There was talk of selling the state's remaining stakes in a string of big corporations, of privatising lots of companies owned by local authorities and even of abolishing the ordini (self-regulating associations that keep a stranglehold on entry into the professions, often to the benefit of the offspring of existing professionals).But Mr Berlusconi's liberal revolution lasted barely a day.
After a string of strong quarters, cash-rich corporations in markets like Brazil and China are now bargain-hunting for established brands in developed markets.
Even more disappointing to reformers, campaign finance restrictions have crumbled under a string of Supreme Court decisions allowing for corporations, unions and wealthy individuals to spend unlimited amounts on elections, often in secret.
Earlier this month Mr Murdoch resigned from a string of directorships controlling his News Corporation's UK newspapers.
The report comes in the wake of a string of high-profile cyber-attacks against corporations and government agencies, including Sony, Lockheed Martin and the Central Intelligence Agency.
In recent years, the Department of Justice, sensitive to criticism of its kid-glove approach to corporations, did actually indict a string of banks, including Credit Suisse, BNP Paribas, J. P.
The hacking group Lulz Security claimed responsibility for a string of attacks on Web sites belonging to the News Corporation on Monday.
By Teddy Wayne August 10, 2011 The hacking group Lulz Security claimed responsibility for a string of attacks on Web sites belonging to the News Corporation on Monday.
They lost, but they became agile wheeler-dealers, maneuvering for board seats and management leverage in a string of companies, among them the National Kinney Corporation, the Uris Building Corporation, the Starrett Corporation and United Brands, which was known for selling bananas.
