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Could Glass-Steagall Have Stopped JPMorgan Loss?

Source country npr Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:25:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Consumer[1]; Consumer Protection[1];

Entities: Lawrence Summers[1]; Bill Clinton[1]; Byron Dorgan[1]; Elizabeth Warren[1]; Charles Schumer[1]; Guy Raz[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Financial Crisis; Monetary Issues EU;

Quotes in this article

Elizabeth Warren says: "Glass-Steagall says there needs to be a wall between those two kinds of activities," "It's not going to work to let the biggest financial institutions just go out and do what they want"

The banking giant's $2 billion loss has many lawmakers and economists wondering what happened to the 2010 financial overhaul, which was supposed to prevent risky hedging. Many are also looking back further — to a Depression-era law, repealed in 1999, that separated commercial and investment bank activities....

Urban transport to be provided complete security: LTC

Source country dailytimesPK Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:23:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3]; Enforcement[1];

Entities: Usman Anwar[1]; Ishtiaq Ahmed[1]; Asad Rehman[1]; Mohammed Yusuf[1]; Kamran Khan[1]; Ahmad Hassan[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

* Meeting held in connection with incidents in which two buses were set ablaze by IJT activists * Police personnel directed to patrol bus routes on regular basis Staff Report LAHORE: Complete security will be provided to local and international transport companies operating on urban routes of the.......

Articles published more than 2 hours ago

Wall Street's arrogance shows need to be regulated

Source country gulfnews Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:26:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] guarantees[3];

Entities: Mitt Romney[1]; Jamie Dimon[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

Need to restore the sorts of safeguards that produced a couple of generations without major banking panics...

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

L'effetto contagio: oltre l'orizzonte europeo

Source country ibtimes-it Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:28:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] garanzie[3];

Entities: Mario Draghi[1]; Timothy F Geithner[1];

Other categories: Consumers; European Central Bank; EU-USA; Market; Budget; Consumers;

Il G-8 - I timori degli Stati Uniti riguardano la tenuta dell'eurozona. Il primo a esternarli è stato Tim Geithner, segretario di Stato, affermando che l'incertezza mondiale è dovuta proprio alla crisi europea. Ad Obama, in questo summit, è stato affidato un incarico molto importante, mediare tra.......

Theft ring that sold over $1m luxury cars in Ghana busted

Source country ghanaweb Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:23:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Enforcement[2]; Consumer[1];

Entities: Jose Rojas[1]; Carlos López[2]; Raymond Kelly[2]; Carlos Sánchez[3];

Other categories: Consumers; Financial Economic Crime; Fight against Fraud;

Isaac Akoukoh (of Maryland) was the enterprise’s international broker and primary exporter NEW YORK, May 16, 2012 – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, joined by New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, today announced the arrest of 14 individuals who operated a sophisticated.......

CJP urges reforms in family laws, ensure provision of inexpensive, quick justice

Source country tribune Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:51:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Access to Justice[1];

Entities: Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry[2]; Irfan Qadir[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

ISLAMABAD: The Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan on Saturday recommended changes to remove flaws in the justice system of the country and enhancement of family protection laws. The commission, meeting with the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in chair, considered a proposal for.......

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

Asbestos 'still kills' six years after ban

Source country thenational Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:22:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3];

Other categories: Consumers; Alternative Energy;

A national standard of regulations for the safe removal of cancer-causing asbestos from buildings is needed, experts say....

Trainee's park fine cancelled

Source country nzherald Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:13:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[2]; Enforcement[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

A trainee nurse slapped with a parking fine around the same time she was just metres away paying for a ticket has had the penalty notice cancelled.The Herald on Sunday revealed last week how Sophie Collis was stunned at being......

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

Egypt: Widespread Military Torture of Protesters Arrested in May - Impunity Enables Further Abuse

Source country reliefWeb Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:29:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[4];

Entities: Hisham Mubarak[1]; Joe Stork[2]; Heba Morayef[1]; Mohamed Abdelaziz[2]; Hazem Abu Ismail[1]; Nadim Houry[1]; Abu Ismail[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Consumers; Society;

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Joe Stork said: “The brutal beating of both men and women protesters shows that military officers have no sense of limits on what they can do,”

Joe Stork said: “Egyptians won’t feel secure until there is a law enforcement system they can trust to police demonstrations effectively and protect them from attacks by thugs,” “And they won’t feel secure as long as the military beats and tortures people it arrests and then brings them before military courts”

Source: Human Rights Watch Country: Egypt (Beirut, May 19, 2012) – Military soldiers beat and tortured protesters they arrested at a demonstration near the Defense Ministry on May 4, 2012, Human Rights Watch said today, after interviews with numerous victims and lawyers....

