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[corp-watchers] An Uncomfortable Spotlight in Davos
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An Uncomfortable Spotlight in Davos
By Pratap Chatterjee
Special to CorpWatch
January 31, 2008
The CEOs of three-quarters of the world's 100 largest companies have just
completed an uncomfortable weekend at the tiny Swiss ski resort of Davos, while
their companies' share prices nosedived on global stock markets, amid concern
that the U.S. economy was staggering towards recession.
http://corpwatch.org/article.php?id=14916
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ENVIRONMENT
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HEALTH
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MANUFACTURING
US: Altria to spin off foreign cigarette unit March 28
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INDIA: H.P. Case to Go Forward in India
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PHARMACEUTICALS
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EU: European Antitrust Regulators Raid Large Drug Makers
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US: Antidepressants Under Scrutiny Over Efficacy
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WAR & DISASTER PROFITEERING
US: Contractor Abuses Rarely Punished, Groups Say
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