During the Reuters Global Mining and Steel Summit, Norilsk Nickel, the world’s biggest palladium producer, revealed that the chemical element Palladium is a lucrative investment opportunity in the mining industry and that the demand for this lustrous silvery white metal will grow in the future.

Recently, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson, gave a State of the City Address to summarize the city’s accomplishments in 2009 and to discuss his goals for the City of Sacramento for 2010. Roni Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation thought it imperative to have representatives attending the conference to find out how the law firm can participate in working towards these goals

Cadillac, the luxury vehicle owned by General Motors Company, has decided to distance itself from its parent company to stay away from the stigma and the immense disappointment GM suffered with its $50 billion U.S.-backed bankruptcy in 2009.

In the midst of a global recession and unprecedented unemployment rates in the U.S. and abroad, fast food chains such as McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King are taking advantage of the increasing demand for fast food as cash-poor consumers seek cheaper dining alternatives. As the fast food wars heat up, these chains are scrambling to offer products at competitive prices, reduce operating costs, introduce new products and launch special promotions.

The Board of Goldman Sachs distributed 58,381 restricted shares worth $8.99 million to Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein. Chief Operating Officer Gary Cohn and Chief Financial Officer David Viniar were also offered the same amount. Blankfein’s whole share bonus is considerably less than the $67.9 million he was rewarded in 2007.

After a stint heading UBS’ American division for wealth management, Joseph Grano encouraged leaders of the company to emancipate Paine Webber. His suggestion ultimately fell on deaf ears.

In Orlando, Florida the National Safety Council has effectively closed the first Executive Leadership Workshop, which brought together top leaders in environmental, health, and safety (EHS) management as part of its Annual Congress and Expo.

For years, lupus patients, who are for the greater part women, have had to deal with the chronic disease with archaic remedies. Those who suffer from lupus experience inflammation, pain, and tissue damage all over the body.

Earlier this year, the Chair of Dubai developer Union Properties stated that their firm looks forward to this year being better than 2009. He further stated that the company will center on marketing some of its benefits to assist in paying debits. During an interview, the Chair, Khalid bin Kalban, told reporters about his positive outlook for 2010 stating, “We are in a much better position today than September.” Kalban earlier informed Al-Arabiya television that the company held a strong financial position to drive proceeds.

Mayer Brown has made some colossal changes to the order of leadership in the firm. Over the past year, the company has been making significant alterations in its headship and in the last few months, it has made another. The company has named Richard Spehr as the partner-in-charge of its office in New York.