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The U.S. is becoming increasingly protectionist just as the Europeans, previously known for their protectionism, are opening their markets to trade with developing and emerging countries in Asia, Africa, and other regions. This could spark a long-term decline in U.S. prosperity and reduce the ability...

The lack of enough investments in oil production capacity in Opec countries, among others, for the last decade led us to the situation we have now. In this case, the stock market investors just took advantage of that situation when they contribuited to rise the price; they did not create...

UBS AG agreed to buy back nearly $20 billion in ARS from investors, and pay a fine of $150 million as part of an investigation led by New York Attorney General  into the bank’s potential misleading customers in view of Sarbanes-Oxley Act ( SOX) premises.   As UBS AG works from Switzerland,...

Companies that are most at risk of election law violations are those that do not have clear policies in place that define what is/is not permissable under the law.  In this case, it appears that a senior business executive confused contributing to the political process with contributing to specific...

While the U.S. Congress may be putting the breaks on the prospect of any future U.S. Free Trade Agreements, non U.S. FTA deals continue to proliferate around the world.  Over 400 new FTA's have been notified to the World Trade Organization, three quarters of those since 1997. ...

The trend by corporations is to demonstrate in some form that they are a green company. Going green can have numerous definitions from a product that is eco-friendly to reducing a company's carbon footprint by use of alternative energy.

1.  Companies that do not have Political Action Committees face more risks from political activity that companies that have PACs.  2.  Companies most at risk for political fundraising violations include those run by dominant founders and companies seeking or relying upon government business. ...