Corporation
Volkswagen CEO quitted - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Volkswagen CEO - Martin Winterkorn quitted - over the diesel emissions - scandal !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Volkswagen announced - the resignation - of its chief executive - Martin Winterkorn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and said - the fallout from the diesel emissions - test scandal !"
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- "would result in a likely - criminal investigation - Winterkorn said !"
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- "he took full responsibility - for the scandal - in which Volkswagen admitted !"
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- "that 11m - cars - were installed - with a defeat device !"
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- "that reduced emissions - under test conditions - only !"
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- "Winterkorn described - the situation - facing the carmaker - as a "grave crisis" !"
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- "Volkswagen faced up to - US$ 18bn - in fines !"
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- "and was the subject - of multiple investigations - after the !"
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- "Environmental Protection Agency - accused it of - manipulating tests !"
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- "the German government - admitted that it already knew - about this "defeat devices" !"
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the Device Scandal - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
- "the chief executive - had quit - after the firm - admitted !"
- "the defeat device - in diesel cars - was designed to cheat - in tests !"
- "Volkswagen - had been cheating - in emission tests - by making its cars !"
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- "appear far more cleaner - than they were ! - ( 40 times more - than permitted ! )"
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- "the Environmental Protection Agency - discovered that - 482,000 !"
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- "VW diesel cars - were emitting more - than permitted !"
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- "and VW - had since admitted - the cheat affected - 11m cars !"
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- "VW’s - "defeat device" - was not a physical device - but a programme !"
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- "in the - engine software - that lets the car perceive - if is being !"
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- "driven - under test conditions - and only then pull out - all the anti-pollution stops !"
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- "the corporation - expected to spend - € 6.5bn - on fixes - and compensation !"
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- "( criminal charges - and civil actions - could follow ! )"
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VOLKSWAGEN - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ VOLKSWAGEN_________________________________________
- "Volkswagen AG - automotive !"
TOYOTA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ TOYOTA
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- "Toyota Motor Corporation - automotive !"
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GENERAL MOTORS - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ GENERAL MOTORS_________________________________________
- "General Motors Company - GM - automotive !"
- "a failure - to obtain government loans - caused GM - to file !"
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- "for Chapter 11 bankruptcy - in 2009 - the final cost of GM's bailout !"
- "US$ 12 billion - the company carried forward - previous losses - to reduce !"
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- "tax liability - GM had often been criticized - for its labor practices !"
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FORD - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ FORD_________________________________________
- "Ford Motor Company - automotive !"
DAIMLER - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ DAIMLER
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- "Daimler AG - automotive !"
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- "prosecutors accused - key executives - of Daimler - and Daimler subsidiaries !"
- "of illegally - showering foreign officials - with money - and gifts !"
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- "bribes - US$ 56 million - related to 200 transactions !"
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WAL-MART - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ WAL-MART_________________________________________
- "Walmart Inc. - stores !"
- "many critics - point to the effect - on local communities !"
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- "particularly small towns - with many - "mom and pop" - stores !"
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- "Walmart had faced - a torrent of lawsuits - and issues - with regards !"
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- "to its - workforce - low wages - and poor working conditions !"
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- "70% - of its employees - leave Walmart - within the first year !"
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- "Procter & Gamble Company - P&G - consumer goods - 21 brands !"
- "P&G was fined - 211.2m Euros - by the European Commission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for establishing a - price-fixing cartel - in Europe !"
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- "along with - Unilever - who was fined 104m Euros - and Henkel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Nestlé S.A. - sweets - 29 brands !"
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- "at the second - World Water Forum - Nestlé tried - to change !"
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- "its statement - and lobbied for reducing - access !"
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- "to drinking water - from a "right" - to a "need" !"
TESCO - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ TESCO
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- "Tesco plc - retail !"
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- "Carrefour S.A. - retail !"
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- "Unilever plc - consumer goods - 13 brands !"
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- "IKEA - furniture - it was criticized - that household products !"
- "and furniture - were often manufactured - in developing countries !"
GENERAL ELECTRIC - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ GENERAL ELECTRIC
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- "General Electric Company - GE - energy !"
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- "GE payed - no taxes - during 2008 - to 2010 !"
- "US$ 4.7 billion - tax rebates - despite profits !"
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- "and layed off - 4,168 workers - and increased executive !"
- "pay - by 27% - in 2010 - for the top 5 executives !"
ARCELOR MITTAL - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ ARCELOR MITTAL
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- "ArcelorMittal S.A. - steel - the European Commission !"
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- "fined 17 - steel producers - a total of - € 518 million !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - ( price-fixing cartel ! )"
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- "with ArcelorMittal - being fined over - € 270 million !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Siemens AG - engineering !"
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- "Siemens was fined - € 396 million - by the European Commission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "price fixing - in EU electricity markets - through a cartel !"
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- "including - ABB - AE Power Systems - Mitsubishi Electric Corp - Schneider !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "Areva - and VA Tech - Siemens agreed - to pay a record - US$ 1.34 billion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "in fines - after being investigated - for serious bribery !"
- "questionable payments - roughly € 1.3 billion !"
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- "Boeing Company - aircraft !"
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- "Darleen Druyun - a former procurement staffer - pleaded guilty !"
- "inflating the price - of the contract - to favor her future employer !"
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- "and to passing information - on the competing bid !"
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- "Lockheed Martin - sued Boeing - that the company had resorted - to industrial espionage !"
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- "former employee - Kenneth Branch - passed 30,000 pages - of proprietary documents !"
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- "the WTO ruled - that Boeing had received - billions of dollars !"
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- "in illegal - government subsidies !"
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- "a series - of diplomatic cables - described US diplomats !"
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- "intervened on behalf - of Boeing !"
Diplomats - New York Times: LINK ¤ NEW YORK TIMES
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- "US cables described - diplomats - like marketing agents !"
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- "the documents - also described - that demands - for bribes !"
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- "or at least - payment - to suspicious intermediaries !"
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- "who offered to serve - as "agents" - took place !"
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- "one example of that horse-trading - involved Saudi Arabia - which announced !"
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- "a deal - with Boeing - after years of intense lobbying !"
LOCKHEED MARTIN - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ LOCKHEED MARTIN
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- "Lockheed Martin Corporation - aircraft !"
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- "Airbus SE - aircraft !"
CORPORATION - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ CORPORATION
