Olympus Ex-CEO to Meet with Japan Ruling Party
Olympus Corp's ousted CEO, Michael Woodford, will on Thursday meet a panel of lawmakers from Japan's ruling Democratic Party looking at ways to tighten corporate governance in the wake of the accounting scandal at the endoscope maker, a source familiar with the plan told Reuters.
Olympus Preparing to File Earnings by Wednesday
Olympus said it was preparing to file its July-September earnings by Wednesday, a necessary step for the disgraced 92-year-old firm to remain listed.
Insight: The day Europe lost patience with Britain
It was billed as a summit to save the euro. It may be remembered as the day Europe lost patience with Britain, as most of the continent threw its lot in with EU founding members France and Germany and committed to binding their economies ever more tightly.
U.S.-listed firms told to reveal Syria, Iran links: FT
At least a dozen U.S.-listed companies have been told by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose business activity in and with Syria, Iran and others deemed state sponsors of terror by the state department, the Financial Times said on Sunday.
Some U.S.-listed firms told to reveal Syria, Iran links: FT
At least a dozen U.S.-listed companies have been told by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to disclose business activity in and with Syria, Iran and others deemed state sponsors of terror by the state department, the Financial Times said on Sunday.
OECD warns of economic uphill struggle next year
An OECD report due for release this month will say markets and governments face an uphill struggle to fund themselves next year amid extreme uncertainty over the euro zone and the global economy, the Financial Times said on Monday.
China unveils rare star power of Oscar entry
Zhang Yimou, one of China's best-known directors, is banking on heartthrob Christian Bale to help boost the country's chances of winning an Oscar, with his latest film on a tragic chapter in the nation's history.
Contents of Jackson's final home reach auction
Contents of the mansion where Michael Jackson's lifeless body was found by convicted killer Dr. Conrad Murray go under the auction hammer next week, closing one chapter on a tragic saga that started in 2009 and ended last month with his former physician behind bars.
Actor Alec Baldwin mocks airline industry in SNL skit
Alec Baldwin dropped in on Saturday Night Live this weekend for a skit mocking the airline industry, issuing a fake apology from a pilot who kicked him off an American Airlines flight for playing a smart-phone game before departure.
AFTRA, networks agree on TV code deal
The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists announced Friday night that it had reached a tentative agreement with the Big Four broadcast networks on a new network TV code deal.
Olympus says preparing to file earnings by December 14
Olympus said on Monday it was preparing to file its July-September earnings by December 14, a necessary step for the disgraced 92-year-old firm to remain listed.
Early 'New Year's Eve' wins weekend box office
An early New Year's Eve led the weekend box office charts as movie audiences turned to the holiday romance over new comedy The Sitter.
'The Descendants' Is Best, Say L.A. Film Critics
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association, which took a typically idiosyncratic path with its 2011 awards, has named Alexander Payne's The Descendants the best film of the year.
The Artist, Descendants lead critics awards
The Artist, a black-and-white silent film about Hollywood, drama The Descendants, Brad Pitt, Martin Scorsese and Terrence Malick all won big on Sunday among U.S. film critics and industry groups that doled out honors for the year's best movies.
Undercover police spied on protesters at Occupy LA
Undercover police officers infiltrated Occupy LA's tent city last month to spy on people they suspected of stockpiling human waste and crude weapons for resisting an eventual eviction, police and city government sources said.
New Year's Eve leads as movie box office fizzles
Romantic comedy New Year's Eve topped the domestic movie box office during the weekend but Hollywood had little to celebrate as North American ticket sales slumped to their lowest level in three years.
Music exec still critical after Hollywood shooting
A former Death Row Records vice president, John Atterberry, remains in critical condition at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, one of several victims caught Friday in a Hollywood street rampage conducted by a distraught 26-year-old gunman.
Slowing Canada trade likely to hit Q4 growth
Canada posted an unexpected trade deficit in October, reflecting economic problems in the United States and Europe and paving the way for lower growth in the fourth quarter, Statistics Canada data indicated on Friday.
Goldman Sachs to run E.On gas sale: FT
Germany's largest utility E.On has recruited Goldman Sachs to run a sale of its gas distribution network in a move that could raise up to 2.5 billion euros to help pay down its debts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Whitehaven Coal buying Aston, Boardwalk for $3 billion
Whitehaven Coal has agreed to take over Aston Resources and another miner in a $3 billion deal to create Australia's biggest independent coal miner, looking for scale as it taps into booming Asian coal demand.
Euro zone agreement only partial solution: IMF
An agreement reached by European countries for deeper economic integration was a step in the right direction but not a complete solution for the euro zone's debt crisis, International Monetary Fund chief economist Olivier Blanchard said on Sunday.
Expedia shareholders to gain from spinoff: report
Shares of TripAdvisor, the largest Internet travel site, will likely trade well after the business is spun off from Expedia, Barron's financial newspaper said in its Dec 12 edition.
General Dynamics CEO sets sights on further growth, acquisitions
The defense budget is shrinking, but General Dynamics Corp still sees growing demand for its combat vehicles and warships, coupled with unprecedented opportunities to sell its popular Gulfstream business jets in China and other emerging markets.
Online spending stays strong in early December
Online spending remained strong in early December, a period that usually marks a lull in the U.S. holiday shopping frenzy, comScore said on Sunday.
Berkshire, MetLife among 2012 top 10 picks: report
Investors could reap gains of 15 percent to 20 percent next year by buying top-quality stocks such as MetLife, Comcast Corp and Berkshire Hathaway , Barron's said in its Dec 12 edition.
New ways to use gift cards sprout this holiday
Retailers are coming up with ways to make the gift card - that staple of holiday giving - more exciting to receive, from including a set of Lego blocks to putting images of popular paintings on the plastic cards.
Insight: In farm auction frenzy, investors start to bow out
On a recent morning inside a crowded town hall, auctioneer Jeffrey Obrecht sold off a sliver of western Iowa farmland barely wider than a football field.
ENRC denies SFO probing corruption claims
Kazakh miner ENRC is examining existing allegations of corruption at a Kazakh iron ore subsidiary but denied on Sunday that it was the subject of a formal investigation by Britain's Serious Fraud Office .
Warnings bode ill for earnings
On top of euro-zone debt troubles, Wall Street now has to worry about sagging sales from Europe as a recession in the region seems more likely.
BMW aims to boost its U.S. sales: report
BMW plans to boost its U.S. sales by a quarter in the medium term, the head of the automaker's U.S. business told a German magazine.
