Corporation
Volkswagen CEO quits - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
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- "Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn quits - 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 - would result in further executive scalps and a likely criminal investigation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Winterkorn said he took full responsibility for the scandal - in which Volkswagen admitted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "that 11m cars - were installed !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "with a defeat device 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 faces up to US$ 18bn - in fines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "and is the subject of multiple investigations - after the Environmental Protection Agency accused it of manipulating tests !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the German government was also dragged in - after it admitted that it already knew about "defeat devices" - that can cheat emissions tests !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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the Emissions Scandal - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN
- "the chief executive has quit after the firm - admitted diesel cars were designed to cheat in tests !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "how did the "defeat device" work - and what damage was done ?!"
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- "Volkswagen has been cheating in emission tests - by making its cars appear far less polluting than they were !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the Environmental Protection Agency discovered that 482,000 - VW diesel cars !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "were emitting up to 40 times more toxic fumes - than permitted !"
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- "and VW has since admitted - the cheat affects 11m cars !"
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- "VW’s "defeat device" is not a physical device - but a programme in the engine software !"
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- "that lets the car perceive - if is being driven under test conditions !"
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- "and only then pull out - all the anti-pollution stops !"
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- "the corporation expects to spend € 6.5bn on fixes and compensation - criminal charges and civil actions could follow !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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VOLKSWAGEN - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ VOLKSWAGEN_________________________________________
- "Volkswagen AG - is an automotive company"
TOYOTA - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ TOYOTA
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- "Toyota Motor Corporation - is an automotive company"
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GENERAL MOTORS - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ GENERAL MOTORS_________________________________________
- "General Motors Company, GM - is an automotive company"
- "a failure to obtain government loans - caused GM to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "the final cost of GM's bailout - cost the US taxpayer US$ 12 billion !"
- "the company carries forward previous losses - to reduce tax liability !"
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- "General Motors has often been plagued by controversy - for its labor practices !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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FORD - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ FORD_________________________________________
- "Ford Motor Company - is an automotive company"
DAIMLER - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ DAIMLER
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- "Daimler AG - is an automotive company"
- "prosecutors accused key executives of Daimler, and Daimler subsidiaries - of illegally showering foreign officials with money and gifts !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Daimler improperly paid some US$ 56 million in bribes - related to more than 200 transactions !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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WAL-MART - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ WAL-MART_________________________________________
- "Walmart Inc. - is a stores company"
- "many critics worried about the effect of its stores - on local communities !"
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- "particularly small towns - with many "mom and pop" stores !"
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- "Walmart has faced a torrent of lawsuits and issues - with regards to its workforce !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "these issues involve low wages - and poor working conditions !!!!!!"
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- "70% of its employees - leave within the first year !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Procter & Gamble Company, P&G - is a consumer goods company"
- "there were - 21 key brands !"
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- "P&G was fined 211.2m Euros - by the European Commission !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "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. - is a sweets company"
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- "there were - 29 key brands !"
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- "at the second World Water Forum - Nestlé tried to change its statement !"
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- "so as to reduce access to drinking water from a "right" - to a "need" !"
TESCO - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ TESCO
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- "Tesco plc - is a retail company"
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- "Carrefour S.A. - is a retail company"
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- "Unilever plc - is a consumer goods company"
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- "there were - 13 key brands !"
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- "IKEA - is a furniture company"
- "a problem is that household products and furniture - were largely manufactured in developing countries !!!!!!"
GENERAL ELECTRIC - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ GENERAL ELECTRIC
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- "General Electric Company, GE - is an energy company"
- "GE payed no taxes during 2008 to 2010 - got US$ 4.7 billion in tax rebates !"
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- "despite making profits - and layed off 4,168 workers since 2008 !"
- "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. - is a steel company"
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- "the European Commission fined 17 steel producers - a total of € 518 million !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "for running a price-fixing cartel - with ArcelorMittal being fined over € 270 million !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Siemens AG - is an engineering company"
- "Siemens was fined € 396 million by the European Commission - for 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 - in fines !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "after being investigated - for serious bribery !!!!!!!!!!!!"
- "the investigation found questionable payments - of roughly € 1.3 billion !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "Boeing Company - is an aircraft company"
- "Darleen Druyun, a former procurement staffer - pleaded guilty to inflating the price of the contract !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "to favor her future employer - 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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- "Lockheed Martin claimed that the former employee Kenneth Branch - passed 30,000 pages of proprietary documents to his new employers !"
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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 show - how US diplomats !!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "intervened on behalf - of Boeing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
US Diplomats - New York Times: LINK ¤ NEW YORK TIMES
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- "US diplomats were acting - like marketing agents !"
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- "the documents also show - that demands for bribes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "or at least payment - to suspicious intermediaries !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "who offer to serve as "agents" - took place !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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- "one example of the horse-trading involved Saudi Arabia - which announced a deal with Boeing !"
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- "that announcement was preceded by years - of intense lobbying !"
LOCKHEED MARTIN - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ LOCKHEED MARTIN
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- "Lockheed Martin Corporation - is an aircraft company"
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- "Airbus SE - is an aircraft company"
CORPORATION - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ CORPORATION
