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...Tuesday, the daily Le Figaro published details of a preliminary report by France's Financial Markets Authority (AMF) investigating the sale of stock options by EADS executives between November 2005 and March 2006. The paper said that initial findings in the on-going inquiry - which both the AMF and French legal officials declined to comment on - had turned its attention to 21 current and former EADS executives, and as many as 1,200 other shareholders who may have used inside knowledge of troubles with the A380 program to dump millions worth of stock before that bad news was revealed...
...wasn't a perfect fit. Apple is famously secretive, surprising the market with its new products, while Nike usually informs retailers of its plans six months in advance. In this case, Nike acquiesced to the Apple way, putting Nike Plus on sale just 50 days after announcing it. The project carried code names: Nike, the goddess of victory in Greek mythology, was Victoria North, and Apple was Victoria South...
...AlJabri, president of Muslim American Society (MAS). Organized by MAS, Friday’s event featured recitations from the Qur’an by recognized Muslim reciter Sheikh Mohamed Jebril, who traveled from Egypt to lead the prayers. While he spoke, children weaved between prayer rug stands and bake sale tables. Attendees mingled in the courtyard while snacking on baghrir—a North African pancake stuffed with almonds, coconuts, and honey—breaking their fast from the daylight hours. “It’s not just a mosque—it’s a symbol...
...Katz claim will hinge on whether they sold voluntarily or not. The family says it's clear: Any sale between German intermediaries and Jews during the war years was forced. But according to the rules of the Restitution Committee, only sales by individuals under duress made after the Nazis occupied the Netherlands in May 1940 are unquestionably considered involuntary. For dealers, the bar is higher, all the more so because they themselves often bought from other Jewish people desperate to flee. It is the original owners who are entitled to the disputed works, which is up to the Committee...
...earlier this year, Habsburg put the castle up for sale, with an asking price of $100 million. Now opposition parties in parliament have responded by attempting to annul the original agreement that handed him back the castle. In a resolution last week they found the original deal null and void. The case is now likely to go to the supreme court...