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The article reviews the exhibition "Raphael Montañez Ortiz--A Contextual Restrospective" at the El Museo del Barrio in New York from April 14 to September 11, 2022.

The article discusses that the retailers and other businesses normally con- ducted in crowded locations open to the public, the health and fitness industry in Europe is scrambling to recover and get its business back on track - as soon as it figures out what its business will look like.

Reports on the announcement made by Mirant Corp. that it will give its chief executive S. Marce Fuller a parting gift of $3.4 million when she resigns.

Reports that indicted former Westar Energy executives David C. Wittig and Douglas T. Lake invoked their contracts to compel Westar to pay their legal costs in a 10-week federal fraud trial.

Focuses on the performance of technology stocks in the U.S. in 2004. Rise of shares of companies involved in Internet retailing; Expected performance of stocks in 2005.

Reports on the last day of corporate leaders in the U.S. in 2004. Retirement of Randy Harl from Halliburton; Retirement of Johnnie Bryan Hunt as chairman of J.B. Hunt Transport Services.

Reports that Doug Hock, a spokesman for American firm Newmont Mining Corp., has admitted that the company had released tons of mercury into the air and into a nearby bay at its mine in Indonesia. Denial of polluting the bay by Newmont's chief executive Wayne W. Murdy.

Reports that the News Corp. has adopted a shareholder rights plan after Liberty Media took steps to raise its stake in News Corp. Role of the plan in allowing shareholders to purchase lots of stock at a big discount if any investor controls 15 percent or more of voting shares; Implications for Rupert Murdoch, who has a majority stake in the company.

Reports that Staffing Industry Analysts has indicated that the median base salary for the two top-paid executives at job placement companies was $364,112 and the median bonus was $135,575. Decline in business at staffing firms so that the compensation of their executives fell by a median of 26 percent.

Reports that Dawn G. Lepore has been appointed chief executive and chairwoman of Drugstore.com, the online retailer of prescription drugs and over-the-counter health and beauty products. Two decades at Charles Schwab & Co. in San Francisco, California, where she hooked the firm to the Internet, updated the communications network, and introduced online trading; Successor to Kal Raman who stepped down in June 2004.

Reports that the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International is using the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 as an attack in a strike at the Penford Corp. in the United States.

Reports that Conrad M. Black has filed a lawsuit in Ontario against "Toronto Life" magazine over an article in its July 2004 issue titled "A Toast to Lord Black on His Arrival in Hell."

Reports on developments concerning business enterprises in the United States. Impact of an announcement by Colorado attorney general Ken Salazar of a settlement with Invesco on his standing in recent polls; John Workman's acceptance of his appointment as chief financial officer at HealthSouth after an accounting scandal involving former chief financial officers (CFO); Appointment of Lawrence W. Stranghoener as CFO of the Mosaic Co.

Reports on the controversy over the resignation of MasTec Inc. directors Arthur B. Laffer, William N. Shiebler and Joseph P. Kennedy II.

Reports on David Crosby's song “They Want It All,” about corporate greed at Enron.

Reports on the advice of Boeing Co. CEO Harry C. Stonecipher to his employees. Importance of learning a more in-demand set of skills; Suggestion to those employees worried about their work being outsourced.

Reports that a federal grand jury is investigating former Alabama governor Donald Siegelman for the donation given by HealthSouth before he supported a bill that let HealthSouth avoid the state's regulatory process when it built a hospital in Birmingham. Claim that the grand jury is also investigating a tax break that he gave to Waste Management Inc.

Reports on key controversies relevant to the appointment of executive, Brian A. Markison for King Pharmaceuticals, which is under investigation on suspicion of overcharging Medicaid. Profile on Markison; Operations of the firm; Association of Markison to another entrepreneur and icon who was sentenced to prison, Martha Stewart.

Reports on James Montier, a global equity strategy analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Research in London's publication of a research paper on happiness, in the format of a regular stock market analysis.

