Tag Archives: overseeing
Egypt judges say most will boycott referendum
Most Egyptian judges rejected any role Tuesday in overseeing the country's constitutional referendum, a move likely to cast further doubt on the legitimacy of the disputed charter. Continue reading
Petraeus helped lead fight against global terrorism
Gen. Stanley McChrystal, overseeing the war in Afghanistan, was forced out in 2010 after imprudent remarks were printed Continue reading
Spain, U.S. fiscal cliff may spark market correction: BlackRock’s Fink
TOKYO (Reuters) – Investors should brace for three or four months of jittery markets due to uncertainty over support for Spain and the looming “fiscal cliff” threatening the United States economy, BlackRock Chief Executive Laurence Fink said in an interview on Saturday. Fink, head of the world's largest money manager overseeing $3.6 trillion in assets, said he was still bullish on U.S. equities but warned that the stock market could lose 5 to 10 percent in a correction in the final months of the year. Continue reading
German watchdog warns of Internet Explorer security breach
The German government agency overseeing IT-safety is warning of a security breach in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and recommending people use other browsers until the problem is fixed. Continue reading
Murdoch resigns from boards of UK newspapers
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has resigned as a director of a number of News Corp. boards overseeing his Britain newspapers, a spokeswoman confirmed Saturday. He also quit from some of the media company's subsidiary boards in the United States Continue reading
Dotcom judge steps down after joking US is ‘enemy’
A New Zealand judge has stepped down from overseeing the extradition case of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom after jokingly referring to the United States as “the enemy.” Continue reading
NYSE catch saves broker from disastrous blunder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – They might be tooting their own horn, but the New York Stock Exchange may have a point. A programming error on a massive trade by a broker-dealer on Friday nearly caused a “disastrous” set of events at market close that could have cost millions, but was caught by a person overseeing end of day trading, the exchange, owned by NYSE Euronext , said. Continue reading
As EU meets, euro hangs in the balance
Here in the heart of the bureaucracy overseeing the eurozone, officials publicly concede the future of the common currency is at a crossroads. Continue reading
Aveos’ biggest division has no bidders
Hope appears to be fading for most former Aveos employees after no potential buyers expressed interest in the aircraft maintenance firm’s airframe unit, says a report by the monitor overseeing the company’s restructuring. Continue reading
MF Global trustee mulls suing Corzine
The trustee overseeing the liquidation of the brokerage MF Global says he may sue former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine. Continue reading
