Gupta tipped off ‘top secret’ Buffett deal: witness
NEW YORK – The Indian-born US businessman accused in one of Wall Street’s biggest insider trading probes passed a tip on a deal so confidential that it was “top secret,” a former colleague said Wednesday.
Rajat Gupta [...]
Suu Kyi to go abroad for first time in 24 years
YANGON – Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will visit Bangkok next week on her first trip overseas in more than two decades, according to her party.
“She will go to the World Economic Forum in Thailand,” said [...]
Tall ships lead the way in New York’s Fleet Week
NEW YORK – A flotilla of tall ships from around the world sailed Wednesday into New York Harbor, kicking off annual Fleet Week celebrations and marking the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
The first masts visible over the horizon at [...]
Testimony Begins in US Insider Trading Trial
NEW YORK - The first witnesses have testified in the insider trading trial of Rajat Gupta, a former head of the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, who is alleged to have engaged in insider trading while serving on the boards of [...]
US Regulators Looking at Leadup to Facebook IPO
Days after social media giant Facebook started publicly selling its stock, financial regulators in the U.S. are taking a closer look at whether key information about the company’s financial prospects was provided to large investors in [...]
NATO Leaders Commit to Afghan Transition
CHICAGO - Leaders of the 28 NATO countries ended their summit in Chicago on Monday, pledging an “irreversible” commitment to transition in Afghanistan. The leaders committed to greater efficiencies, while reaffirming the alliance’s [...]
Private Spacecraft Heads to ISS
WASHINGTON – The private U.S. company Space Exploration Technologies, known as SpaceX, successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and reusable Dragon space capsule from Cape Canaveral in Florida before dawn Tuesday.
“Three, two, one, [...]
PACs Boosted by Supreme Court Ruling
After years of strong legal restrictions, a pair of 2010 Supreme Court decisions removed many barriers to fundraising and spending on elections by outside political groups. And this has notably impacted the 2012 presidential political race.
The [...]
NATO traces path out of Afghanistan
CHICAGO - NATO leaders mapped a path out of the unpopular war in Afghanistan, backing plans to hand Afghans the combat lead from mid-2013 while vowing to stand by them as they seize their own destiny.
In a Chicago summit declaration, US [...]
US ambassador to Afghanistan ‘plans to quit’
WASHINGTON – US Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, a veteran diplomat who previously served as the US envoy to Iraq, Pakistan and Syria, plans to step down soon, CBS news reported early Tuesday.
The surprise news came after the [...]
