Reuters - Merrill Lynch & Co may sell its 20 percent stake in financial news and data provider Bloomberg LP to a blind trust controlled by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, The New York Post reported on Friday.

EU opens in-depth investigation of Rio-BHP deal (Reuters)
Reuters - The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation on Friday into BHP Billiton's $170 billion unsolicited bid for rival miner Rio Tinto , with prices of iron ore already soaring.
Well-written letters of dismissal can ease the pain of separating. Preparation is critical to cutting your risk of a suit. Unlawful layoff is terminating someone's employment for an wrongful reason whether intentional or not. The second part of lay off risk is deciding whether you have satisfactory papers. You could ask Human resources to do the investigation for you, but I recommend against it unless, undoubtedly, you're an Hr professional.

The proprietor and business leaders should decide the activities of the employees within the boundaries of each employee's job description. Unfortunately, employers many times find themselves facing suit about a dismissal because they failed to act consistently with all workforce. There are two ways to dismiss for absenteeism and tardiness. Second, it provides you with an easy reference that ensures your remedial program is fair and removes the emotions from a situation that can cause you too be too forgiving or too harsh. The employee could've fabricated the note. o Bad-mouthing management, employees and the firm. This preparation makes the procedure easier on both you and the employee. More importantly, it tells the remaining workforce they can expect "due procedure" as well.) Sacking executive level personnel is a difficult decision to make and it calls for some tough actions. There could be flaws in your business model, delays in production or reduced sales.