOTE: Jittery banks, eager to reduce potential risk, appear to be targeting many borrowers with low-balance or inactive accounts. About 11% of customers who saw their limits cut had no "risk triggers" during that period and generally had very high credit scores. Risk triggers include late payments, excessive cash advances, check bouncing, collecting unemployment, or having a mortgage in an area where property values are plummeting.	BusinessWeek
Jun 23, 2009	No Justice for Business in Russia QUOTE: Council of Europe report alleges that Russia's justice system is characterized by "pressure on judges," frequent "intimidation and reprisals" against defense lawyers, "irregularities in the investigative process," and "political interference in the criminal justice process"...the findings are likely to influence other countries' perceptions of Russia's legal system. And that is likely to reinforce increasingly negative opinions of Russia's legal climate among international investors.	BusinessWeek
Jun 21, 2009	Immigration: More Foreign Nurses Needed? QUOTE: Wexler's bill is opposed by labor unions, whose leaders say it would undermine efforts to produce a steady domestic workforce while sapping other nations' nurses. Obama has also expressed skepticism about the idea that the U.S. needs to import nurses, in particular because the U.S. unemployment rate continues to rise.	BusinessWeek
Jun 19, 2009	Dole Claims Bananas! Film Documents Fraud QUOTE: Many of the claims are fabricated....The 60-page document chronicles an elaborate scheme by attorneys, judges, and others, including Dominguez, to mass-produce fake cases. Recruiters rounded up people from around Nicaragua who had never worked on a banana farm, then provided them with training manuals, videos, and even "field trips" to the farms so they could appear to be credible plaintiffs.	BusinessWeek
Jun 18, 2009	'Cash for Clunkers' Bill Passes QUOTE: in passing the bill on June 18 as an add-on to funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Democrats also defeated the "green" wing of their own party, who wanted to do much more to favor the purchase of passenger cars over pickup trucks and SUVs. The bill, which President Barack Obama is expected to sign, will enable many consumers who take advantage of the program to buy trucks that are barely more fuel-efficient than their old guzzlers.	BusinessWeek
Jun 16, 2009	British Phone Tax to Fund Broadband QUOTE: The government has announced plans for a 50p per month levy on all fixed copper lines to fund the expansion of fibre broadband to areas where the market fears to tread.	BusinessWeek
Jun 14, 2009	Nike Quietly Goes Green QUOTE: those at Nike choose to play down sustainability initiatives. Nike customers buy shoes to make them feel fast, slick, and hip; they don't care much about being eco-chic. "Nike has always been about winning," says Dean Crutchfield, an independent branding consultant in New York. "How is sustainability relevant to its brand?"	BusinessWeek
Jun 12, 2009	Has Government Crossed the Line? QUOTE: the sniping that occurred came as various government figures criticized one another for doing too little. Now, however, the grousing is shifting to arguments that the government is overstepping that subjective line between helpful intervention and harmful meddling, including in areas where business only recently welcomed Uncle Sam's dollars.	BusinessWeek
Jun 10, 2009	The Fight Over Drug Data Mining QUOTE: IMS Health (RX) has built a lucrative niche collecting data on which drugs physicians prescribe, then selling the information to pharmaceutical companies....The court's ruling would quickly reverberate beyond the pharmaceutical industry, affecting virtually any business that uses information about consumer buying behavior to guide its sales strategies.	BusinessWeek
Jun 10, 2009	A Credit Card Fee Bonanza QUOTE: The law reigns in credit card companies’ billing practices and limits the fees that banks can charge consumers....Credit-card companies, analysts say, will substitute one fee for another.	BusinessWeek
Jun 09, 2009	Anxious Japanese Are Working Themselves to Death QUOTE: According to the ministry, a record number of workers suffering from job-induced mental disorders successfully filed for compensation. In total, 269 out of 927 applicants won compensation, up one from the previous year. Among them, 66 had attempted suicide, the second-highest number on record. Grimmer still, the deaths of 158 workers were attributed to karoshi—the Japanese word for working to death—a rise of 16 from a year earlier.	BusinessWeek
Jun 08, 2009	North Korea Seeks Talks with U.S. by Jailing Journalists QUOTE: the two reporters from California-based Current TV could serve as a bargaining chip in its standoff with the international community, particularly the U.S. By holding the two female journalists hostage, North Korea might believe it could force Washington to think twice before putting the North back on its list of terrorism-sponsoring nations. More importantly, efforts to secure the release of the two women likely will lead to talks North Korea has so badly wanted with the U.S.	BusinessWeek
Jun 07, 2009	A U.S./EU Dogfight Over Greener Air Travel QUOTE: U.S. airlines face their first big deadline to meet European Union rules on emissions linked to global warming. That's when carriers landing in Europe will have to submit proposals to the EU on how they plan to track such emissions. This is a first step toward tough European "cap-and-trade" laws requiring airlines to either slash greenhouse gases or pay for permits to emit, starting in 2012. The Air Transport Assn. (ATA), which represents U.S. carriers, says the plan violates international law, and that the U.S. government is obliged to object.	BusinessWeek
