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The article reports the collaborative efforts by both private and public companies in the U.S. to improve their defense against cyberthreats as of mid-April 2015. Also cited are the partnership by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) and the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. (DTCC) to form Soltra, and the development of the information-exchange platform called Soltra Edge.

The article discusses the relationship between careers and business and meditation, highlighting entrepreneurs and executives who network through meditation meetings in New York City. Topics addressed include networking in fashion and technology industries at the Path meditation studio in New York City, as well as various entrepreneurial partnerships developed over mediation.

The article discusses the efforts of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International to purchase pharmaceutical company Allergan, focusing on the partnership between Valeant and investment firm Pershing Square Capital Management. Other topics include information on the Valeant's chief executive Michael Pearson and activist investor William Ackman, legal issues surrounding the proposed merger, and information on Allergan's merge with pharmaceutical company Actavis.

The article discusses customers' criticisms of clothing company Lands' End's decision to send a free issue of the magazine "GQ" to its customers, noting that customers were offended by the cover photograph of model and actress Emily Ratajkowski. Topics addressed include Lands' End's promotional partnership with magazine company Condé Nast, as well as Lands' End's apology for the incident.

The article reports that Comcast has teamed up with Charter Communications in 2017 to offer cellular telephone and data services in the U.S. and use their combined scale to negotiate agreements with suppliers.

The article discusses the diminished security of partnerships at law firms in the U.S. Increasingly, firms are discharging partners who fail to meet annual goals for revenues or billable hours. A survey of 150 law firms found that 15% plan to fire partners during the first quarter of 2013. An economic downturn that has reduced demand for legal services has helped fuel the trend.

The article reports that financial firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is expected to name about 70 employees as partners in November, 2012, the smallest number in over a dozen years. The move is said to reflect Goldman's interest in cutting costs amid a weak business climate for investment banking and trading.

The article offers information on the 2012 presidential elections in the U.S. It mentions that Barrack Obama as expected conquered Mitt Romney, an American businessman, on the issue of foreign policy of the U.S in the final debate at Lynn University, Boca Raton, Florida. It also includes comments from the U.S. president Barrack Obama regarding China as an advisory but also a potential business partner in the international community.

The article reports that Fiat SpA and Chrysler LLC are expected to announce an agreement under which Fiat would purchase 35% of Chrysler and assume control of Chrysler's operations in the U.S. In lieu of cash, Fiat's investment would consist mainly of covering the costs associated with retrofitting a Chrysler facility to produce Fiat cars for sale in the U.S.

The article discusses a plan under consideration by the U.S. Treasury Department for the sale of assets purchased under the government's $700 billion bailout of the financial industry. The government may establish equity partnerships in which both it and private investors own shares. Treasury plans to finance the partnerships would assure the timely sale of assets.

The article examines the political and military situation in Anbar Province, Iraq. Once a stronghold of the insurgency, and the most dangerous region of the country for U.S. troops, Anbar is now relatively stable. Tribal leaders of the predominantly Sunni region have allied with U.S. forces against foreign and native Islamic extremists seeking to impose strict religious rule. It is unclear if such an alliance could take place elsewhere in Iraq.

The article focuses on a partnership which was enacted in 2001 between Yahoo! Inc. and AT&T's predecessor, SBC Communications Inc. With the partnership, the two companies agreed to both sell Internet access to millions of U.S. consumers. Since 2001, AT&T has seen substantial growth which has led to a 2007decision to scale back its partnership with Yahoo, and remove itself from the partnership, which expires in 2008.

The article discusses the New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) proposal to link up with Euronext NV, one of Europe's biggest stock-market operators, as Germany's Deutsche Börse AG attempted to block the deal. It appears that Euronext has indicated that it favors NYSE as a merger partner. The proposed deal would transform the NYSE into a trans-Atlantic powerhouse, with a large trading presence in futures and options in addition to stocks. But the battle for Euronext is far from over and Euronext shareholders are expected to play the two bidders off against each other.

Donald Tang of Bear Sterns Cos. is profiled. Bear Sterns is discussing a partnership with China Construction Bank, giving the Chinese bank a large stake in Bear Stearns, and granting the U.S. firm access to a growing Chinese market. Tang immigrated to the United States from China in 1982. He was trained as a chemical engineer by California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. He later became a private investor and was hired by Bear Sterns to work in Hong Kong, where eventually he became Vice Chairman.

