SEC Charges Cardinal Health With FCPA Violations

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Ohio-based pharmaceutical company Cardinal Health, Inc. has agreed to pay more than $8 million to resolve charges that it violated the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. read more »

Apple’s $500 million iPhone settlement

VOX

The company was sued for slowing down iPhones in order to improve battery life — and not telling users about any of it.

Company to pay up to $500m to in proposed settlement, which requires judge’s approval. read more »

Children as young as eight picked coffee beans on farms supplying Starbucks

THE GUARDIAN

High street coffee shop giant Starbucks has been caught up in a child labor row after an investigation revealed that children under 13 were working on farms in Guatemala that supply the chain with its beans. read more »