International Company
close Corporate Tax Loopholes - PIRG: LINK ¤ PIRG
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- "a report by - PIRG - demands to close - corporate tax loopholes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "corporations - accounting tricks - for tax purposes !"
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- "a substantial portion - of profits - were in offshore tax havens ! - ( a mailbox ! )"
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- "PepsiCo - 132 subsidiaries - offshore tax havens !"
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- "30 - Fortune 500 companies - had 65 percent !"
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- "Congress can - and should take - strong action !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to prevent corporations - from using - offshore tax havens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "close - the most egregious - offshore loopholes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and increase - transparency !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to create - basic fairness - in the tax system !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and reduce - the deficit - of the state !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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MONSANTO - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ MONSANTO
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- "Monsanto Company - biotechnology !"
- "Monsanto is criticized - for connections - between the company - and parts !"
- "of the US administration - customer safety !"
- "one-sided - biological patents - genetically engineered seed - GE !"
- "high-profile lawsuits - tried to defend - its patents !"
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- "for health risks - of glyphosate - roundup !"
- "and genetic - restriction technology ! - ( where there were - sterile seeds ! )"
SYNGENTA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SYNGENTA
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- "Syngenta AG - biotechnology !"
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BASF - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ BASF
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- "BASF SE - chemical !"
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- "Dow Chemical Co - chemical !"
Milliardenstrafe für Dow Chemical - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD
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- "Dow Chemical - ist wegen Preisabsprachen - zu einer Geldstrafe - von 1,2 Milliarden Dollar !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "verurteilt worden - involviert waren darunter auch - Bayer - und BASF !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
BAYER - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ BAYER
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- "Bayer AG - chemical !"
DU PONT - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ DU PONT
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- "du Pont de Nemours and Company - chemical !"
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- "Merck & Co - Merck Sharp & Dohme - pharmaceutical !"
- "internal e-mail traffic - of Merck - described a list - of doctors !"
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- "critical of - Vioxx - should be "neutralised" - or "discredited" !"
- "studies found - an increased risk - associated with Vioxx - use !"
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- "the medical journal "the Lancet" - published the results - of the available studies !"
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- "it concluded - that the unacceptable risks - of Vioxx - were evident as early as 2000 !"
- "Merck - was found liable - for deceptive marketing tactics !"
PFIZER - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ PFIZER
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- "Pfizer Inc - pharmaceutical !"
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- "Pfizer pleaded guilty - to the illegal marketing - of the arthritis drug - Bextra !"
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- "for uses - unapproved by the Food and Drug Administration - FDA !"
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- "and agreed to a - US$ 2.3 billion - settlement !"
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- "Pfizer - also paid US$ 1.3 billion - in criminal fines !"
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- "related to - "off-label" marketing - of Bextra !"
JOHNSON & JOHNSON - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ JOHNSON&JOHNSON
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- "Johnson & Johnson - pharmaceutical !"
NOVARTIS - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ NOVARTIS
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- "Novartis International AG - pharmaceutical !"
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE
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- "Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd - pharmaceutical !"
SANOFI - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ SANOFI-AVENTIS
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- "Sanofi SA - pharmaceutical !"
GLAXO SMITH KLINE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ G S K
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- "GlaxoSmithKline plc - GSK - pharmaceutical !"
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- "GSK pleaded guilty - to criminal charges - and agreed to a - US$ 3 billion !"
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- "settlement - which was related to the company's - illegal promotion !"
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- "of prescription drugs - its failure to report - safety data !"
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- "bribing doctors - and promoting medicines !"
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- "the Italian police - proceeded with charges for bribery - against - 273 !"
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- "GSK employees - GSK and its predecessor had spent - £ 152m - on "sweeteners" !"
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- "cameras - computers - holidays - and cash - for physicians - pharmacists - and others !"
VODAFONE - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ VODAFONE
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- "Vodafone Group plc - telecommunications !"
VERIZON - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ VERIZON
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- "Verizon Communications - telecommunications !"
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- "documents of the NSA - described an order - by the FBI ! - ( for the NSA ! )"
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- "telephone metadata - for all calls - between the US - and abroad !"
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- "and all - domestic calls !"
AT&T - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ AT&T
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- "AT&T Inc - telecommunications !"
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- "a database - of call detail - records !"
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- "of telephone calls - that have passed - through its network !"
BERTELSMANN - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ BERTELSMANN
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- "Bertelsmann SE & Co - media !"
COMCAST - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ COMCAST
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- "Comcast Corporation - media - the Customer Satisfaction Index survey !"
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- "found that Comcast - had a bad customer - satisfaction rating !"
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- "almost half - of all cable customers - had registered complaints !"
VIACOMCBS - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ VIACOMCBS
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- "ViacomCBS Inc. - media !"
NEWS CORP - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ NEWS CORP
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- "News Corp - media - News Corp closed down the - "News of the World" !"
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- "newspaper - due to allegations - of phone hackings !"
- "tried the voice mail - of former Prime Minister - Gordon Brown !"
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- "his bank accounts - former Prime Minister - Tony Blair !"
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- "and the - Royal Family !"
Rupert Murdoch secret Tape - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Scotland Yard detectives - were attempting to track down !"
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- "a secret recording - of Rupert Murdoch - admitting to !"
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- "Sun journalists - that payments - to public officials !"
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- "were part of his - Fleet Street - culture !"
WARNERMEDIA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ WARNERMEDIA
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- "WarnerMedia LLC - media !"
DISNEY COMPANY - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ DISNEY COMPANY
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- "Walt Disney Company - Disney - media !"
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- "Disney - came under public scrutiny - for labor practices !"
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- "an investigation - into working conditions - in several foreign !"
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- "factories - supplying Disney - with consumer goods - found !"
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- "workers - were not given contracts - as required !"
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- "Disney's - code of conduct - and monitoring systems !"
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- "existed in name - only !"
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- "workers - must not be paid illegally - or too low wages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
COMPANY - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ COMPANY