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Starboard launches proxy fight to remove entire Yahoo board
Starboard, which has been pushing for changes at Yahoo since 2014 and owns about 1.7 percent of the company, said it would nominate nine candidates for the board. The proxy fight comes as Yahoo is pressing ahead with an auction of its core Internet business, which includes search, mail and news sites. Yahoo said in a statement it will review Starboard's nominees and respond in due course. See... [Read more]
Ex-Goldman Sachs employee spared jail over New York Fed leaks
A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc associate who admitted to illegally obtaining confidential documents from a friend at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was handed a fine on Tuesday but… Here is the original post: Ex-Goldman Sachs employee spared jail over New York Fed leaks Read More →
Bangladesh Bank weighs lawsuit against NY Fed over hack
By Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh's central bank has hired a U.S. lawyer for a potential lawsuit against the Federal Reserve Bank of New York after hackers stole $81 million from its account with the NY Fed, according to an internal report by the Bangladesh bank. After the report surfaced on … Read the rest here: Bangladesh Bank weighs lawsuit against NY Fed over hack Read More →
Fed approves Goldman acquisition of GE Capital’s U.S. online deposits
The deal, which was approved by the Federal Reserve, had been pending since August 2015. Goldman would control around $95 billion in deposits through its GS Bank unit following the acquisition, according to a statement from the Federal Reserve. More: Fed approves Goldman acquisition of GE Capital’s U.S. online deposits Read More →
FanDuel and DraftKings shut down games in New York
Top daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings agreed to stop taking money in New York on Monday, amid a months long fight with the state's attorney general over whether the games are illegal gambling. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said the companies had agreed to immediately stop operating paid contests in the state and that an appeal of an injunction against the two... [Read more]
Sheraton-owner Starwood accepts higher offer from Marriott
Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc , owner of the Sheraton and Westin hotel brands, agreed to a higher $13.6 billion buyout offer from Marriott International Inc , spurning a proposal from China's Anbang Insurance Group. Marriott raised the cash portion of its offer to $21 Read the original post: Sheraton-owner Starwood accepts higher offer from Marriott Read More →
Crude prices fall from 2016 highs as U.S. oil rig count rises
Crude oil prices settled lower on Friday after the U.S rig count rose for the first time since December, renewing worries of a supply glut after an output freeze proposal helped boost the market to 2016 highs and multi-week gains. U.S. energy firms this week added one oil rig after 12 weeks of cuts, according to data by industry… Original post: Crude prices fall from 2016 highs as U.S. oil rig... [Read more]
BofA raises share buyback by up to $800 million
(Reuters) – Bank of America Corp said its board has authorized share repurchase of up to $800 million, in addition to the $4 billion share buyback announced earlier. The No. 2 U.S. bank by assets said the buyback was meant to offset the share count dilution resulting from equity incentive compensation awarded to retirement-eligible employees. Go here to read the rest: BofA raises share buyback... [Read more]
Chipotle mulls more food giveaways as customers slowly return
Executives speaking at an investment conference on Wednesday said the company has recovered about one-third of sales lost to a string of food safety lapses last year, and more free offers may be forthcoming as part of Read more: Chipotle mulls more food giveaways as customers slowly return Read More →
Apple fight could escalate with demand for ‘source code’
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The latest filing in the legal war between the planet’s most powerful government and its most valuable company gave one indication of how the high-stakes confrontation could escalate even further. In what observers of the case called a carefully calibrated threat, the U.S. Justice Department last week suggested that… More: Apple fight could escalate... [Read more]