The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued its preliminary results of the following antidumping (AD) duty administrative reviews:
The SEC sued microcap stock sellers, alleging that “pump & dump” schemes aided by Internet message boards netted them $873,000. Faisal Zafar and Sameer Thawani sold 24 microcap stocks by hyping stocks with online messages that “preyed on public fears about terrorism and international health epidemics.” For example, Zafar and Thawani said one issuer had a Dept. of Homeland Security contract for N.Y.C. subway security, and another was acquiring a maker of bird flu vaccine, SEC alleged. Defendants bought stocks, created at least 300 online aliases, and posted over 1,000 messages with fake news headlines and press release excerpts about business contracts, mergers and strategic alliances, the suit said. The sellers are accused of posing as Internet message board moderators and e-mailing news of stock opportunities to people registered on the board. The U.S. Dist. Court, Brooklyn issued a temporary restraining order against the defendants, froze their assets and set a hearing date on a commission motion for a preliminary injunction.
Charter Q1 revenue exceeded some analyst estimates as it added broadband and VoIP customers. Last quarter’s sales were as high as $1.38 billion -- up 8.5% from a year earlier, according to preliminary figures. UBS’s Aryeh Bourkoff and Bank of America’s Douglas Shapiro had forecast $1.36 billion in revenue. Last quarter Charter added customers for all services, including 126,000 broadband subscribers and 69,600 VoIP users. Those figures marked an improvement from a year ago, said a Charter filing to the SEC.
Charter Q1 revenue exceeded some analyst estimates as it added broadband and VoIP customers. Last quarter’s sales were as much as $1.38 billion -- up 8.5% from a year earlier. UBS’s Aryeh Bourkoff and Banc of America’s Douglas Shaprio had each forecast $1.36 billion in revenue. Last quarter Charter added customers for all services, including 126,000 broadband subscribers and 69,600 VoIP users. Those figures marked an improvement from a year ago, said a Charter SEC filing, citing preliminary results.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed briefs and evidence in a motion for a preliminary injunction against AT&T for the company’s alleged cooperation with the National Security Agency in “dragnet” surveillance. DoJ initially opposed EFF’s filing of evidence in the class-action suit, though the agency wasn’t a party in the case, but consented when EFF offered to file them under seal to prevent public access. “More than just threatening individuals’ privacy, AT&T’s apparent choice to give the government secret, direct access to millions of ordinary Americans’ Internet communications is a threat to the Constitution itself,” EFF staff attorney Kevin Bankston said. Evidence submitted to the U.S. Dist. Court, San Francisco, under tentative seal includes internal AT&T documents and portions of supporting declarations from a retired AT&T telecom technician and former FCC Internet technical advisor. AT&T had 5 days to justify why the information should remain private. DoJ is still mulling whether to participate in the case, EFF said.
Bilingual Hispanics, the fastest growing segment of Internet users, will be targeted in the launch of Quepasa, an online social network. The network encourages bilingual users to chat, make new friends, share photos and send messages. During a preliminary test, Quepasa registered 100,000 new users for its social network.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued the final results of its antidumping (AD) duty administrative review of certain small diameter carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Romania for the period of August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2005.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed briefs and evidence in a motion for a preliminary injunction against AT&T for the company’s alleged cooperation with the National Security Agency in “dragnet” surveillance. DoJ initially opposed EFF’s filing of evidence in the class-action suit, though the agency wasn’t a party in the case, but consented when EFF offered to file them under seal to prevent public access. “More than just threatening individuals’ privacy, AT&T’s apparent choice to give the government secret, direct access to millions of ordinary Americans’ Internet communications is a threat to the Constitution itself,” EFF staff attorney Kevin Bankston said. Evidence submitted to the U.S. Dist. Court, San Francisco, under tentative seal includes internal AT&T documents and portions of supporting declarations from a retired AT&T telecom technician and former FCC Internet technical advisor. AT&T had 5 days to justify why the information should remain private. DoJ is still mulling whether to participate in the case, EFF said.
The International Trade Administration (ITA) has initiated new shipper reviews for the antidumping (AD) duty order on certain forged stainless steel flanges from India with respect to the following four companies, as both the exporter and producer, and review period: