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CEO-Worker Pay Ratio, BOE Policy, Solvency II Costs: Compliance

Across the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index of companies, the average multiple of CEO compensation to that of rank-and-file workers is 204, up 20 percent since 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The numbers are based on industry-specific estimates for worker compensation.

IRS Looking at FCIB Accounts for Possible Tax Crimes

A U.S. judge authorized the Internal Revenue Service to seek information about possible tax evasion through offshore accounts at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce’s FirstCaribbean International Bank.

Microsoft Disrupted Cybercrime Botnet That Hijacked PCs

Microsoft Corp., the world’s biggest software maker, said it disrupted a cybercrime operation known as the Bamital botnet that took control of hundreds of thousands of personal computers by infecting them with malicious software.

Chevron Subpoenas in Ecuador Suit Challenged in Court

Chevron Corp., which faces a $19 billion damage award in an Ecuador environmental case, shouldn’t be allowed to obtain information about the e-mail accounts of lawyers, activists and scholars in contact with plaintiff attorneys, a privacy rights group told a judge.

Microsoft Wins Court Order in ‘Zeus Botnets’ Lawsuit

Microsoft Corp. got a judge to order a group of unidentified hackers to stop running networks of infected computers known as botnets that allegedly hijack online bank accounts.

U.S. Investigation Targets Computer Network Used in ‘Massive’ Hacker Fraud

The U.S. Justice Department said it disabled a “massive fraud scheme” that infected more than 2 million computers worldwide with malicious software.

U.S. Tax Officials Seek HSBC India Offshore Account Information in Probe

An investigation of HSBC Holdings Plc by U.S. tax authorities was stepped up with the government’s request seeking authorization to pursue information on thousands of Americans who may have used accounts in India to evade taxes.

Facebook, Krka, Kandi, AstraZeneca: Intellectual Property

Facebook Inc. is beefing up its intellectual property arsenal by paying $550 million for some of the patents Microsoft Corp. recently agreed to buy from AOL Inc.

UBS Told by Federal Judge to Give IRS Data on Wegelin

A U.S. judge said the Internal Revenue Service can demand information from UBS AG about U.S. clients of Wegelin & Co., the Swiss bank that pleaded guilty this month to conspiring to help cheat the IRS.

Novartis Gender Suit, Merrill, UBS, Samsung, Xerox, Google in Court News

A Novartis AG pharmaceuticals unit was ordered to pay $250 million in punitive damages to a group of 5,600 female employees after losing a gender-bias lawsuit, the second largest verdict of 2010.

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Harvard-for-Free Meets Resistance as Professors See Threat

Google Updates Music to Maps as Product Conference Starts

U.S. Stocks Rise on Stimulus Bets as Manufacturing Falls

Gold Futures Tumble Below $1,400 as Dollar Extends Gains

Euro-Style Bail-In Plan Means Bondholder Wipe-Out: Brazil Credit