Toxic chemical found in school shoes

Source country smh Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:32:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Consumer[2]; product liability[1];

Other categories: Food Safety (general); Consumers; EC News; Market; Consumers;

A toxic chemical banned in Europe because it can cause burns, rashes and respiratory troubles has been found in imported children's school shoes sold by major retailers. Tests undertaken three months ago by the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries revealed 25 per cent of the shoes it bought and.......

Chinesische Banken bauen Geschäft im Ausland aus

Source country chinaobserver Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:40:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Finanzdienstleistungen[1];

Entities: Zhao Xijun[2];

Other categories: Consumers; Economic Crisis - Internal Market;

Die US-Notenbank wird grünes Licht für die Fusion von US-Banken und chinesische Firmen geben. [Ganzen Artikel jetzt lesen]...

"Business-as-usual" won't do at Rio+20 summit

Source country nieuwsbank Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:31:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] consumers[1]; access to justice[1];

Entities: Antonio Hill[2]; Daniel Mittler[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Alternative Energy; European Enterprise News; Society; Ecology; Development; Climate Action - general; Monetary Issues EU; Manmade Disasters; Climate Change; Environment (general); UN Bodies;

[ Zaterdag 19 mei 2012 | Oxfam Int. ] Published: 4 May 2012 Leading civil society groups unite in warning following latest negotiations A group of leading international humanitarian, development, social justice, environmental, and workers' organizations today warned that next month's UN Conference.......

Full compensation to ‘Little Monsters’ for cancelled concert tickets, Big Daddy told

Source country JakartaPost Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:38:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Consumer[1]; Consumer Protection[1]; consumers[1];

Entities: Karno Stadium[1]; Lady Gaga[5]; Ulema Council[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

Lady Gaga’s local concert promoter, Big Daddy Entertainment, should pay all compensation fees to consumers who had purchased tickets for the US pop singer’s cancelled concert, the Indonesian ......

China’s ‘small stick’ approach to South China Sea

Source country thanhniennews Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:14:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[2]; Enforcement[1];

Entities: Christian Le Miere[1]; Bo Xilai[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Shen Dingli[1]; Luo Yuan[1];

Other categories: Consumers; EU-USA; Fisheries management; EU-Asia; Consumers; Customs; Fisheries and Maritime Affairs; Foreign and Security Policy;

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Christian Le Miere said: “It is much easier for paramilitary vessels to assert sovereignty claims with less probability of escalation to armed violence,”

Christian Le Miere says: “If China had deployed naval ships, the response of the US might have been more aggressive,”

In a month-long standoff between China and the Philippines over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, Beijing has so far refrained from sending warships from its increasingly powerful and modern navy to enforce its territorial claims....

Wal-Mart not alone in reluctance to reveal bribery probe

Source country thanhniennews Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:14:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[5];

Entities: Pål Berger[1]; Joel Cohen[1]; Paul Hastings[1]; Kellogg Brown[2]; Lanny A Breuer[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Science; Fight against Fraud;

Quotes in this article

Joel Cohen said: “I’ve represented many, many companies that have elected reasonably not to disclose, and management at those companies was highly ethical,”

Pål Berger said: “It’s very, very tough to answer your client’s question and say there is a real, palpable benefit from self-reporting,”

Pål Berger said: “Most of them want to do the right thing,” “The problem is there’s not enough information out there in public domains as to the benefits of voluntary disclosure. The government needs to issue more guidance as to what the true benefits are”

When Tyson Foods Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. received internal reports that employees may have paid bribes in Mexico, each faced the same vexing question: should they turn themselves in to US authorities?...

Women\'s Rights during the Glorious Era of HM King Hamad

Source country bna-en Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:56:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] guarantees[7];

Entities: Fatima Hassan[1]; Saleh al[1]; Salman bin Hamad[1]; Mohammed Al-Khalifa[2]; Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa[4];

Other categories: Consumers; Society;

Manama, May 19. (BNA) -- In every society, the situation of women is the main criterion of its interaction with the requirements of modern life, including democratic values, respect of citizenship and support for human rights issues....

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Women\'s Rights during the Glorious Era of HM King Hamad

Source country bna Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:44:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] guarantees[7];

Entities: Fatima Hassan[1]; Saleh al[1]; Salman bin Hamad[1]; Mohammed Al-Khalifa[2]; Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa[4];

Other categories: Consumers; Society;

Women\'s Rights during the Glorious Era of HM King Hamad

Manama, May 19. (BNA) -- In be changed to society, "the situation of women is the main criterion of its interaction with the 794 for modern life, including democratic values, respect of citizenship plaza. for human rights issues.

Obama pledges tough enforcement of Wall Street reforms

Source country dailystar-LB Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:28:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[2]; consumers[1];

Entities: Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Financial Crisis; Monetary Issues EU;

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Barack Obama said: "We've got to finish the job of implementing this reform and putting these rules in place,"

President Obama calls on the U.S. Congress to back his efforts for tough new financial industry oversight....

