A stealth attack by Senate leadership on Thursday demolished key provisions of the STOCK Act requiring electronic filing of financial disclosure statements and a new database of the information they contain. Original post on opensecrets.org Comments on reddit.com
A woman has alleged that she was raped by four men, including her estranged husband, inside a lawyer’s chamber here, police said today. Original post on indiatimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Hewlett-Packard Co. said it’s evaluating the disposition of businesses that don’t meet goals more than a year after Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman said she didn’t plan to spin off the personal-computer division. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com
Unions: Hostess CEO Received 300% Raise Before Bankruptcy: Labor blasts ‘myth’ that a union strike killed Twinkies, Union leader Richard Trumka has resurrected the Bain attack line to explain the death of the Twinkie. Twinkie-manufa… Original post on topix.com Comments on reddit.com
The RIAA’s revenue has fallen 44 percent over the two years prior to its most recently filed tax period that ended on March 31, 2011. Original post on digitaltrends.com Comments on reddit.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The slowdown in the economy persisted early in the third quarter as factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region contracted in July for a third straight month and new claims Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
WASHINGTON — Between 1999 and 2001, Mitt Romney, then the CEO of Bain Capital, signed at least six documents that the private equity firm filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The documents run in direct contradiction to a claim that Romney has made repeatedly: that he had nothing to do with Bain, and therefore no responsibility for Bain investments, during that period. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on digg.com
China has begun limiting access to corporate filings after short-sellers used them to highlight accounting discrepancies that led to stock plunges and regulatory investigations over domestic companies listed abroad. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com
New filing also accuses Ars Technica commenter of trademark violation. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on digg.com
During the nearly 15 years that Mitt Romney was actively involved in running Bain Capital, it owned companies that were pioneers in the practice of shipping work from the U.S. to overseas facilities, according to SEC filings. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
After months of devastating setbacks, wireless network startup LightSquared is considering filing for bankruptcy, according to founder and hedge fund manager Philip Falcone on Wednesday. Original post on venturebeat.com Comments on reddit.com
Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua ordered aides to shred a 1994 memo that identified 35 Archdiocese of Philadelphia priests suspected of sexually abusing children, according to a new court filing. Original post on philly.com Comments on reddit.com
Clearwire Corp., the unprofitable wireless-broadband provider, fell the most in two months after Google Inc. said it plans to sell its stake in the company. Original post on businessweek.com Comments on reddit.com
It’s tax time, and here in the United States you’re guaranteed a faster refund if you’re due one by filing your taxes electronically. The trouble is that there are dozens of tools that can help you e-file. Some of them help you maximize your deductions and make sure nothing’s overlooks, and others just make the filing process quick and easy. Here are five of the best tax preparation tools, based on your nominations. Original post on lifehacker.com Comments on digg.com
Facebook could file papers for an IPO as early as this coming week and is looking at a valuation of $75 billion to $100 billion. The social network is close to picking Morgan Stanley as the lead underwriter. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
Hostess Brands is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, a move that would mark the second significant court restructuring for the Twinkie and Wonder Bread baker in the past several years. More
