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Recent NewsDecember 10, 2008 Economy puts emergency readiness in perilSource: USA Today The economic crisis is jeopardizing the nation's ability to handle public-health emergencies and possible bioterrorist attacks, according to government leaders and a new report.
December 10, 2008 China’s Exports Decline for First Time in 7 YearsSource: Bloomberg.com China’s exports fell for the first time in seven years, more evidence that recessions in the U.S., Europe and Japan are driving the world’s fourth-largest economy into a slump December 10, 2008 Fed considers issuing its own debt: WSJSource: MarketWatch The Federal Reserve is mulling issuing its own debt for the first time in a move that would give it more flexibility to stabilize financial markets, December 10, 2008 Canada’s CAs provide climate change disclosure guidanceSource: Chartered Accountants of Canada TORONTO, CA– The Chartered Accountants of Canada are offering guidance to help companies better disclose the business impacts of climate change to investors. The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) has published a... December 10, 2008 SEC, MSRB: New Measures to Provide More Transparency Than Ever Before for Municipal Bond InvestorsSource: The Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2008 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has unanimously approved measures that will shine more light than ever before on the municipal securities market by tapping the power... December 9, 2008 U.S. Retailers’ Sales Rise 0.4% as Discounts Lure CustomersSource: Bloomberg.com Sales at U.S. retailers rose last week after discounts on clothing and consumer electronics lured customers seeking holiday gifts. Sales at stores open at least a year rose 0.4 percent in the seven days through Dec. 6 from a... December 9, 2008 Macy's and Tiffany Discuss Sustainability PlansSource: WomensWear Daily - NY “Being green and generating a profit are not mutually exclusive, competing values for businesses. They have to exist in harmony. It must be a win-win,” said Tom Cole, vice chairman of Macy’s Inc., discussing the retailer’s... December 9, 2008 Website Identifies Toxic Chemicals in ToysSource: earth911.com Just in time for holiday toy purchases, the Michigan-based Ecology Center has released its second annual consumer guide to what toxic chemicals have been found in toys, including lead, mercury and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).... December 9, 2008 U.S. sees possible Copenhagen deal on climate change step forward, not finalSource: Chinaview.co The head of the U.S. delegation to the Poznan climate talks Harlan Watson said on Monday that any outcome in Copenhagen next year may not be the final final, but a step forward in fighting climate change. "It may not be the final... December 9, 2008 Panel urges creation of genocide alert systemSource: ernational Herald Tribune - Paris Declaring the prevention of genocide "an achievable goal," a task force that includes several prominent figures close to President-elect Barack Obama recommended Monday that an interagency group be created to analyze threats,... December 9, 2008 Novethic: Exclusive Survey 70% Of Institutional Investors Believe They Are Responsible for The ESG Strategies of the Companies in Which They InvestSource: MarketWatch In collaboration with BNP Paribas Investment Partners, today Novethic releases the results of its survey "Institutional investors' perspective on their responsibility for corporate ESG policies". Carried out on a sample audience... December 9, 2008 Energy Prices Not Headed for a CollapseSource: The Kiplinger Letter Don’t get complacent about lower oil prices. This market slide has overshot the mark, just as the upward swing did earlier this year. As we said last spring, supply/demand fundamentals didn't support oil prices of $150 a barrel... December 9, 2008 Obama plans meeting with Gore to talk energySource: Associated Press Former Vice President Al Gore planned to visit with President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, but those briefed on the meeting insisted the topic would be the planet rather than Gore's formal... December 9, 2008 Shareholders Ponder North Dakota LawSource: The Wall Street Journal A new front in the battle over corporate governance is emerging in an unlikely place: North Dakota. Only two publicly traded companies are incorporated in North Dakota. But last year lawmakers there -- prodded by out-of-state... December 9, 2008 Obama Beware: Brinksmanship Over Carbon Trading in EuropeSource: New York Times Last year, the European Union pledged to take aggressive measures to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by the end of the next decade if other countries adopted similar measures. December 9, 2008 GM: Who could replace Wagoner?Source: Fortune Now that President-elect Obama has suggested that General Motors and the rest of the Detroit Three may need to install new management as a condition of a bailout, the question is: Who will become GM's next CEO?
December 9, 2008 Lawyer Is Accused in Massive Hedge Fund FraudSource: New York Times His legal lineage was impeccable. A Yale man with a law degree from Harvard, he was a litigation powerhouse, a leader at some of the more prominent firms at the New York bar who then started a top-shelf practice of his own. December 9, 2008 Bonus Season Afoot, Wall Street Tries for a Little RestraintSource: New York Times With Wall Street pay under scrutiny as never before, Morgan Stanley is attaching a string to its annual bonuses — one that would enable the bank to yank some money back from its employees. December 9, 2008 Warnings saw loan problems at Freddie, Fannie: reportSource: Reuters Documents show that top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were warned years ago that the firms were offering mortgages that could pose a long-term danger to the companies, borrowers and the industry, The Washington Post... December 9, 2008 Mayors Say They Want 'Build-Out,' Not BailoutSource: ASC News Big city mayors visited Capitol Hill today to urge congressional leaders to pass a Main Street Recovery plan funding "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects during the first 100 days of President-elect Barack Obama's... December 9, 2008 FAITH-BASED INVESTORS: BAILOUT SHOULD FOCUS ON SHIFTING INDUSTRY’S GEARS TO MORE FUEL-EFFICIENT VEHICLES, NOT JUST SHORT-TERM SURVIVALSource: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Filers of Over 300 Auto-Related Shareholder Resolutions Since 1972 See Ford As Better Positioned than GM for Carbon-Constrained Future. NEW YORK CITY – If Congress decides to bailout the U.S. auto industry, the focus should be on... December 9, 2008 Rogue Element Inc.(TM) Offers Green Grant to Support Environmentally Sustainable OrganizationsSource: CSRwire (CSRwire) CHICAGO, IL. - December 9, 2008 - Budding environmentally sustainable organizations are growing stronger and larger everyday. However, many cannot afford the basic elements such as design to visualize their message and... December 9, 2008 Investors Focus on "Liquidity" - Companies Urged to Embrace Water SustainabilitySource: CSRwire (CSRwire) LONDON. - 9 December 2008 - A US$1.5 trillion alliance of investors, all signatories to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, is asking 100 of the world's biggest companies to join an initiative that will... December 9, 2008 Internal Audit Profession’s Top Leaders Propose More Oversight and Transparency in Response to Financial CrisisSource: The Institute of Internal Auditors’ (IIA’s) “Internal auditors should be involved in bail-out disbursements,”. ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - Oh the heels of an audit repot from the U.S. Government Accountability Office recommending that the Treasury Department develop internal... December 8, 2008 Culture Shock for IPOs: Pay DisclosuresSource: The Wall Street Journal When investors turn to the executive-compensation section of U.S. regulatory filings, they salivate over the salaries and bonuses that top management are making. When executives and their attorneys think about the same section,... |
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