Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 10, 2014
Some of Friday’s top stories: The New York Times A deal maker tries to tune up UBS’s investment bank, by Anita Raghavan Merkel hints at economic policy shift in Germany, by Jack Ewing and Alison Smale The Wall Street Journal Amazon to open first brick-and-mortar site, by Greg Bensinger and Keiko Morris Tesla Motors shows […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 9, 2014
Some of Thursday’s top stories: The New York Times Fed officials affirm rate outlook, but seek flexibility, by Binyamin Appelbaum After a turnaround, Gap’s chief executive to retire, by Hiroko Tabuchi The Wall Street Journal More big venture-backed companies shun IPOs, for now, by Yuliya Chernova Oil markets fly into a perfect storm, by Liam […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 8, 2014
Some of Wednesday’s top stories: The New York Times Borrowing by consumers rose $13.5 billion in August, by The Associated Press Experimental Ebola drug puts its maker, Chimerix, back in the spotlight, by Andrew Pollack The Wall Street Journal Costco profit jumps on stronger sales, fee revenue, by Michael Calia Wal-Mart to end health insurance […]
Talking Biz News — Oct. 7, 2014
Some of Tuesday’s top stories: The New York Times Breaking up is the new thing to do, by David Gelles Turner Broadcasting, home of CNN, TBS and TNT, will cut 1,475 jobs, by Emily Steel Microsoft and other firms pledge to protect student data, by Natasha Singer The Wall Street Journal Germany to tell G20 […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 6, 2014
Some of Monday’s top stories: The New York Times Hewlett-Packard is said to be planning a split of businesses, by Quentin Hardy and David Gelles Hong Kong wealth gap on display in protests, by Neil Gough The Wall Street Journal Becton Dickinson to buy CareFusion for $12.2 billion, by Jonathan Rockoff and Dana Mattioli NBA […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 3, 2014
Some of Friday’s top stories: The New York Times As Fed retreats from stimulus, central banks overseas expand theirs, by Binyamin Appelbaum, Jack Ewing and Neil Gough Cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase affects 76 million households, by Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Matthew Goldstein and Nicole Perlroth The Wall Street Journal Ex-News Corp editor pleads guilty in U.K. phone-hacking […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 2, 2014
Some of Thursday’s top stories The New York Times New York Times plans to eliminate 100 jobs in the newsroom, by Ravi Somaiya Coca-Cola, yielding to criticism, revises its proposal for executive pay, by Peter Eavis The Wall Street Journal Angry Birds maker Rovio to cut up to 130 jobs in Finland, by Jens Hansegard […]
Talking Biz News Today — Oct. 1, 2014
Some of Wednesday’s top stories The New York Times Detailing financial links of doctors and drug makers, by Katie Thomas, Agustin Armendariz and Sarah Cohen Walgreen reports loss of $239 million for quarter, by The Associated Press The Wall Street Journal Adidas launches $1.9 billion multiyear shareholder return program, by Monica Houston-Waesch More cable companies […]
Insight: How to cover a merger or acquisition
The seasons are not the only things changing. Headlines everywhere are flooded with recent mergers and acquisitions. From last month’s questionable Burger King-Tim Horton’s deal to the weakening talks between DreamWorks Animation and SoftBank, M&A stories are increasing with more regularity. According to Mergermarket, the value of deals in the first quarter of 2014 was nearly […]
Talking Biz News Today — Sept. 30, 2014
Some of Tuesday’s top stories The New York Times The Lehman bailout that never was, by James B. Stewart and Peter Evans EBay to spin off PayPal, adopting strategy backed by Icahn, by Michael J. de la Merced and Andrew Ross Sorkin The Wall Street Journal EU believes Apple, Fiat tax deals broke rules, by […]