Obama pledges tough enforcement of Wall Street reforms

Source country ibtimes-in Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:24:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[2]; consumers[1];

Entities: Peter Cooney[1]; Richard Cowan[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Financial Crisis; Monetary Issues EU;

President Barack Obama on Saturday called on the U.S. Congress to back his efforts for tough new financial industry oversight, saying a $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan underscored the need for such regulation....

Arrest of alleged kingpin seen as blow to Sinaloa cartel

Source country latimes Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:40:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[2]; Enforcement[1];

Entities: Amado Carrillo[1]; Chapo Guzmán[1]; Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán[1]; Felipe Calderón[1]; Amado Carrillo Fuentes[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

Victor Emilio Cazares was one of the most wanted drug-trafficking suspects in the U.S. SAN DIEGO — Alleged drug kingpin Victor Emilio Cazares, among the most wanted trafficking suspects in the United States, has been arrested in Mexico, U.S. and Mexican officials say, despite having changed his appearance through plastic surgery....

Rischio crac di Atene, c'è un piano segreto italiano per difendere l'euro

Source country corriere Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:38:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] garanzie[10];

Entities: Barack Obama[1]; Mario Draghi[1]; Mario Monti[1];

Other categories: Consumers; European Central Bank; Market; All Media;

La nostra proposta al G8, il ruolo della Banca Centrale e l'utilizzo del fondo salva Stati: l'Europa può gestire la crisi...

‘Beware of bogus firms’ - MoCI cautions consumers

Source country arabtimes Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:04:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] consumers[6]; consumer protection[1]; consumer[3];

Other categories: Consumers; Fight against Fraud;

KUWAIT CITY, May 18, (KUNA): The Ministry of Commerce and Industry cautioned consumers against products and promotions by bogus companies, which sometimes opt for phone sales campaigns that give the false impression of a certified and reliable busin......

Illegal tour guide menace in Singapore

Source country JakartaPost Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:49:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3];

Other categories: Consumers;

While Singapore has welcomed a record number of tourists in the last two years, a problem has also emerged: illegal tourist guides muscling in on the action.They are sullying Singapore's image, ......

Egypt: Widespread Military Torture of Protesters Arrested in May

Source country nieuwsbank Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:58:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[4];

Entities: Hisham Mubarak[1]; Joe Stork[1]; Mohamed Abdelaziz[2]; Hazem Abu Ismail[1]; Abu Ismail[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Consumers; Society;

[ Zaterdag 19 mei 2012 | Human Rights Watch ] (Beirut) - Military soldiers beat and tortured protesters they arrested at a demonstration near the Defense Ministry on May 4, 2012, Human Rights Watch said today, after interviews with numerous victims and lawyers...

FINANCE: Protestors Demand Robin Hood Tax on Financial Transactions

Source country ipsnews Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:56:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] consumer protection[1]; consumer[1];

Entities: Olivier De Schutter[2]; Barack Obama[1]; Bill Gates[1]; François Hollande[1]; Angela Merkel[2]; John Maynard Keynes[1]; Robin Hood[5];

Other categories: Consumers; DG Taxation & Customs Union; Financial Crisis; EU-USA; Society; Political Unrest; Market; G20; UN Bodies; EU - Latin America; Budget; Consumers; Environment; External Relations; Humanitarian aid; Taxation;

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Olivier De Schutter warned: "Food prices have twice spiked dangerously over the past five years, and could easily do so again,"

Hundreds of nurses and protestors from other professions gathered on Friday in Chicago to call on world leaders to adopt a Robin Hood Tax on Wall Street transactions as a way to raise hundreds of billions of dollars every year to help heal the U.S. and world economies....

‘Toxic Loans Responsible for Excess Bank Charges’

Source country thisdayonline Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:03:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] Consumer[1]; Consumer Protection[1];

Other categories: Consumers;

CBN Headquarters The Chief Executive Officer, Kenob-Lyn Nigeria Limited, Mr. Kenneth Nwachineke, has said that the high rate of bad loans witnessed in the banking industry in the past two years was responsible for the problems of hidden and excess charges by banks in the industry....

Pre-paid meter system: PHCN operates out of decency – Consumers

Source country vanguardngr Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:27:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[1]; consumers[4]; Consumers[1]; consumer[2];

Other categories: Consumers;

When the government of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo came with the readiness of combating the problem of energy in the nation, it generated loud ovation and the enthusiasm that descended on the country was that the problem of energy would soon be a thing of the past. Category Special Report...

Baltimore Heroin Distributor Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

Source country 7thspace Saturday, May 19, 2012 1:25:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [ConsumerAffairs] enforcement[3]; Enforcement[3];

Entities: William Scott[1]; Anne Arundel[3]; Marcus Brown[1];

Other categories: Consumers; Drugs;

BALTIMORE—United States District Judge J Frederick Motz sentenced William Larry Diggs, Jr, a/k/a “Sweets,” age 44, of Baltimore to 14 years in prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, for conspiracy to possess with the ......

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