Trio Arrested in H.P. Case on Kickbacks
Authorities in Germany have arrested three people who worked for Hewlett-Packard as part of an investigation into accusations that kickbacks were paid in connection with a contract to supply equipment...
View ArticleIn Greek Crisis, a Window on German Psyche
An instinctive frugality shaped Germany’s response to the Greek crisis, a trait that separates the nation from most of its European neighbors.
View ArticleSome Aren’t Crying Over a Weak Euro
The euro and European stock markets have plummeted this year, but the Continent isn’t suffering alone. The ease and speed with which merchandise, money and ugly news travel across borders have ensured...
View ArticleNokia Said to Be in Talks to Buy Motorola Arm
Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks to buy the telecom equipment arm of Motorola, according to The Wall Street Journal.
View ArticleNokia to Buy Motorola Unit for $1.2 Billion
Nokia Siemens Networks said Monday that it had agreed to buy the wireless-network equipment division of Motorola for $1.2 billion in cash.
View ArticleCome Blow Your Horn for the S.E.C.
White Collar Watch examines how the Dodd-Frank Act, now law, enables the Securities and Exchange Commission to encourage whistle-blowers who reveal a broad array of securities fraud.
View ArticleGroup Reports Progress Fighting Corporate Bribery
Efforts to stop companies in advanced economies from bribing foreign officials to win contracts are improving, although a “disturbing” number of governments are still not keeping their commitments in...
View ArticleNokia Siemens Holds Talks With Private Equity
Nokia Siemens Networks, the big telecom equipment maker, is in talks with several private equity firms about a potential investment in exchange for a minority stake, people briefed on the matter told...
View ArticleH.P.’s Foreign Entanglement
As if Hewlett-Packard does not have enough problems, a widening Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation may end up costing the company millions of dollars in legal fees as it deals with demands for...
View ArticleSiemens to Sell I.T. Unit to Atos for $1.1 Billion
The deal would create the largest information technology services company in Europe.
View ArticleA Warning as Wall Street Moves Into Emerging Markets
The United States has stepped up enforcement of laws against bribery in foreign business transactions, which Wall Street firms would do well to remember.
View ArticleEurope’s Debt Crisis Stymies Financial Overhaul
Changing priorities have left investment banks, hedge funds and even nonfinancial companies in a holding pattern about the compliance and costs of new regulation.
View ArticleEurope’s Banks Reluctant to Lend to Companies in Need of Cash
As profits and sales slip, some European companies are scrambling to pay their bills, at a time when banks grow increasingly hesitant to lend.
View ArticleThe Mounting Costs of Internal Investigations
Is there any way to cap costs? Probably not, but a bill introduced last year may signal a way for companies to give themselves a mechanism to recover some payments if a former officer or director is...
View ArticleEgypt’s Disarray Puts a Regional Investment Bank in Play
EFG-Hermes, struggling in a volatile market, scrambles to sell a large piece of its business to a smaller rival in Qatar.
View ArticleTrio Arrested in H.P. Case on Kickbacks
Authorities in Germany have arrested three people who worked for Hewlett-Packard as part of an investigation into accusations that kickbacks were paid in connection with a contract to supply equipment...
View ArticleIn Greek Crisis, a Window on German Psyche
An instinctive frugality shaped Germany’s response to the Greek crisis, a trait that separates the nation from most of its European neighbors.
View ArticleSome Aren’t Crying Over a Weak Euro
The euro and European stock markets have plummeted this year, but the Continent isn’t suffering alone. The ease and speed with which merchandise, money and ugly news travel across borders have ensured...
View ArticleNokia Said to Be in Talks to Buy Motorola Arm
Nokia Siemens Networks is in talks to buy the telecom equipment arm of Motorola, according to The Wall Street Journal.
View ArticleNokia to Buy Motorola Unit for $1.2 Billion
Nokia Siemens Networks said Monday that it had agreed to buy the wireless-network equipment division of Motorola for $1.2 billion in cash.
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