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...little to a company that last year earned $37.6 billion, the damage to its reputation may last longer. The Commission's arguments are expected to provide ammunition in a separate Federal Trade Commission investigation into similar anti-competition claims in the U.S., probes by the New York State Attorney General, and a U.S. civil suit filed by AMD in 2005. (See pictures of TIME's Wall Street covers...
...While Intel does not deny its rebate program, it argues that consumers were more helped than hurt from a price perspective. "Regulations should not prevent one company, no matter how large that company is, from offering discounts or providing incentives," said Intel General Counsel Bruce Sewell. He also noted that AMD, "the sole complainant in this case, is alive, healthy, and claims to be expanding its business...
...However, European consumer group BEUC says Intel has wrought enough damage to warrant a collective court action for compensation. "Consumer choice is the heartbeat of a competitive economy," BEUC Director General Monique Goyens said in a statement. "Intel should be liable to compensate the victims of its illegal practices. Consumers have been paying too much for their computers and they should be compensated...
...protein and carbohydrates will be available but not in sources that people enjoy,” Evans said. “If they’re trying to promote healthiest lifestyle and eating breakfast is a part of that, it may be that reducing options is harmful in general.” A portion of the cost savings will come from cutbacks in staff, though Martin wrote in an e-mailed statement that HUDS will seek to keep “as many jobs as possible.” Some varsity athletes who regularly eat breakfast after early morning practices...
...Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also reminded both parties soon after the weekend battles that "the world is watching Sri Lanka and would not accept further violations of international law." The five-member Security Council already held an informal session about Sri Lanka on April 11, and some members have lobbied for wider UN action. But moves to initiate a formal Security Council session on Sri Lanka have been thwarted by China and Russia. The government sees this effort to apply diplomatic pressure - through UN action or a debate at the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council - as, in effect...