Hewlett-Packard shareholders are now suing directors and executives for insider trading. Hewlett-Packard says the lawsuit is “baseless” but the history of the inside transactions might tell a different story.
Business leaders like Rupert Murdoch and Richard Branson have finally twigged that climate change is a market issue because it could hurt the bottom line. But there’s a long way to go and there are plenty of obstacles that will stop business and governments from fighting climate change.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, panned by Congress for its handling of a trading probe, is now under investigation from the Government Accountability Office. Questions are now being asked whether the agency gave special treatment to a major fund-raiser for President Bush.
