| China Moves To Curb Housing Without Repeating '08 Mistakes (Investor's Business Daily, Inc.) China's housing market, barely alive a year ago amid too-tight credit and a global recession, has shifted into overdrive. Now the nation's central bank is trying to throttle down the pace, curbing bank lending to keep home prices from rising too fast — without stalling the key growth engine again. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Tiffany CEO receives $6.2M compensation in 2009 (AP) Michael J. Kowalski, the chief executive of jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., received compensation the company valued at $6.2 million, up 48 percent from a year ago, when Kowalski declined to take a performance-based bonus. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Firm eyes suit claiming BP 401(k) plan broke law (AP) A law firm known for shareholder lawsuits on Wednesday said it is investigating whether the agents who ran BP PLC's employee savings plan violated federal law by buying BP stock. us.rd.yahoo.com |
McCourt: Dodgers mistake in postnuptial was caught [AP] - Frank McCourt has testified that a mistake was caught in a postnuptial agreement that would have given his now estranged wife ownership rights to the Los Angeles Dodgers. us.rd.yahoo.com |
BBC Journalists Strike Over Pensions About 4,100 union members began a 48-hour strike Friday morning, disrupting global programming, because of dispute over retirement funds. nytimes.com |