Unocal pays 2.95 million euros to settle price-fixing suit
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Unocal Corp. has reached an agreement to pay a fine of $3 million (2.95 million euros) as a settlement for a price fixing lawsuit in California. The company was charged with gasoline price fixing. Unocal's decision leaves eight other major oil firms as defendants. Under the agreement, Unocal does not acknowledge any guilt. Unocal claims that the case has no merit and that it only agreed to the settlement as a "business decision."
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To pay fine of $3 million (2.95 million euros) as settlement for price fixing lawsuit in California
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 1999
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UCAR sues its former parents
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UCAR International Inc. is suing Mitsubishi Corp. and Union Carbide Corp. in US District Court. UCAR is suing its former parents for $1.50 billion (1.49 billion euros) in price-fixing damages.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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Napsterization of movies: Hollywood faces earlier-than-expected debut of Web piracy
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DivX is the new technology which enables individuals to copy motion pictures from the Web to a compact disc. Fast Internet connections allow downloads to take only two or three hours.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2000
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