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To California Student Protesters: Why Target the Regents?

At the end of the day, the regents have hardly done anything criminal. The situation is, in fact, exactly the opposite. The regents need to raise the money to make up for the lost state funding (almost $1.5 billion), lest the state eliminate even more ...

From ANDREW CLARK, Politics Daily,  23 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of California,  New York Times Company,  University of California, Los Angeles,  University of North Carolina

Tobin tax advocates pile pressure on US

US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner remains to be convinced about the viability of a Tobin tax in the US. Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP Advocates of a Tobin tax on financial transactions accept that any international levy would need US support and ...

From ANDREW CLARK, Guardian Unlimited,  22 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Timothy F. Geithner,  Barack Obama,  U.S. House of Representatives,  John B. Larson

Hershey may make $17bn lone bid for Cadbury

The US chocolate company Hershey is considering an audacious go-it-alone attempt to buy the besieged Cadbury confectionery empire through a takeover offer of at least $17bn (£10.2bn) to edge out Kraft's £9.8bn hostile bid. Sources close to the ...

From ANDREW CLARK, The Observer,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bank of America,  Wall Street Journal

Traffic chaos? We have a cure for that

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released a controversial report that showed traffic congestion around Toronto costs Canada $3.3-billion and that long commutes and air pollution hamper productivity. It suggests ...

From ANDREW CLARK, Globe and Mail,  20 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development,  Christopher Cross,  Canadian National,  Tim Horton

Warning for Cadbury from the home of Hershey's

Others are more enthusiastic. Susan Bross, an employee of 29 years' standing who works in the moulding room, says: "I say, 'Buy them'. We'd have ownership of the Cadbury products and that would be great. It's all about growth." A Chocolate Kiss ...

From ANDREW CLARK, Guardian Unlimited,  20 Nov 2009

Emergency $85bn bailout of insurer AIG was botched, says report

The US government executed an emergency bailout of troubled AIG without sufficient planning, botching its initial $85bn (£50bn) effort to rescue the ailing business and further weakening the multinational insurer's financial position, according to a ...

From ANDREW CLARK, Guardian Unlimited,  17 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Federal Reserve Bank of New York,  Goldman Sachs,  Merrill Lynch,  Timothy F. Geithner,  U.S. Congress

Readers would pay for online news, study shows

Rupert Murdoch argues free newspaper websites is a 'flawed' business model Photograph: Saul Loeb/Getty Images Rupert Murdoch's plans to impose fees for newspaper websites received a morale boost from research suggesting that as many as 48% of British ...

From ANDREW CLARK, Guardian Unlimited,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Rupert Murdoch,  John Rose,  News Corporation Limited,  New York Post,  Google Inc.

General Motors announces $1.2bn loss but 'encouraged' by progress

General Motors chief executive, Fritz Henderson, was pleased by GM's progress since emerging from bankruptcy protection. Photograph: Canadian Press/Rex Features America's biggest car manufacturer, General Motors, has revealed a $1.2bn loss (£717.5m) ...

From ANDREW CLARK, Guardian Unlimited,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: General Motors,  Rick Wagoner,  Chevrolet,  Cadillac,  Buick

My wife wants to drive. What should I do?

T here are two times when it is okay for my wife to drive our car: 1. I've had one of those evenings. The sort on which, well, let's just say I've exceeded my limit. The sort of night when, halfway through, I turn to her and make the kind of ...

From ANDREW CLARK, Globe and Mail,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Harris Interactive, Inc.,  Ford Motor Company,  Danica Patrick

Bernard Madoff auction raises $900,000

Bernard Madoff is serving a 150-year sentence at a prison in North Carolina. Photograph: Stephen Chernin/Getty Images Valuation has always been an elastic concept in anything touching Bernard Madoff. But even the notorious Wall Street fraudster might ...

From ANDREW CLARK, Guardian Unlimited,  15 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Bernard Madoff,  Ruth Madoff,  New York Mets,  Bureau of Land Management,  Rolex

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