Saturday, October 31, 2009

Madoff documents reveal incredulous, unfocused SEC | U.S. | Reuters

Madoff documents reveal incredulous, unfocused SEC | U.S. | Reuters:

"Madoff is serving a 150-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to the fraud. He told Kotz that if SEC lawyers had done some basic investigative work, it 'would've been easy for them to see' he was a crook.

The documents could prove fodder for the lawyers suing the SEC for negligence on behalf of several Madoff victims."

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Swine Flu Vaccine by October, Say Makers

Five manufacturers are licensed to make influenza vaccines in the U.S. All five are ramping up efforts to produce and test H1N1 vaccine.

Swine Flu Vaccine by October, Say Makers

The Dark Side of Corporations' Cause-Marketing - The Atlantic Business Channel

The Dark Side of Corporations' Cause-Marketing - The Atlantic Business Channel

according to a Procter & Gamble spokeswoman, the company will only make a two-cent donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation if a consumer uses a coupon from Procter & Gamble's brand saver coupon book, which was distributed in newspapers on Sept. 27. Without the coupon, the limited-edition pink packaging on the Swiffer is simply designed to draw awareness to the cause.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Think Progress � Insurance company executive refers to high-cost patients as ‘dogs.’

Think Progress � Insurance company executive refers to high-cost patients as ‘dogs.’: "In an e-mail, one Guardian Life Insurance Co. executive called high-cost patients such as Mr. Pearl “dogs” that the company could “get rid of.”"