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U.S. manufacturing still weak; labor market flexes muscle
New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell in February as the sector continued to struggle with the lingering effects of a robust dollar and lower oil prices. While other data on Thursday showed an increase … Read the original here: U.S. manufacturing still weak; labor market flexes muscle Read More →
IHS to buy data provider Markit, combined company to base in UK
U.S.-based IHS Inc agreed to buy Markit Ltd to create a $13 billion London-based data and business research provider, in the latest example of a U.S. company moving its domicile overseas where corporate … View post: IHS to buy data provider Markit, combined company to base in UK Read More →
Staples, Office Depot say FTC opposition to deal ‘simply wrong’
The FTC has said a merger between the two could reduce competition for nationwide contracts for office supplies. It has also rejected Staples' raised offer to divest up to $1.25 billion of commercial contracts to secure approval for the The rest is here: Staples, Office Depot say FTC opposition to deal ‘simply wrong’ Read More →
Oil sets new 2016 highs on production freeze, demand bets
“Focus for now is firmly placed on a global macroeconomic environment that is propelling other industrial commodities such as the metals as well as world equities back to around highest levels since late last year,” said Jim Ritterbusch of Chicago-based energy markets consultancy Ritterbusch & Associates. It was on course to gain 6 percent on the week for a fifth straight week of... [Read more]
Caesars investors weigh impact of harsh examiner report
An examiner's report on Tuesday found Caesars and its private equity backers could be on the hook for their efforts to keep the struggling casino empire afloat, which ended with last year's bankruptcy of Caesars' operating unit, CEOC. Examiner Richard Davis and an army of lawyers investigated claims … More here: Caesars investors weigh impact of harsh examiner report Read More →
JPMorgan, Citi shareholders to vote on potential breakup plans
Citigroup included the question in a proxy statement it filed on Wednesday for its annual meeting next month, and the shareholder sponsoring that proposal said he has a similar one slated for the upcoming ballot for JPMorgan's annual meeting. The shareholder, Bart Naylor, said he hopes the proposals get more votes… See the original post: JPMorgan, Citi shareholders to vote on potential... [Read more]
China’s Anbang challenges Marriott with $13 billion Starwood offer
The non-binding bid, unveiled on Monday, just days after Anbang agreed to acquire Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc from buyout firm Blackstone Group LP for $6.5 billion, would represent by far the biggest Chinese investment in U.S. real estate assets. The head of China's insurance regulator, Xiang Junbo, wrote in January in a magazine published by the country's central bank that Chinese... [Read more]
Sichuan Hanlong Group insider trader jailed in Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian court has sentenced a Chinese former executive to more than eight years in prison for insider trading in 2011 when his privately-owned energy conglomerate Sichuan Hanlong Read the original post: Sichuan Hanlong Group insider trader jailed in Australia Read More →
Ex-employee sues VW in U.S. over data deletion: German media reports
A former employee of Volkswagen's U.S. subsidiary is suing the company for damages, claiming he was unlawfully fired after flagging internally what he alleged was illegal deletion of data, a group of German media outlets said on Sunday. The former employee at Volkswagen Group of America's data processing center in … Original post: Ex-employee sues VW in U.S. over data deletion: German... [Read more]
Supreme Court rejects Apple e-books price-fixing appeal
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Apple Inc's challenge to an appellate court decision that it conspired with five publishers to increase e-book prices, meaning it will have to pay $450 million as … Go here to see the original: Supreme Court rejects Apple e-books price-fixing appeal Read More →