How small investors can get in on Facebook IPO

You might think that scoring a stake in Facebook’s initial public offering if you are an average investor is like trying to change your privacy controls on the social networking site — seemingly impossible.
But it turns out that Facebook is making an effort to have some of its hotly sought after shares accessible to […]

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Air Canada pilots provide overwhelming strike vote but won

With the Air Canada Pilots Association expected to release the results of its strike vote later Tuesday, Labour Minister Lisa Raitt is offering to appoint another mediator to avoid any disruptions to airline travel.
Late Monday night, just 20 minutes before the legal strike or lockout deadline passed, Raitt issued a news release to say she […]

Disney CEO Iger’s pay up 12 pct in 2011

Walt Disney Co. has awarded CEO Bob Iger a 2011 pay package valued at $31.4 million, up 12 percent from a year ago. That’s according to an Associated Press analysis of data disclosed to regulators on Friday.
The Burbank-based company says Iger merited a boost in compensation for excellent management in a tough economic environment.
Disney generated […]

High salaries for Italian lawmakers stirs anger

A government-mandated report has confirmed what many Italians long suspected: The euro11,000 ($14,300) that Italian lawmakers earn each month far outpaces what their peers in some of Europe’s largest economies get.
Italy’s bloated public sector and the privileges of its political elite have come under fire as the country battles its debt crisis with tax hikes, […]

What the payroll tax deal will do

Well, that was painful.
The House and Senate on Friday finally approved and President Obama signed into law a short-term extension of the payroll tax cut and federal unemployment benefits, and staved off a steep cut in pay to Medicare doctors.

But, once again, Congress took a tortured path. And on legislation that, in the scheme […]

Lithuania to dismantle troubled bank

Lithuania’s central bank said it would dismantle a bank controlled by a Russian businessman after regulators discovered large sums of money missing.
Lithuanian prosecutors said Friday that Raimondas Baranauskas, minority owner of Snoras Bank, has been detained in London after they had issued a European arrest warrant on Wednesday.
Prosecutors could not say whether Russian citizen Vladimir […]

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Group 360 Worldwide marketing company promoted Tim Rutter to president.
Affinity Center International, a subsidiary of Maritz Holdings Inc., added Jeanet Schroepfer as its chief growth officer/champion marketing and sales and Greg Heth and Giulietta Versiglia as product champions, all based in the St. Louis area.
Hughes marketing agency added Bryan Dodson as its digital traffic manager.
SSM […]

Italian ship attacked off Somalia

State TV in Italy says pirates have attacked an Italian cargo ship carrying 23 crew members in waters off Somalia.
The ship’s owner, D’Alessio Group, said five armed men conducted the attack Monday morning. But to protect the crew, the company said it would not provide any other details.
Therefore, it was not known if the pirates […]