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The Motley Fool
September 10, 2007
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Stalin and Microsoft: Tovarischi at Last As allegations of copyright infringement are used in Russia to crack-down on organizations hostile to the Kremlin's agenda, will Microsoft be found guilty by association, thereby damaging its credibility?   |
The Motley Fool
March 26, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Russia's At It Again Western companies doing business in Russia must deal with government interference. Last week, Russian police visited the offices of TNK-BP, a joint venture between U.K.-based oil giant BP and a pair of Russian companies. |
The Motley Fool
December 31, 2004
Rich Smith |
VimpelCom Calls in the Cavalry Investors in the Russian telecom should be reassured by the nine-fold reduction in their company's tax assessment. It's strong evidence that their company, at least, does have some friends in the Kremlin. |
InternetNews
September 14, 2010 |
Microsoft Tweaks Licensing for Advocacy Groups Microsoft on Monday moved swiftly to address what a New York Times report said was a case of Russian authorities cracking down on dissenting groups in the name of fighting software piracy. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Vimpel Is No VIP in Russia Russia is trying to collect back taxes from the wireless telecommunications company. |
BusinessWeek
January 29, 2009
Jason Bush |
Russia's Lawyers Under Attack Human rights advocates have long been targets in Russia. Now even corporate attorneys aren't safe. |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2004
Bill Mann |
YUKOS: From Dismal to Worse The Russian government claims it doesn't want to take down YUKOS, but that's what it's doing. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Russia's Latest Bad Habit The Russian government has returned to making select "acquisitions." BP is only the latest in a string of Western integrated companies that have initiated production projects in Russia, only to have their hosts begin to play hardball as time passed and energy prices rose. |
Financial Advisor
September 2010
Eric Rasmussen |
Counting On Green The BP disaster has thrown a spotlight on environmental, social and governance data. |
BusinessWeek
June 5, 2008
Jason Bush |
BP: Roughed Up in Russia The oil giant's problems with local authorities in Russia are mounting. |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Russia Roughs Up Big Oil An escalating feud between British oil giant BP and its three Russian billionaire partners in TNK-BP Ltd., a large oil and gas joint venture that operates in Russia, takes a decided turn for the worst. |
BusinessWeek
April 23, 2007
Jason Bush |
Business In Russia Just Got Riskier Former Yukos auditor PwC could face criminal charges in a politically tinged case. |
The Motley Fool
August 18, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Is Russia Becoming an Investment Gulag? With all that's occurring in Russia these days, how long will it be before Western investment in that nation grinds to a halt? |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Troubles in Russia Won't Batter BP BP's TNK-BP partnership could again be hammered by its deal with Rosneft. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2011
Owain Bennallack |
BP's Historic Russian Deal After disaster and hostility in the U.S., BP looks east for its future. |
The Motley Fool
November 17, 2005
Bill Mann |
International Superstar Stocks: A Cautionary Tale International investors beware -- some countries place corporate power grabs over shareholder rights. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2010
David Lee Smith |
BP's Crucial Step Forward At BP, the Americans are coming and the British are going. Has the stock become a buy? |
InternetNews
November 11, 2005
Roy Mark |
Public Knowledge Pans AG's Copyright Proposal Digital rights group Public Knowledge picks apart legislation that puts copyright theft in criminal code. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003
Paul Starobin |
Out to Get the Richest Russian? Pro-American energy magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky of oil giant Yukos is under a fierce legal attack. Why? He offers some answers here. |
InternetNews
April 6, 2006
Roy Mark |
China, Russia Top International Piracy List China and Russia's "lack of political will" put the two countries at the top of a congressional group's 2006 International Piracy Watch List. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2004
Bill Mann |
Deconstructing YUKOS Consider what happened with YUKOS. It's important to consider a country's political stability and property rights when you invest overseas. Just remember, your rights may not be protected. |
Information Today
December 31, 2007
George H. Pike |
Congress Proposes to Enhance IP Enforcement and Penalties The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property (PRO-IP) Act, H.R. 4279, proposes a number of steps to strengthen the enforcement of copyright, trademark, and patent laws and to increase criminal and civil penalties for copyright infringement. |
The Motley Fool
March 3, 2005
Bill Mann |
Russian Taxes: The Python Squeezes After YUKOS came a slew of tax bills at other Russian companies. Investors ponder: Will equilibrium come soon? |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2011
David Lee Smith |
BP's Already Feeling a Chill in the Russian Arctic The company's exploration pact with Russia's Rosneft is under fire. Will it survive? |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2011
David Lee Smith |
BP's New Arctic Action Could Heat Up Your Portfolio BP's still cheaper than in prespill days, but a new deal in Russia could change that. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Vitaliy Katsenelson |
Russia: We Don't Need the West Anymore Did the Russian government muscle Shell out of Sakhalin? Here is a look at the $7.5 billion sale and the long-term implications if Russia disregards Western investment. |
Geotimes
April 2004
Naomi Lubick |
Russian Oil Rumbles With the recent arrest of a Russian oil "oligarch" and the disruption of a merger between two of the country's largest oil companies, the seeming shift in the Russian government's attitude toward its oil companies may herald future change in how the western oil industry does business there. |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2009
Ivan Martchev |
Russia Will Always Be Cheap Russia remains a country with a lot of potential unlikely to be completely realized, because of the nature of its political environment. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2009
David Lee Smith |
BP and Russia Bury the Hatchet BP and its Russian partners find peace - stay tuned for big profits. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
David Lee Smith |
Chevron Shows Its Smarts in Russia After numerous shenanigans, is there reason to believe that Russia's on the up and up? |
