Conflict diamonds are forever

By Mungo Soggot

De Beers Mines strike major diamond find in area previously believed to be worthless

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"… flict diamonds issue had turned out to be a blessing in disguise, De Beers chief executive Gary Ralfe replied, "Absolutely," adding that the company hoped to elimina …"

"… htholders close to De Beers have sought to undermine Nobels and the former chief executive of the diamond board, Victor Sibiya, who often stopped consignments of dia …"

The 'aguas' tango

By Daniel Santoro

Cashing in on Buenos Aires' privatization

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"… overnment, which was strongly tied into France's big water companies.Suez' chief executive, Jérôme Monod, was a leading fundraiser for President Jacques Chirac's p …"

Does DOJ probe mean the government is finally turning up heat on the rating agencies?

More evidence that Moody's prized profit above accuracy

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"… February dropped a two-year investigation of former Countrywide Financial chief executive Angelo Mozilo without bringing charges.This may explain why the DOJ is rep …"

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Private interests

By Paul Radu

The privatization of Romania's oil industry has enriched the well-connected—and corrupt

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"… the managing director of Halliburton Europe, left the company to serve as chief executive in Regal Petroleum. Halliburton told the Center for Public Integrity that …"

"… tate by the Rompetrol Group N.V., a company based in the Netherlands whose chief executive officer, Dinu Patriciu, is a leading member of the Romanian National Liber …"

Federal agents search headquarters of failed solar firm Solyndra

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

FBI raid comes as scrutiny intensifies in Congress over benefits to politically connected firm

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"… support the company.Some members of Congress seized on a visit Solyndra's chief executive made to Washington less than two months ago, when he trumpeted the company …"

Solyndra investigation expands as agents visit executives’ homes

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

CEO and failed firm's founders questioned by agents on day of raid. Now Democrats are asking questions

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"… lifornia solar power company Solyndra, visiting the homes of the company's chief executive, a founder, and a former executive, examining computer files and documents …"

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Blame the distributor

By Drew Sullivan and Paul Radu

How Gallaher stayed in the smuggling game

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"… attitude at the time was summed up by Peter Wilson, then its chairman and chief executive, who told the BBC: “We will sell legally to our distributors. . . . If t …"

"… than millions.” Jack said the strategy was directly overseen by Gallaher chief executive Wilson himself. There was no plan to support the brands with advertising a …"

"… be sold in a duty-paid market without problems,” Tlais wrote to Gallaher chief executive Nigel Northridge in 2004 after almost two years of trying to sell the bad …"

Lobbying showdown over the future of student loans

By Danielle Knight

Sallie Mae's plan to retain their majority share of the student loan industry? Lobbyists

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"… Sallie Mae's profits — at least until the credit crisis hit. Last year, chief executive Albert Lord earned $4.6 million in cash and stock and Jack Remondi, its vi …"

From Bank of America, two different stories about tracking bailout funds

By Ben Protess

Is Bank of America, the nation’s largest bank, tracking how it spends $45 billion in taxpayer funds?

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"… ting capital” and “cannot effectively be segregated.”Bank of America chief executive Ken Lewis made a similar statement in February to Congress. “As a practi …"

When banks fail, so do those promised CD rates

By Keith Epstein

FDIC allows new owners to slash interest payments on deposits

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"… ank with around $650 million in total deposits, estimates Rodney K. Brown, chief executive of the California Banking Association, who praises the FDIC’s approach. …"

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