There are 6 items today… Google opens up 200 years of news | One Route Seems Closed, So Lawyers Try Different Lawsuit in Stock-Option Scandal | Poll: Online viewers shun lengthy videos | Union attacks directors’ pensions | Investor activism not welcome globally | Spammers escalate inbox battle with ‘pump and dump’
Google opens up 200 years of news
The web-based tool allows users to explore existing digitised newspaper articles and more recent online content, spanning the last 200 years.
One Route Seems Closed, So Lawyers Try Different Lawsuit in Stock-Option Scandal
Even when it is clear that options grant dates were manipulated, it is less clear how to calculate damage to specific shareholders. And in many cases, the statute of limitations has expired. Lawyers have therefore turned to what are called derivative suits, a less popular and much less prominent kind of action in which a shareholder sues on behalf of the company and settlements usually consist of corporate governance changes and legal fees.
Poll: Online viewers shun lengthy videos
News clips were the most popular, seen by 72 percent of online video viewers, followed by short movie and TV clips, music videos, sports highlights and user-generated amateur videos.
Union attacks directors’ pensions
Directors of the 100 largest UK companies have amassed pensions worth nearly £1bn while the average director’s pension is almost 24 times the value of the average occupational pension, according to a study by the Trades Union Congress.
Investor activism not welcome globally
In many parts of the world, consensus-building is favored to foster change, rather than shareholders going after corporate managers in contentious, public forums. But shareholders – especially those from the United States and Britain – don’t want to be passive.
Spammers escalate inbox battle with ‘pump and dump’
“There’s a lot of legitimate research that’s distributed the same way,” said Prior. “There’s a fine line between someone who truly believes what they’re saying and an outright scam.”
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