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.

In these difficult times, with thousands of professionals bereft of jobs, many think that renewable energy and clean tech directors would be having a field day drawing and selecting leadership candidates. However, firms need to be certain that they pick the right people for the job.

United States safety regulators are satisfied with the way that Toyota Motor Corporation has responded to its recent problems. The company’s plan for fixing the accelerator on many of its models met the standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Members of Generation Y tend are prone to identity theft. Anyone age 18 to 24 attracts identity thieves the most, according to Javelin Research and Strategy. This age group likely has untainted credit records which are surefire tools for thieves to take out loans.