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Tiffany & Co. inaugurates new showroom in Barcelona

New York-based Tiffany & Co. announced yesterday the opening of a 360-square-meter store in Barcelona's Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Clifford Chance denies discrimination charges

Global law firm Clifford Chance has denied the charges of discrimination slapped against it in a lawsuit filed by a former associate in connection with 2007 layoffs.

Uranium ETF provides play on nuclear energy

Cameco's chief geologist Doug McIlveen stands in a tunnel inside the uranium producer's Cigar Lake mine

A growing demand for nuclear energy across much of the globe will undoubtedly make uranium a prized commodity, as new power plants proliferate. Investors seeking to capitalize on this evolving energy trend might consider a new exchange-traded fund, the Global X Uranium ETF (NYSE: URA), one of the very few investment vehicles in the world that can be regarded as a pure play on uranium.

Forex broker FXCM goes public with IPO

FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) raised about $211 million from its initial public offering (IPO) of 15,060,000 shares, priced at $14 per share -- the company now has a total market value of about $1 billion.

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Verizon 4G Set For Dec. 5 Launch

The wireless network provider says the new network will be 10 times faster than 3G.

File photo of Yellen arriving at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium in Wyoming

Full-Text: Fed member Janet Yellen’s speech in New York

The full-text of the speech given by Fed Vice Chairman Janet L. Yellen at the Committee for Economic Development 2010 International Counterparts Conference in New York on Dec. 1, 2010

Regulators reviewing foreclosure practices: Bernanke

U.S. economy continues to improve, but housing remains depressed: Fed Beige Book

The U.S. economy continued to improve, on balance, during the period from early/mid-October to mid-November, according to the Federal Reserve’s “Beige Book,” a compendium of economic reports from the central bank’s twelve districts.

View of barbed wire fence at the Auschwitz ' former Nazi death camp in Poland, August 1978

U.S. provided a safe haven for Nazi war criminals: Report

The U.S. government had been secretly sheltering Nazi war criminals for several years and has clashed with other nations over their fate, a 600-page report, which the Department of Justice has tried to keep hidden from the public, reveals.

Law enforcement officials carry boxes marked "Evidence" out of the building housing Loch Capital Management in Boston, Massachusetts November 22, 2010

FBI cracks down on insider trading, raids hedge funds in three states

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) stormed into offices of three large hedge funds in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts and seized documents in a string of raids that is being billed as a crackdown on insider trading by hedge funds, mutual funds and investment bankers.

How Verizon-iPhone tie-up would affect consumers and competition

Verizon To Unwrap 4G Plans Today, Shares Up

Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, is set to unveil details about its plan to launch its LTE 4G wireless networks in the United States.

A General Motors assembly worker works on the battery installed in a 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle at the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant in Hamtramck, Michigan

Job cuts reached eight-month high in Nov.: Challenger

Planned job cuts in the U.S rose sharply in November to reach an eight-month high, a nation-wide survey of employers revealed.

Congress Eyes Do Not Track Law

Congress is looking at whether a do not track law, while internet advertisers and web software companies craft a response.

Metropolitan Museum of Art explores work of Jan Gossart

For the first time in forty-five years, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has dedicated a major exhibition to the Flemish artist Jan Gossart (ca. 1478-1532), bringing together some of the artist's most influential artworks that is said to have influenced his transformation from Late Gothic Mannerism to the new Renaissance mode.

Drillers might be forced to reveal chemicals used in fracking

Even as the Obama administration is encouraging the use of natural gas to reduce dependence on foreign oil, the government is contemplating new laws compelling energy companies to reveal information about the chemicals used in the extraction process.

Law firms ring in holiday season with big bonuses for associates

Associates of U.S. law firms can look forward to fat year-end bonuses that are ranging from $7,500 to $35,000 though the bonus levels are significantly lower than all-time highs of 2007.

New Earth in Google

Google has introduced its latest version of Google Earth, their interactive digital atlas.

Oppenheimer starts China's ShangPharma with outperform

Oppenheimer has initiated coverage on China's ShangPharma with an outperform rating and price target of $17, saying the company is well positioned to benefit from the rising Chinese clinical/contract research organization (CRO) industry.

Richard Gere appointed Relais & Châteaux 2011 Ambassador

Richard Gere, acclaimed Hollywood actor and owner of the charming Bedford Post, has been named as the 2011 Ambassador of the global luxury group, Relais & Châteaux.

Top After-Market NASDAQ Losers (ZOLT, STX, MAXY, COMV, CMED)

The top after-market NASDAQ stock market losers are: Zoltek Companies, Seagate Technology, Maxygen, Comverge, China Medical Technologies, Porter Bancorp, TICC Capital, Approach Resources, Shanda Games, and Johnson Outdoors.

Davis Polk banks on Paul Chow to beef up Hong Kong team

Global law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell has strengthened its Hong Kong office by appointing Paul Chow, a leading M&A lawyer, as a partner and head of the regional office.

Cravath kicks off BigLaw bonus season

Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a premier New York law firm, has kicked off the BigLaw bonus season by announcing bonuses ranging from $7,500 to $35,000 for its associates who have been employed at the firm prior to September 1, 2010.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange holds up a copy of the Guardian newspaper during a press conference at the Frontline Club in central London

Rep. King calls for Wikileaks to be classified 'terrorist organization'

Wikileaks, the website that was responsible for leaking thousands of documents related to U.S. diplomacy, should be classified as a terrorist organization, according to U.S. Representative Peter King, CNet News reported.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington

What is Pentagon doing to stop secret file leaks in future?

The Pentagon on Sunday condemned the latest publication of hundreds of thousands of sensitive classified documents by WikiLeaks and unveiled various measures to stop future disclosures of secret files.

A Chinese national flag flies in front of Google China's headquarters in Beijing

Google's departure from China a fallout of China Politburo's coordinated hacking attack: Wikileaks

As a dossier of 2251,287 U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by Wikileaks tumbles out, bygone issues will be interpreted in a new light as raw details of closed-door diplomatic haggling reveal.

Swedish court approached to detain Wikileaks founder over rape allegations

Wikileaks' next release contains 251,287 diplomatic cables: report

The much-awaited release of 2.8 million documents by whistleblower website Wikileaks contains 251,287 cables and 8,000 diplomatic directives which are classifed secret and not 'top Secret' says a leak that briefly appeared on German newspaper website Der Spiegel, according to WLcentral.org which is tracking the Wikileaks news.

Leak on Wikileaks release says documents classified secret, not 'top secret'

Wikileaks is all set to release the promised documents which are classified as Secret, if not 'Top Secret', said an early leak by German newspaper Der Spiegel, that was withdrawn later.