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	Sunday, May 26th, 2013 « Thunder beat Lakers 102-93 for 5th straight win Museum plays April Fools’ joke on prolific forger » Apple, Foxconn set new standard for China work conditions SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc and its main contract manufacturing Foxconn agreed to tackle violations of conditions among the 1.2 million workers assembling iPhones and iPads in a landmark decision that could change the way Western companies do business in China. Read more... This entry was posted in Business, Reuters, Reuters Business News. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment. « Thunder beat Lakers 102-93 for 5th straight win Museum plays April Fools’ joke on prolific forger » Post a Comment Click here to cancel reply. Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Website Comment You may use these HTML tags and attributes: `<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>` CAPTCHA Code * Front Page Business Economic Calendar CNBC Financial News World News Politics Sports Think Contact Business » Protesters across globe rally against Monsanto LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said…. The Week Ahead: Housing Data on the Way – May 26, 2013 CNBC’s Tyler Mathisen looks ahead to what are likely to be next week’s top business and financial stories. Will Tuesday be another up day? And more housing data is on the way, as earnings season c… The Power of Positive Thinking? – May 26, 2013 Mad Money host Jim Cramer expresses the power of having confidence in your investments. “Start small,” he says Blackstone notifies Cohen’s SAC it intends to pull money: pension consultant (Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen is losing the financial support of Blackstone Group Inc, the largest outside investor in his embattled SAC Capital Advisors, which is yanking much of its client money, according to a letter rev… Creating Long-Term Wealth – May 25, 2013 Mad Money host Jim Cramer discusses what he learned working at Goldman Sachs. He explains the importance of knowing which strategy suits you best Made In the USA …By China? – May 25, 2013 Discussing the future relationship between the U.S. and China, with CNBC’s Michelle Caruso-Cabrera. Oddie Confronts HSBC Over Forest Desecration Bill Oddie has accused HSBC of funding the desecration of forests in a passionate speech at the bank’s annual general meeting in London. The naturalist used his position as shareholder to challenge the bank’s bosses over its links with firms… BCCI chief refuses to resign BCCI President N. Srinivasan remained defiant by rejecting the demands for his resignation. But moves are said to be afoot to oust him in the wake of arrest of his son-in-law and CSK team owner Gurunath Meiyappan on betting charges even as tomorro… China’s pension insurance covers 486m people NANJING – China’s urban and rural pension insurance program covered 486 million people as of the end of April, an official with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Saturday. As many… Bhushan Steel to double Odisha plant capacity Bhubaneswar, May 25: Indian steelmaker Bhushan Steel Limited (BSL) Saturday said it was all set to double the annual capacity of its…