Eli Lilly: Lying is the Best Defense Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-02-08 05:37:29 Last week, a funny thing happened on the way to the mailbox. A memo, meant for Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY - $51.22) attorney Bradford Berenson (who is helping negotiate a private settlement for Lilly with the government), went instead to Alex Berenson of the New York Times.
It also mandated the renegotiation of the 1998-1999 Gulf of Mexico oil and gas leases, some of which had mysteriously omitted a clause requiring leaseholders to pay royalties when oil prices exceeded $36 a barrel. Oil topped $36 in 2003.
Ethanol Doesn't "Feel Good" When You're Starving Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-01-15 10:28:20
Agribusiness giant Archer Daniels Midland Corporation (ADM - $44.86) is the largest ethanol producer in the U.S., with seven plants in five states making over a billion gallons of ethanol.
Fair Isaac: Less Than Fair Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-02-11 13:36:28 In 2008, Fair Isaac Corp. (FIC - $24.25), creator of the FICO or credit-scoring process, will roll out two new product lines designed to disadvantage American consumers.
