General Business stories:
Somali pirates demand $3M for ship with 18 crew
Nov 10th, 2009 - AOL News
MOGADISHU, Somalia -Pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged ship with 18 crew off the east coast of Africa, the latest in an increasing number of attacks, a Somali businessman said Tuesday.
GM notes progress, but seeks more
Oct 7th, 2009 - Freep
Three months after emerging from bankruptcy as a new company, General Motors Co. top executive says the automaker has "made a lot of progress." "We've made a lot of progress in 90 days...
NY AG Confirms Guilty Plea Of Placement Agent
May 12th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
(Adds SEC civil charges against Ramirez.) NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo confirmed Tuesday that an associate of Henry "Hank" Morris, a one-time top political adviser to the state's former comptroller...
NY AG Confirms Guilty Plea Of Placement Agent Ramirez
May 12th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
(ADDS additional details, lawyers for Ramirez, Morris and Meyer not immediately returning phone calls for comment.) NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo confirmed Tuesday that an associate of Henry "Hank" Morris...
Ex-Blackstone Pension Agent Said to Admit to Fraud
May 12th, 2009 - Bloomberg
May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Julio Ramirez Jr., who recently quita unit of Blackstone Group LP that lobbies public pension funds,pleaded guilty to securities fraud, New York Attorney GeneralAndrew Cuomo said. Ramirez...



