"It's like a big, metal, claw-y machine in 'Transformers, '" she said, to much laughter, during a lunchtime gathering at Google's Manhattan offices.

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This holds particularly true for Motorola Mobility, a company that just won its independence and is still in the throes of trying to claw its way back into the big leagues after years of mismanagement -- the Atrix 4G and Droid Bionic are Big Deals for Moto, and the company undoubtedly intends to get them right.

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If there are big pay-offs, Congress could decide to claw back the benefits.

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Efforts will be made to tie remuneration more closely to long-term value creation more paid in restricted shares, with employers able to claw back a portion if trades lead to big losses and multi-year bonus guarantees to be avoided.

ECONOMIST: A new chapter for the world economy, maybe