Fans of Bojangles’ fried chicken and biscuits can rejoice after Tuesday’s announcement that the North Carolina-based company will begin trading on the NASDAQ, especially since the company said it sees the potential for 3,500 more locations. The week rounded out with General Electric Co. selling its $30 billion real estate portfolio.
What follows are Talking Biz News’ picks of the top ten stories of the week:
Monday
- Uber’s next battleground: New York City, by Charlie Gasparino of Fox Business Network
- Millennials give prepaid debit cards a boost, by Tom Anderson of CNBC
Tuesday
- 6 things to know about Bojangles’ ahead of its IPO, by Ciara Linnane of MarketWatch
- Former HP CEO Carly Fiorina condemns “crony capitalism,” by Nina Easton of Fortune
Wednesday
- New minutes show Federal Reserve sticking to a gradual approach on rates, by Steven Mufson of The Washington Post
- Dimon says once-in-3-billion-year treasury move warning shot, by Sonali Basak and Doni Bloomfield of Bloomberg
Thursday
- Facebook just filed a fascinating patent that could seriously hurt Google’s ad revenue, by Lara O’Reilly of Business Insider
- Walgreens aims to close about 200 U.S. stores, by Tom Murphy of The Associated Press
Friday
- Oil prices rise ahead of data about drilling activity, by Nicole Friedman and Georgi Kantchev of The Wall Street Journal
- In post-crisis overhaul, G.E. will retreat from finance, by Andrew Ross Sorkin and Michael J. de la Merced of The New York Times
