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News Corp Sheds Dow Jones Local Media Group In Sale
The Rupert Murdoch-founded News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA) (NASDAQ:NWS) announced today that it intends to sell Dow Jones Local Media Group to an … Read more
LinkedIn Corp (LNKD) Plans To Offer $1B In Stock
LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD) is returning to the equities market for additional funding according to a statement from the company this … Read more
Vivus Names New CEO Following Zook’s Departure
VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ:VVUS), the maker of much-needed obesity drugs in the United States, announced that newly installed Chief Executive Officer … Read more
JPMorgan May Have Violated Bribery Law In Hiring Practice
JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) is under the eyes of regulators in yet another case, according to a piece in … Read more
Market News: Nokia, Verizon Communications, CBS, Jarden
The latest manufacturing data in the United States drove the stock markets to trade higher and overshadowed existing concerns regarding … Read more
Kodak: “What’s Next Starts Now”
Kodak, for decades, symbolized American innovation and technology. For years, they remained a mainstay of manufacturing even when camera production … Read more
Standard & Poor’s Claims Revenge Motivated DOJ Lawsuit
Standard & Poor’s has alleged that the ongoing lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. Justice Department was initiated in … Read more
Home Depot To Offer $3.25B Notes to Refinance Debt, Repurchase Stock
The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE:HD), one of the largest home improvement retailers worldwide, is planning to sell notes worth $3.25 … Read more
Emerging Market Debt: What’s Really Going On?
Emerging Market debt is in a difficult position right now as investors continue to try to play the tapering of … Read more
Indiana Man Charged in “Wacky” Ponzi Scheme
It’s difficult not to remember P.T Barnum’s quote that “There is a sucker born every minute,” or that “a fool … Read more
NYC Can Even Survive Bill De Blasio As Mayor
HJ Sims & Co Senior Vice President and Director of Credit Analysis Richard Larkin spoke with FOX Business Network’s (FBN) … Read more
Syria Strike Depresses Stock Market, Oil Jumps
The Syria crisis, and the likely response of the United States, dominates the headlines again today, and the markets are … Read more
Dell’s Private Deal: Proxy Advisory Firms Reaffirm Support
Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) issued a new statement indicating that leading proxy advisory firms support its agreement with the consortium of … Read more
Sell Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NOK), Says Jim Cramer
No matter your thoughts on Jim Cramer, for example whether or not you view him as a loud-mouthed buffoon, the … Read more