WASHINGTON, Dec 18- U.S. regulators have asked nine companies that specialize in learning about consumers and selling that data to provide them with information about their business practices, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Dec 18- The Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. consumer protection agency, has asked nine companies that specialize in collecting and selling consumer data to provide information about their business practices.
SINGAPORE/ HONG KONG Dec 10- CNOOC's promise of transparency, pledged to win approval from Canada for its $15.1 billion purchase of Nexen Inc, looks like a positive step on the face of it but is unlikely to represent a sea change in Chinese business practices.
*Govt says lobbyist overlooking ArcelorMittal's business practices. PARIS, Nov 29- The head of France's employers' union branded government plans to take over ArcelorMittal's Florange steelworks as "scandalous" on Thursday, leading the government to accuse her of overlooking the company's practices.
*Govt says lobbyist overlooking ArcelorMittal's business practices. PARIS, Nov 29- A top French business lobbyist branded government plans to take over ArcelorMittal's Florange steelworks as "scandalous" on Thursday, leading the government to accuse her of overlooking the company's practices.
*Govt says lobbyist overlooking ArcelorMittal's business practices. PARIS, Nov 29- The head of France's employers union branded government plans to take over ArcelorMittal's Florange steelworks as "scandalous" on Thursday, leading the government to accuse her of overlooking the company's practices.
Has time run out for the BlackBerry maker? Robert Kaplan, Harvard Business School professor, and Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Yale senior associate dean, discuss whether Research in Motion's new CEO can turn the company around. (Editor¿s Note: RIM responded via email that there are, in fact, several individuals on its board who have been CEOs of public companies and its Board is not wholly-comprised of Canadians.)
Investors are expected to grill JPMorgan's CEO at its yearly shareholder's meeting in Tampa, Florida over the more than $2 billion in trading loses. CNBC's Mary Thompson reports the details. Also, Robert Lowenstein, BusinessWeek contributor and Tom Stemberg, Highland Capital Partners, discuss the fallout of the bungled trade and Wall Street's game of risk.