United States. Department of Justice
US justice department prosecutors are scrutinizing the price-setting process for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium in London, while the CFTC has opened a civil investigation into at least 10 major banks for possible rigging of precious metals markets. The banks under investigation include HSBC, Bank of Nova Scotia, Barclays, Credit
United States. Department of Justice
U.S. regulatory agencies are scrutinizing the precious metals market, with at least 10 major banks facing investigation for possible manipulation of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium prices. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are probing the banks' involvement in
Microsoft Corp.
The city of Cambridge, known for its prestigious university, has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last decade, with the arrival of tech giants like Microsoft and a plethora of start-ups vying to follow in its footsteps. As the company faces an intense showdown over antitrust issues, its European operation
Microsoft Corp.
A surprising development in the antitrust litigation involving Microsoft has emerged, with the Department of Justice and 19 states reaching a general agreement to seek the breakup of the company into two or three legal entities. However, there is dissent among the states, with Ohio's Attorney General opposing
Microsoft Corp.
More than 50 companies, including tech giants Compaq and Dell, have rallied behind Microsoft Corp. in its ongoing legal battle with the federal government over the release of Windows 98. The rally, held in New York, aimed to warn of the potential negative impacts of blocking the timely release of
Microsoft Corp.
Despite the Justice Department's ongoing antitrust investigation into Microsoft Corporation, the company's business with the US government is growing rapidly. The government has initiated programs to use Microsoft software on tens of thousands of desktop computers, including the use of popular office productivity and communications programs
Software
Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and corporate critic, has found himself on the same side as conservative critics Bob Dole and Robert Bork in their efforts to persuade the Justice Department to crack down on the Microsoft Corporation. The group, known as the Project to Promote Competition and Innovation in the
Microsoft Corp.
A federal appeals court has accelerated the consideration of Microsoft's appeal of an injunction that restricts the distribution of the company's Internet browser. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ordered written motions and replies to be submitted by March 9.
Microsoft Corp.
The US Justice Department has accused Microsoft of "disobedience" and "jerry-rigging" its products in response to a Federal judge's order to allow personal computer makers to license Windows without loading Internet Explorer. The Justice Department proposed using the "Add/Remove Programs" feature
Abortion
The Justice Department has intensified its investigations into violence at abortion clinics, responding to the July 29 shooting deaths of a doctor and his elderly volunteer escort outside a clinic in Pensacola, Florida. Associate Attorney General John Schmidt noted that the investigation has become more intensely coordinated, with more commitment
Abortion
The Clinton Administration is intensifying its efforts to halt violence at abortion clinics, deploying Federal marshals to about a dozen clinics around the country in response to the shotgun killing of a doctor and his escort outside a clinic in Pensacola, Fla., on Friday and a firebombing that same day
