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Printing a New Chapter

When James Grippando de­­­cided to write a children’s book, it was a drastic departure for the lawyer-turned-novelist. His crime and legal thrillers—many of which feature the exploits of fictional criminal

Mickey Sherman, Unplugged

With his regular gigs on several news networks, it’s easy to forget that talking legal head Mickey Sherman actually practices law for a living—his office is in Stamford, Conn. And

Bauer named new chief at Infineon

Infineon named Peter Bauer the new chief executive and announced the departure of Wolfgang Ziebart, the incumbent, effective June 1. Mr Bauer will lead a new programme to raise margins

US home prices fall at record pace

An index of house prices has fallen 14.1 per cent for the first quarter compared with the same period last year, a trend that could prolong the economic slowdown and

Recession still likely in US, says Greenspan

The US is still more likely than not to have a recession in spite of the relative stabilisation in the economy in recent weeks, Alan Greenspan has told the Financial

Suez and GdF pass key hurdle

French unions have lifted their blockade on the merger of Gaz de France and Suez, eliminating the last major external obstacle to the creation of a European energy champion

Blackstone and Apollo in talks with Chemtura

Blackstone Group and Apollo Management, the private equity groups, are in talks to buy Chemtura, a manufacturer and marketer of speciality chemicals

Putin quickens tax cuts to revive oil flow

Russia's government takes its first steps towards $4bn of tax cuts to boost investment in its oil industry, amid warnings output could fall for the first time in 10 years

Web 2.0 fails to produce cash

Many members of the Web 2.0 generation of internet companies have so far produced little in the way of revenue, despite bringing about some significant changes in online behaviour, according

SPD defies Merkel with presidential nominee

Germany's Social Democrats, junior partner in the ruling coalition, nominate their own candidate for next year's presidential election as discord with the CDU increases