Reports on the number of delayed flights in the U.S. after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in reference to the data released by the Federal Bureau of Transportation statistics. Consideration of passenger traffic and airline services; Diversion of flights due to weather conditions; Disruption of travelers's schedule.

Reports that a French court has tossed former Vivendi Universal CEO Jean-Marie Messier into jail for suspicion of stock price manipulation. Issue of whether Vivendi Universal illegally bolstered its share price by buying back shares after the terrorist attacks in 2001.

Reports on comment of Carolyn Sapp, the 1992 Miss America winner, on the ruling of a federal court over the sex discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Story on how she became an advocate for abused women.

Reports on the decision by British Sky Broadcasting board chairman Rupert Murdoch for the conduction of a governance review after the removal of Tony Bail as chief executive and takeover of his son James Murdoch resulting in the hiring of two independent directors.

Cites the efforts of satellite radio broadcaster company Sirius in gaining additional subscribers to its services through deals with automobile companies, promotions for satellite TV users and the hiring of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to pitch for the company.

The article explores how searching for unclaimed assets can pay off debts of the States and federal agencies.

The article reports on the Brooklyn Nets forward Caris LeVert who has overcome three foot operations by becoming one of the team's most promising players, has sustained a gruesome right leg injury in a 120-113 loss to against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The article offers information on the student financing, income-share agreement (ISA), being offered as part of the "Back a Boiler" program by the Purdue University which offers fund that will be paid when student applicants has graduated. INSET: TIPS..

The article presents information about several developments related to business and industry in the U.S.

The article discusses the recent poor performance of the stock markets worldwide. On February 27, 2007, Dow Jones industrial average closed at 416 after slightly recovering from a 500-points fall earlier in the day. Conflicting messages were received on the state of the economy with manufacturing activity in doldrums and employment claims rising. Texas utility TXU is being sold out to private equity firms Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Texas Pacific Group for $45 billion.

The article presents information on the economic conditions of the United States. Ben S. Bernanke, Federal Reserve chairman, reported that the U.S. economy was shifting to a slower growth with more sustainable rate of expansion. The trade deficit of the U.S. has widened to $763.6 billion in 2006. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is taking serious steps on two fronts to protect corporations and accounting firms from lawsuits by investors.

The article presents news briefs related to business in the U.S. Jeff Zucker has been promoted to the post of chief executive by NBC Universal Inc. U.S.'s largest office landlord Equity Office Properties Trust will be taken over by Blackstone Group Inc. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an inquiry to determine whether Wall Street bank employees are leaking information about big trades to favored clients.

The article presents information on the increase in the sale of beer and snack foods during a Super Bowl event. Domino's Pizza Inc. have decided to deliver 1.3 million pizzas during the 2007 event. Further, the article presents the rate list of several eatable items including light beer, potato chips, frozen pizza, and Mexican sauces during the event.

The article offers news briefs related to the business enterprises in the U.S. Michael S. Dell, founder and chairman of Dell Computer Corp., has returned to the company after a gap of more than a year. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has announced that it would not change short-term interest rates. President George W. Bush has called on corporate boards to match their chief executive officers' compensation to companies' performance.

The article reports that Henry C. Yuen, the former chairman and chief executive of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc., owes the company $93.6 million in damages, salary and other costs. The arbitrator ruled that Yuen is not entitled to $30 million from his former company that he had claimed. A federal court in May 2006, had asked Yuen to pay $22 million in restitution, penalties and interest to the company.

The article offers U.S. news briefs related to business enterprises. Kerr-McGee Corp. has been accused of cheating the government of millions of dollars in royalties on the oil production in the United States. Gap Inc., the casual clothing chain, has fired its chief executive officer Paul S. Pressler. Pfizer Inc. will close down its factories and laboratories in 4 different states of the U.S.

