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Former Broadcom CEO in drug scandal
Jun 6, 2008
Aside from being accused of backdating, former Broadcom CEO Henry Nicholas is also facing charges of slipping drugs into business associates' drinks. Nancy Marshall Genzer explores Nicholas's troubled reputation.
UBS to staff: Don't visit U.S.
May 28, 2008
In the midst of a tax evasion scandal in the U.S., UBS has reportedly told some of its staff not to travel there for fear of being arrested by U.S. authorities. Stephen Beard explains why the request was made.
Summer help may be in short supply
May 22, 2008
The Labor Department has set new rules to streamline the visa process for temporary foreign workers. But the federal helping hand comes too late for small businesses needing summer employees. Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Cities, states hit hard by copper theft
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Jeff Tyler
May 20, 2008
Copper prices are booming, so thieves are boosting anything they can sell to scrap yards. Among other things they're tearing apart infrastructure, leaving cities and states with big repair bills when their budgets are already bleak. Jeff Tyler reports.
U.S. follows up on BAE scandal
May 19, 2008
Two senior executives from British defense company BAE were searched and subpoenaed on a corruption case before being allowed to enter the U.S. Stephen Beard explains why the news may be embarrassing for the U.K. government.
Gas tanks coming under lock and key
May 16, 2008
It may not be the first thing you think would be stolen from your car, but a spike in gas prices has incited a new wave of gas theft. Jeremy Hobson reports sales of gas cap locks are rising with the cost per gallon.
Apartheid suits target U.S. companies
May 13, 2008
Chevron, Citigroup and Ford are among companies accused in three lawsuits of profiting from South Africa's former apartheid system. A move by the U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the lawsuits to go forward. Gretchen Wilson has more.
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Conflicts let apartheid case stand
May 12, 2008
The Supreme Court today let a lower-court ruling stand on whether apartheid victims can sue American companies that dealt with South Africa's former apartheid government. The reason: four justices had to recuse themselves. Jeremy Hobson reports.
It's not just your e-mail that gets scams
May 12, 2008
With all the focus on Internet scam spams, the idea of just plain snail-mail scams would seem to have gone the way of brick-sized cell phones. But Sally Herships reports that scammers have no preference when it comes to their dirty work.
Banks want out of Clear Channel deal
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Dan Grech
May 9, 2008
In November, radio station giant Clear Channel announced it would be taken private in a $20 billion leveraged buyout. Now, the banks that were to finance the deal want to back out. Dan Grech has more.