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Impact Of ‘Sequester’ Budget Cuts On U.S. Jobs May Be Exaggerated
Deep government spending cuts are unlikely to weigh on U.S. employment as heavily as initially feared, with most of the impact reducing hours worked rather than payrolls, according to economists. The ...
One-Click Vote Button Vanishing From Proxy Sites; Reaction To SEC Concerns
Pressured by regulators, websites that help collect shareholders' votes have removed a button that set all votes as recommended by boards of directors—a controversial design that seemed to give an ...
High Court Hears Arguments In Generic Drug Maker Case
The Supreme Court seemed skeptical Tuesday of allowing generic drug manufacturers to be sued in state court for a drug's design defects if federal officials approved the brand-name version the ...
Louisiana’s Assumption Parish Sinkhole Growing
A sinkhole in swampy Assumption Parish grew to 12 acres over the weekend, and officials said Monday they are monitoring the threat that another area nearby could liquefy into muck. Lawmakers on the ...
Supreme Court Blocks Bid to Bypass Federal Court on Class Actions
A plaintiff seeking class action status for a claim may not bypass federal court for a friendlier state court by agreeing to cap damages below the $5 million threshold for cases federal law says ...
U.S. Telecoms Prevail On Govt. Enforcement Of Cyber Measures
Large telecommunications companies and Internet providers succeeded in convincing an advisory panel that the U.S. government should not pursue enforcement of security measures meant to bolster their ...
Buffett’s Salary Unchanged for 25 Years
Warren Buffett's total compensation declined 14 percent last year to $423,923 as Berkshire Hathaway spent less on his security, but his salary remained unchanged at $100,000. Buffett's salary for ...Bill To Avert U.S. Government Shutdown Moving Slowly In Senate
The U.S. Senate on Monday inched closer to passage of a bill to fund federal agencies through Sept. 30 and avoid a government shutdown at the end of this month when existing money runs out. Up ...