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Galleon Hedge Fund Probe's `Tipper X' Said to Be Ex-Lanexa Trader Hardin Thomas Hardin, an ex-Lanexa Global Management trader, is the previously unidentified link between two alleged insider trading rings described in a U.S. regulatory lawsuit against more than 20 people, including Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam, a person familiar with the matter said.

Judge in Manhattan Orders Restraint of $2.3 Billion in Argentine Assets A U.S. judge issued an order yesterday blocking entities holding $2.37 billion in Argentine assets from transferring them. The impact of U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa’s order in Manhattan federal court wasn’t immediately clear.

Patricia Cohen Will Again Sue Ex-Husband, SAC Capital Founder Steven Cohen Patricia Cohen will pursue racketeering claims made in a lawsuit filed against ex-husband Steven A. Cohen, the founder of SAC Capital Advisors LP, the woman’s new lawyer told a judge.

Google May Close China Site, Offices After `Highly Sophisticated' Attack Google Inc. defied the Chinese government by saying it will end self-censorship of its search engine and may quit the world’s largest Internet market after attacks on e-mail accounts of human-rights activists.

Lehman Liquidator Marsal Gains Approval to Spend $1.4 Billion on Loans Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the investment bank liquidating in bankruptcy, won a U.S. judge’s approval to spend $1.4 billion to buy loans and mortgages from an insolvent German affiliate, Lehman Brothers Bankhaus.

Sony, Vivendi Labels Must Defend Antitrust Lawsuit, Appeals Court Rules Record labels owned by Sony Corp. and Vivendi SA are among music companies that must face an antitrust lawsuit over the sale of songs online, a federal appeals court ruled.

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