United Nations

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  UBS Trader Kweku Adoboli Hires Lawyers of Nick Leeson, Rogue ’90s Trader

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 16, 2011

  UBS trader Kweku Adoboli was charged Friday with engaging in fraud and false accounting since 2008, and hired the lawyers who represented rogue trader Nick Leeson to defend him.

• U.S., European Austerity Will Doom Global Economy: U.N. Study

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 7, 2011

  A U.N. economic think tank slammed the current approach to solving the global financial crisis in a report released Tuesday, saying current austerity policies and market-pleasing moves, along with financial deregulation, will bring the global economy to its knees, with the best-case scenario a decade of stagnation.

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  Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  August 23, 2011

  If you’re planning a vacation or relocating for work, you may want to check this list to see if you’ll need to take a loan out just to eat at McDonald’s.

• Empowering Women: Corporations and Non-Profits Are Pushing for Parity

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2011

  Women’s contributions to corporate profits and non-profit effectiveness are recognized. Will this help bring board parity?

• Empowering Women: Corporations and Non-Profits are Pushing for Parity

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  March 7, 2011

  Women’s contributions to corporate profits and non-profit effectiveness recognized. Will this help bring board parity?

• Oil Price Rise Will Hit Cereal Markets: UN

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 3, 2011

  The U.N. warned Thursday that with global food prices at a record high, more increases in the cost of oil and a drive by importers to stockpile food would cause problems on the cereal markets.

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  Time to Get Out of Ag?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 21, 2011

  Futures traders worry about peak prices amid food riots, extreme weather and a rise in petrodollars

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  Warren Buffett and Bill Gates Talk Taxes and Philanthropy

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2010

  Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, Ted Turner and Tom Steyer tell Christiane Amanpour why the prospect of higher taxes aren't so bad.

• Relief Riders, Hallmark Win U.N. NGO Positive Peace Awards

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  October 19, 2010

  Inaugural awards recognize companies that make positive impact in their communities and far from home.

• Relief Riders Nominated for U.N. Positive Peace Award

  By Kathleen McBride, AdvisorOne  |  September 9, 2010

  With Relief Riders International, which was nominated Monday, September 6, for a 2010 U.N. NGO Positive Peace Award, participation and giving can be extremely personal.