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Antibribery suits see increase
The SEC and the Department of Justice are investigating Oracle
In recent years, the government has been enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act more strongly. The Department of Justice brought 24 of these cases in 2010, up from five in 2004. Seven have been brought up so far this year.
Other companies under fire include Hewlett-Packard
AT&T wants to bring jobs back
AT&T
The move comes after critics of the deal said a merger between these two companies could be considerably detrimental for the job market. Though AT&T said it would create jobs, the company is also hoping to save $3 billion. AT&T said the deal would be the first step to create the next generation's network, which could cost $8 billion. Read more at Dealbook.
TouchPad revives
Hewlett-Packard
decided to give one final boost of life to its TouchPad after announcing it would kill the product when it failed to compete with Apple's
Siemens and Volvo partner up
Siemens
Stocks rally once more
Stocks have been on the rise today, erasing the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEX: ^DJI) loss for 2011. The Dow has added 0.6% while the S&P 500 has pumped things up by 0.7%. A government report about factory orders exceeding expectations and private reports that showed American companies added 91,000 jobs in August helped the market toward what could be its fourth straight "up" day. Read more at Bloomberg.
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