NEW YORK — Wal-Mart’s final shareholder vote for its board of directors showed unprecedented dissent against key executives and board members, including CEO Mike Duke, in the wake of allegations of bribery in Mexico. All of the company’s nominees were ...

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U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff would probably be happier with some of the state agencies I regularly deal with than he was last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission. He refused to endorse a settlement of an enforcement action ...

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A Rochester, N.Y-based construction company that provides services to the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground has agreed to pay $230,000 and provide other remedial relief to settle a gender-based abuse and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment ...

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WASHINGTON — Big Swiss bank UBS AG has agreed to pay $160 million to resolve allegations of rigging the bidding process to win investment business from cities and towns in 36 states. Federal and state officials announced the settlements Wednesday. ...

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WASHINGTON — Rep. Charles Rangel of New York pleaded Thursday for “a drop of fairness and mercy” as he braced for likely punishment for his ethical misdeeds. The Harlem Democrat, who rarely sticks to a script, released prepared remarks for ...

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