The article offers news briefs from around the U.S. A bill has been passed by House Democrats to revoke $14 billion on tax breaks and subsidies for domestic oil producers and use the money for alternative energy and conservation technologies. General Electric Co. plans to acquire two diagnostics units of Abbott Laboratories Inc. and Smiths Aerospace. Walter A. Forbes, former chairman of Cendant Corp., has been sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in prison for leading an accounting fraud.

The article presents information on various business developments that have taken place in the United States. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed guaranteeing health care insurance to all 36 million Californians. US Airways Group Inc. has raised its unsolicited bid for Delta Air Lines by more than 20 percent, to over $10 billion. A federal court judge in Mississippi has ruled against insurance company State Farm Insurance Cos.

The article reports that three former Tyco International Ltd.'s executives are accused of improper accounting practices by federal regulators in the United States. Securities and Exchange Commission in the U.S. has filed a civil suit against Richard D. Power, Edward Federman and Richard J. Heger in the Federal District court in Manhattan.

The article offers information on various developments in business in the U.S. According to Visa USA Inc., retail sales rose by 6.5% in November and December 2006 from the same period last year. However, the holiday retailing season fell short of expectations. The Securities and Exchange Commission has changed the way business enterprises disclose their stock-option grants. It also allowed many companies to conceal how much they pay to senior executives.

The article offers information about the compensation which Lloyd C. Blankfein, the chairman of investment bank Goldman Sachs & Co., will receive in 2006. The company would pay Blankfein a bonus of $53.4 million in addition to his regular salary of $600,000 and the $250,000 which the company pays for his conveyance and other perquisites. The bonus works out to be more than $200,000 a day for a regular five-day work week.

The article reports that John W. Bracewell III, a former vice president of the Johnston & Murphy division of the shoemaker Genesco Inc., agreed to give back part of a bonus to settle civil fraud charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Bracewell, the third Genesco executive to settle the case, also promised never to violate securities law in the future.

The article focuses on Stella Fearnley, an accounts teacher at the University of Portsmouth Business School in England and member of the Professional oversight Board for Accountancy, who amuses herself by writing parodies of traditional English Christmas carols pegged to news events. Fearnley's latest parody was based on Christopher Cox, chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The article offers news briefs concerning the business enterprises in the United States. Express Scripts Inc. of Earth City, Missouri is planning to buy Caremark Rx Inc., which is double in its size. Norway's state-controlled oil company agreed to buy the energy units of Norsk Hydro ASA for about $28 billion. A consortium of the Blackstone Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and the Texas Pacific Group agreed to pay $10.9 billion for Biomet Inc.

The article reports that criminal investigation has been started by federal prosecutors against David A. Stockman, former budget director in the White House, for his involvement in a possible financial fraud. Stockman became chief executive at Collins & Aikman Corp. and quit the company shortly before it filed for bankruptcy protection last year.

The article offers world news briefs. The business of commercial airlines is improving and is expected to grow as a result of upcoming mergers and acquisitions. Federal regulators and prosecutors of the U.S. have revised various rules and prosecutorial tools after the exposure of several accounting frauds and corporate scandals. Goldman Sachs & Co., an investment bank, claims that its soaring profits increased up to 93% in its fiscal fourth quarter.

This section presents news briefs related to the business sector in the U.S., as of December 9, 2006, including the purchase of Mellon Financial Corp. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by the Bank of New York Co. Inc.

The article reports that corporate jet travel, an executive perk which is resented by activist investors, has become safer since 1985.

The article reports the action taken by Ford to boost its finances and production capacity to cope with a smaller and fragmented automobile market in the U.S.

The article refers to the eight major business deals that have been announced in 2006. Blackstone Group Inc. has decided to purchase Equity Office Properties Trust. U.S. Trust will be purchased by the Bank of America Corp. for $3.3 billion. An unsolicited bid of $5 billion has been made by the Nasdaq Stock Market for the London Stock Exchange.