Jim Zarroli

High Court Sides With Regulators In Drug Patent Case

Jim Zarroli — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:03:00 +0000

The Supreme Court sided with government regulators in an important case involving the pharmaceutical industry and patent law. At issue were contracts between "brand-name" pharmaceutical companies and "generic" producers in which the brand-name company paid the generic not to compete. The court said the Federal Trade Commission could challenge such contracts.

Net Giants Try To Quell Users' Jitters About Their Data

Jim Zarroli — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:07:00 +0000

Companies like Google and Facebook are very much caught in the middle of the current debate about national security and privacy.

NSA Leak Could Undermine Trust Of Government Contractor

Jim Zarroli — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:23:00 +0000

In recent decades, a quiet revolution has been transforming the way Washington works.

Because the U.S. government does not have the workforce to complete all of its tasks, it employs private companies like Booz Allen Hamilton to do the work for it. Booz Allen is the company where Edward Snowden, who said he leaked secrets about the National Security Agency, most recently worked.

Over the past 25 years, this contract workforce has grown and plays a major role in the U.S.

IMF Vs. European Commission: Duel Over Financial Crisis

Jim Zarroli — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:08:00 +0000

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Earlier this week, the International Monetary Fund came out with a scathing report about the way the Greek debt crisis was handled. It says European officials took too long to restructure Greece's debt because they were too concerned about protecting investors.

Investigation Continues At Troubled Hedge Fund

Jim Zarroli — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:14:00 +0000

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The federal probe of a hugely successful hedge fund may have investors ready to pull out much of their money. SAC Capital is under investigation for insider trading. Several published reports indicate outside investors are worried about that investigation and whether it will touch Steven Cohen, the firm's founder.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: Investors have pretty much stood by Steven Cohen until now, as nine of his employees have faced charges. But recently, things took a turn for the worst.