HSBC hit by fresh details of tax evasion claimsUK banking giant HSBC Holdings PLC got a fresh blast of embarrassing publicity over the weekend, as a mountain of new details on its Swiss banks historical services for unsavory characters and tax evaders was dumped on the media, wrote John Letzing of
Date: Feb 09, 2015
Category: Business
Source: Google
Will Obama push housing reform in SOTU Not expected this year, but ...
CREDIT SUISSE COULD FACE $800M U.S. FINE WSJs John Letzing, Francesco Guerrera and David Enrich: Talks betweenCredit Suisse Group and U.S. authorities on settling allegations the Swiss bank helped Americans evade taxes have intensified, and a settlement of more than $800 million could be stru
The Wall Street Journal's Greg Bensinger and John Letzing noted, "During the quarter, Amazon introduced a new slate of Kindle Fire HD tablet computers that it said will rival leading device-maker Apple Inc. and its iPad. However, it faces fresh competition from the world's most valuable company in t
Date: Oct 26, 2012
Category: Business
Source: Google
Why Wall Street is panicking over Google: 4 theories
Mobile advertising is proving harder than it looksIn general, Google "pulls in less revenue from the advertising it places on mobile devices than it does from traditional personal computers," says John Letzing and Ben Fox Rubin at The Wall Street Journal. And more and more users are accessing Googl
Date: Oct 18, 2012
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
This Morning: Zuckerberg Honors the Humanity, Woah Be Unto HPQ
Samsung Electronics (005930KS) has asked to have the $1 billion-plus judgement against it in a jury trial in August for patent infringement against Apple (AAPL) thrown out, The Wall Street Journals John Letzing this morning reports. Samsung said jury foreman Velvin Hogan failed to disclose he was o
Date: Oct 04, 2012
Source: Google
Political Wisdom: Bernanke Testifies; Michelle Obama Gets a Kiss
Marissa Mayer of Google was named CEO of Yahoo on Monday, but does she have what it takes to turn the company around? Shes the sixth CEO in five years for the company, writes John Letzing and Amir Efrati in the WSJ.