U.S. judge rejects Lehman workers' claims on stock awards

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former senior employees of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc [LEHLO.UL] who once commanded seven-figure pay packages failed to persuade a federal judge to restore hundreds of millions of dollars of stock awards that become worthless after the Wall Street bank's collapse. In a decision made public on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan said the awards should be classified as equity, subject to...

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Japan stocks lower at close of trade

Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Retail, Food and Pharmaceutical Industry sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.71%. The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Toshiba Corp., which rose 5.80% or 12.0 points to trade at 219.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Dainippon Screen Mfg. Co., Ltd. added 4.95% or 42.0 points to end at 890.0 and Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc....

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Indonesia stocks higher at close of trade

Indonesia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Agriculture, Trade and Financials sectors led shares higher. At the close in Jakarta, the IDX Composite Index gained 0.74%. The best performers of the session on the IDX Composite Index were Smartfren Telecom Tbk , which rose 24.29% or 17 points to trade at 87 at the close. Meanwhile, Cakra Mineral Tbk  added 20.78% or 16 points to end at 93 and Panca Global...

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