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Feb
20
2010

Government goes to SC against cigarette makers

The US government and three of the US-based cigarette manufacturers on Friday filed petitions separately with the Supreme Court for review of an appeal court’s verdict on racketeering by major tobacco companies.
While the cigarette makers filed to reverse the decision given against them by the appeal court, the government’s review petition said that the court [...]

Feb
18
2010

Countrywide sending $17M in checks to distressed homeowners

Checks for $6,000 are soon to be dispatched to some homeowners from this week as part of a nearly $21 million settlement Countrywide Financial Corp. has agreed to with the Florida Attorney General’s office. The amount that has been approved is $16.9 million, and will make a considerable difference in lives of those who are [...]

Feb
14
2010

Reduce budget deficit- Economists

Britain’s huge budget deficit is a cause of concern as outlined by leading economists. The £178 billion budget deficit has raised alarms and the group wrote the letter to The Sunday Times which was signed by four former members of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee.
A group of eminent academics and policy-makers put their [...]