The article focuses on Copa Holdings SA, operator of Panama's Compañía Panameña de Aviación, or Copa Airlines. Texas-based Continental Airlines sold nine million shares it held in Copa Holdings during Copa's initial public offering, essentially monetizing a slice of the stake it purchased in the airline company. Fans of Copa call the company a huge success story, mainly due to its alliance with Continental. Some wonder if Continental dumped Copa shares because it was worried that its Panamanian partner may be facing difficult times ahead.

Reports on a group of Icelandic agricultural and tourism officials who are marketing Icelandic food to America's food elite. Efforts to appeal to American cooks who want to move beyond mere organics; Comments of consultant Baldvin Jonsson; Observation that much of Iceland's produce must be grown in artificially lighted greenhouses heated geothermally; Arrival of a dozen Icelandic chefs in Washington, D.C. to cook at restaurants and at Whole Foods Markets; Icelandic strategy in forging the Whole foods connection; Marketing hurdles; Recipe for Grilled Lamb Chops with Corn Pudding and Balsamic Mint Jus.

Focuses on a wide-ranging investigation of New York City law firm Milberg Weiss Bershad & Schulman. Question of whether the firm used illegal tactics in shareholder lawsuits; Implications for class-action attorney William S. Lerach and his former partner, Melvyn I. Weiss, who are not named in the indictment; How the outcome of the case is likely to influence how all plaintiffs' lawyers practice, as well as the potential civil penalties for corporate wrongdoing; Why legal analysts are questioning the strength of the government's case; Overview of the investigation.

Discusses the implications of Apple Computer's decision to shift the Macintosh microprocessor business to longtime rival Intel, after more than a decade with IBM. Comments of Appel's chief, Steven P. Jobs and Paul S. Otellini, head of Intel; Outlook for the changeover; Challenges, including persuading Apple customers to continue to buy Mac computers based on IBM's PowerPC chip while waiting for the Intel versions to arrive; How the Intel-Apple partnership could affect the balance in the industry; Views of skeptics.

Reports on General Electric's role in creating the outsourcing phenomena in India. Pitch by India in 1989 to then CEO Jack Welch which resulted in a technology partnership with began the rush to India for outsourcing and saved GE billions of dollars; Belief that Welch's culture of cost-cutting and efficiency taught the Indian companies business skills they are now using to compete globally; Background on the relationship between the American company and the Indian vendors; How far outsourcing has taken the Indian economy. INSET: Fruitful Partnership.

Presents information on Insomnia Cookies, a company which delivers cookies and brownies to various universities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded by economics major Seth J. Berkowitz. Business partner of Berkowitz; Additional number of bakeries planned by the company for opening in the U.S.; Operating hours.

Reports on the haunt for Iraqi insurgents. Raid in Samarra; Partnership of Iraqis and Americans; Role of the American troops.

Reports the opening of Richard Bryan and Key Reid of office for law firm of Lionel, Sawyer &Amp; Collins in Washington. Job responsibility of Reid; Review of Bryan of the Senate ethics rules to make decision; Plan of Bryan to lobby.

Reports on the enticement of wealthy individuals and institutions to invest in one of the partnerships that helped wreck Enron Corp. in the U.S. based on the partnership records. Role of the executives in the fraud; Contention of the investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission; Disclosure of the conflicts of interest in the partnership.

Focuses on the financial dealings which contributed to the collapse of Enron Corp. in Houston, Texas. Information on complex deals between the company and private investors; Questions regarding the movement of Enron's assets into partnerships; Role of the accountants in the partnership scheme.

Reports on the details provided by the letter that Enron executive Sherron S. Watkins sent to the company chairman about Enron's web of partnerships in the U.S. Disclosure of the existence of an entity called Condor; Revenue generated by another entity called Raptor; Revelation of the letter by a Congressional committee that is investigating Enron.

Relates the forming of an alliance between the Consortium for Central Harlem Development and international developers Kerbel and Muzzo to develop the Bradhurst neighborhood of Harlem in New York, New York. Plans of the alliance for the neighborhood; Implications of the development.