Coverage: Nestle pays $7.1 billion to sell Starbucks in stores

In the third-biggest transaction in Nestle SA’s 152-year history, the Swiss food giant will spend $7.15 billion for the right to…

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Talking Biz News Today — May 8, 2018

Some of Tuesday’s top business news stories: Associated Press Microsoft launches $25 million program to use AI program for disabilities,…

7 years ago

Seeking Alpha hires Kiesche as senior editor

SeekingAlpha.com has hired longtime Bloomberg News reporter and editor Elizabeth Kiesche as its senior editor for breaking news. Kiesche started her new…

7 years ago

Ex-Barron’s columnist Sears hired to work with advisers

Former Barron's columnist Steve Sears, who left the publication in February, has been hired as the chief market strategist for StratiFi Technologies. Steve…

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WSJ hires TechCrunch’s Roof to cover venture capital

Katie Roof of TechCrunch has been hired by The Wall Street Journal to work on its WSJ Pro Venture Capital publication…

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Fortune hires Buysse as audience engagement editor

John Buysse has been hired by Fortune magazine as its audience engagement editor. He will be based in Chicago starting…

7 years ago

Halberstadt named editor of WSJ’s Mansion

Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker sent out the following announcement on Monday: I'm pleased to announce the appointment of…

7 years ago

Cheddar has launched on Snapchat

Cheddar, the streaming video network dubbed the "CNBC for millennials" is launching its own business-focused news channel for Snapchat Discover,…

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Van Hecke, former Charlotte Observer biz editor, dies at 89

M.S. Van Hecke, a longtime business editor and business columnist at the Charlotte Observer, died on Saturday at the age…

7 years ago

Coverage: What Buffett said at Berkshire annual meeting

The financial news media flocked to Omaha, Nebraska, this past weekend to attend the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting and to…

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