Jun 04, 2009	Indiana Teachers and Cops vs. Chrysler QUOTE: investment managers for some 100,000 Indiana teachers, police officers, and other civil servants poured millions of pension dollars into what the funds considered a safe investment: secured debt in Chrysler....The Indiana State Teachers Retirement Fund, the Indiana State Police Pension Trust, and the Indiana Major Moves Construction Fund argue that the federal government's intervention in the bankruptcy is unconstitutional, since the proposed plan will pay back unsecured lenders before those that were secured.	BusinessWeek
Jun 03, 2009	Companies: Come Clean on Climate Change QUOTE: 100 global companies with the most at stake in preparing for a low carbon future are providing scant information to investors on their risks and opportunities from climate change....Investors are pushing for better corporate disclosure on other environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues that can have an impact on a company's bottom line.	BusinessWeek
Jun 03, 2009	TiVo Wins Round 2 Against EchoStar QUOTE: For the second time in three years, a federal judge has ruled for TV time-shifting pioneer TiVo in a patent infringement case against satellite TV operator EchoStar.	BusinessWeek
Jun 03, 2009	Work Visa Bill Threatens Indian Outsourcers QUOTE: A new bill in Washington aimed at tightening the rules for companies in the U.S. that hire skilled workers from abroad could threaten the business model for outsourcing firms....U.S. tech worker groups say this arrangement allows outsourcers to displace American workers both while the visa holders are in the U.S. and when they return home.	BusinessWeek
Jun 02, 2009	Whistle-Blower Claims New Retaliation By SEC:Former SEC lawyer Gary Aguirre says the agency withdrew a settlement offer after he criticized them in a Forbes story. QUOTE: Gary Aguirre, a whistle-blower fired from his job as a lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2005...alleging the agency pulled the plug on settling his long-running dispute with them after he criticized the SEC in a Forbes story...	Forbes
Jun 01, 2009	Supreme Court to Review 'Business Method' Patents QUOTE: The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it would take up a major issue in intellectual-property law: whether patents should be granted for what are known as business methods....the high court is venturing into controversial terrain. Critics say it was never the intent of the law to protect such things, which are often far closer to abstract concepts or mathematical algorithms rather than physical inventions.	BusinessWeek
Jun 01, 2009	Concerns in Britain over Opel Rescue QUOTE: The future of General Motors' European arm was muddied yesterday by concerns over the safeguarding of British jobs and the involvement in the deal of the billionaire Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska....he was one of the first Russian entrepreneurs bailed out by the Kremlin.	BusinessWeek
May 31, 2009	Cancer Drugs: Herceptin News and More QUOTE: This is the slow emergence of personalized medicine, in which cancer patients receive a cocktail of drugs tailored to the exact genetic makeup of their cancer cells...But scientists hope the steady accumulation of insights will eventually enable them to combine these targeted therapies in ways that may gain patients years of life rather than months.	BusinessWeek
May 30, 2009	Obama's Public-Private Cybersecurity Challenge QUOTE: As part of its effort to address national cybersecurity concerns, the Obama Administration is urging closer cooperation between the government and private industry....companies that have participated are loath to disclose sensitive information about attacks because doing so might also lead to the disclosure of trade secrets and other proprietary information.	BusinessWeek
May 30, 2009	Congress's Afterthought, Wall Street's Trillion Dollars: Fed's Bailout Authority Sat Unused Since 1991 ABSTRACT: The repeated use of the once-dusty law [Emergency powers of the Federal Reserve] has surprised and alarmed a wide range of people.... Many critics are concerned that an institution not accountable to voters is risking vast amounts of public money...	Washington Post
May 29, 2009	No Relief for Small Business Cardholders QUOTE: The sweeping credit-card reform law President Obama signed May 22 is intended to protect most cardholders from practices like changing terms on short notice and retroactive rate hikes...business cardholders won't get the same relief. That's because the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility & Disclosure Act doesn't apply to small business cards, which companies rely on in lieu of traditional financing.	BusinessWeek
May 28, 2009	HP Gets Tough on Ink Counterfeiters QUOTE: HP isn't alone in losing out to counterfeit ink. The entire industry missed out on an estimated $3 billion in sales last year to counterfeits....The Internet has made it easier for people around the world to buy and sell illicit products of all types. The International Chamber of Commerce estimates counterfeiting cost businesses about $600 billion in 2007, or roughly 6% of global trade.	BusinessWeek

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