Google Faces Tall Order Policing Content

Google's commitment to better police the millions of websites and videos across its advertising network is complicated by the very scale and diversity that has made the network so attractive to marketers.

 
Ford Warns Higher Rates, Decline in Resale Values Will Hurt Results

Ford Motor Co. raised a caution flag for the auto industry, saying higher interest rates and a steady decline in used-car values will hurt the most important factor in the recent U.S. sales boom: affordability.

 
MF Global, PwC Settle Malpractice Lawsuit

Failed brokerage MF Global Holdings Ltd. and accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP have settled their high-profile accounting-malpractice lawsuit in which the brokerage contended bad advice from PwC contributed to its 2011 collapse.

 
Eric Mindich's Hedge Fund, Eton Park, to Close Down

High-profile investor Eric Mindich is closing down his hedge fund, Eton Park Capital Management L.P., amid poor performance and slowing interest in hedge funds.

 
Shell Oil Spills Led to 'Astonishingly High' Pollution in Nigeria

Shell oil spills that haven't been cleaned up for over eight years have contributed to "astonishingly high" levels of pollution in a Nigerian community, according to a consultant who helped produce a confidential damage assessment.

 
U.K. Reopens Probe Into Barclays' 2008 Deal With Qatari Investors

Britain's financial regulator has reopened a probe into how Barclays persuaded Qatar's sovereign-wealth fund to bail out the bank during the 2008 financial crisis, just as a separate investigation of that matter by the Serious Fraud Office nears resolution.

 
Disney Extends CEO Iger's Tenure

With no successor to take the helm at the world's largest media company, Robert Iger will stay on at least one additional year as head of Walt Disney.

 
Valeant CEO Paid $62.7 Million in 2016

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Chief Executive Joseph Papa took in $62.7 million in pay last year as it navigated the fallout from accounting problems, a near debt default and investigations by Congress.

 
Union at BHP's Escondida Copper Mine in Chile to End Strike

Workers at BHP Billiton Ltd.'s majority-owned Minera Escondida mine in Chile will end a strike at the world's biggest copper operation this weekend, a union leader said Thursday.

 
March 911 Outage Affected More Than 12,000 Callers

More than 12,000 AT&T wireless customers couldn't get through to 911 during a five-hour outage earlier this month, federal regulators say.

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