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World & Nation
In two decisions that will significantly help the government prosecute white-collar crimes, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a criminal suspect may be compelled to turn over records on his foreign bank accounts and documents on family-owned corporations.
June 23, 1988
Business
In a world where commerce rules, the personal tragedies of Holocaust victims and their relatives have compelled the Swiss baks to open their books. This is not the wave of the future.
Aug. 3, 1997
Travel & Experiences
Some travelers visit Switzerland to admire the Alps, some to take in the centuries-old architecture, some to sample the chocolate.
Sept. 28, 1999
On the 10th floor of an office building in suburban Manila, Victor Ziga has a sale going on, offering what might be called the spoils of revolution.
June 22, 1986
Sports
In an unprecedented move against a major sport organizing body, nine members of FIFA and five corporate executives tied to soccer’s governing body were indicted in New York early Wednesday on corruption charges, following a three-year FBI investigation.
May 27, 2015
When former Gulf Oil Chairman Jerry McAfee resigned from the Mellon Bank advisory board last December to protest Mellon’s financing of a corporate raid, he fired off a letter to the bank.
May 9, 1985
India’s finance minister pledged Monday to expand a probe into untaxed money after an investigative report revealed the identities of Indians holding a total of $4 billion in Swiss bank accounts.
Feb. 9, 2015
Swiss authorities expressed puzzlement Wednesday over why U.S. authorities have asked them for information about two numbered bank accounts believed used in the Iran- contras scandal.
Dec. 11, 1986
Switzerland’s major companies, awash with cash after years of steady profits, are taking advantage of low interest rates and the strength of their national currency to buy companies all over the world.
June 16, 1987
IF LAWYERS EVER WONDER, in a rare moment of introspection, why they are generally held in low esteem, they need look no further than the obscene fee application pending before a federal magistrate judge in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Nov. 19, 2006