الأربعاء، 11 مايو 2011

Afternoon Update: Galleon Fund Chief Guilty of Fraud and Conspiracy

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Galleon Fund Chief Guilty of Fraud and Conspiracy

By PETER LATTMAN and AZAM AHMED

Raj Rajaratnam, the billionaire chief of the Galleon Group hedge fund, is the most prominent figure convicted in the government crackdown on Wall Street insider trading.

DealBook | Analysis

Prosecutors Hope for Deterrent Effect

By PETER LATTMAN and AZAM AHMED

The use of hardball tactics has gotten Wall Street's attention, but whether it will permanently change the culture is debatable.

Syrians Report Shelling of City and Mass Arrests

By ANTHONY SHADID

At least 10,000 protesters have been detained in the past several days, and a residential neighborhood in Homs was shelled again on Wednesday, activists said.

Libyan Rebels Seize Control of Misurata's Airport

By C.J. CHIVERS

Taking control of the airport in Libya's third-largest city was one of the most major rebel victories in the conflict.

Catholic Professors Criticize Boehner in Letter

By LAURIE GOODSTEIN

The budget that John A. Boehner shepherded through the House would hurt the vulnerable, the letter says.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

A hedge fund chief is found guilty of insider trading; Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi stays out of the public eye; and a crime wave sweeps Cairo.

Opinion

Opinionator | The Score

The Composer's Other Voice

In the conversations about music, politics and culture, why not hear from the composers themselves?

BUSINESS

China's Economy Slows Slightly

By KEITH BRADSHER

Policy makers must decide how much more currency appreciation the surging export industry can withstand.

Japan Ponders Its New Normal

By HIROKO TABUCHI

Japan knows that the status quo, such as it was, is gone. It is now looking to what kind of economy it wants to cultivate for the future.

Bits Blog

Google's Chrome Laptops on Sale in June

By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

Google introduced its long-awaited Chromebooks, along with hardware and software subscriptions for businesses and schools.

Merkel Signals Her Support for Italian to Lead E.C.B.

By STEPHEN CASTLE and JACK EWING

Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview that Mario Draghi embodies German ideas about economic stability.

DealBook

A.I.G. Outlines Share Sale Plan

By DEALBOOK

The American International Group and the Treasury Department will sell roughly 300 million shares, in the insurer's latest step toward regaining its independence from the government.

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