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Juniper, Nintendo, ‘Geaux,’ Google: Intellectual Property
June 2nd, 2014
Juniper Networks Inc. (JNPR)’s 2011 infringement case against Palo Alto Networks Inc. involving Internet security systems has been settled, according to a May 28 court filing. In the initial complaint, Sunnyvale, California-based Juniper had accused Palo Alto Networks of ...
Bitcoin’s Futile Quest to Be a Currency
June 2nd, 2014
Bitcoin is a fascinating and ingenious technology, but most promoters are mindful of neither the monetary nor the tax issues. For all practical purposes IRS regulations issued in March preclude bitcoins from being used as an alternative currency. The ...
SEC Charges Chicago-Based Investment Fund Manager With Stealing Investor Money and Conducting Ponzi Scheme
May 30th, 2014
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a Chicago-based investment fund manager accused of stealing money he raised from investors to pay personal and business expenses. The SEC alleges that Neal ...
The New Paradigm for Banks
May 30th, 2014
Why are U.S. banks having a harder time making money? It’s a question that extends well beyond business models, operating environments and market valuations to the role they play in the economy, during good times and bad. Financial institutions ...
Tax Breaks May Not Be Enough to Jumpstart Crimea’s Struggling Economy
May 30th, 2014
In an effort to jumpstart Crimea’s faltering economy, a government plan could offer tax breaks and other juicy business conditions on the peninsula for the next half century — but even this may not be enough to attract businesses ...
Gold nears worst week since March as stocks climb, demand falls
May 30th, 2014
Gold steady above $1,250/oz, heads for 3 pct weekly loss * Improved appetite for risk pushes stock markets higher * Premiums fall in India; demand soft across Asia-traders (Updates throughout, changes dateline, pvs SINGAPORE) Gold steadied on Friday ...
The Return of Moderation: Sea of Tranquility
May 29th, 2014
Volatility has disappeared from the economy and markets. That could be a problem. A decade ago, the business cycle was an endangered species. Recessions in the rich world had become rare, shallow and short; inflation was predictably low and ...
SAC Prosecutor Tells SEC Cohen’s Case Should Be Delayed
May 29th, 2014
An administrative proceeding filed against SAC Capital Advisors LP founder Steven A. Cohen by the Securities and Exchange Commission should be put on hold because prosecutions of his former employees aren’t fully resolved, the government told an agency judge. ...
Stocks break more records
May 28th, 2014
Wall Street celebrated the unofficial start of summer with a sizzling performance. Stocks raced to all-time highs on Tuesday as investors cheered positive economic reports in the U.S. and a wave of buying in Europe over the long weekend. ...
Dear Investors: China’s Problems Are Your Problems
May 27th, 2014
I have long argued that it will take a sizable shock to switch the current “risk on” investment climate to one of “risk off.” The robust U.S. stock market persists even though the housing recovery has stagnated, labor markets ...
