Amazon closed out the trading day yesterday as an official member of the $1 trillion club for the first time. Because Jeff really needed a win, folks. The company joins Microsoft, Alphabet, and Apple in that rarified...more
2/5/2020
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Disney ,
E-Commerce ,
eBay ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Markets ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Huawei ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Infrastructure ,
Internet Streaming ,
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Loans ,
Macy's ,
NYSE ,
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PG&E ,
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Stock Exchange ,
Stock Prices ,
Takeovers ,
Telecommunications ,
Tourism ,
Trade Relations ,
UK Brexit ,
YouTube
In a week that’s already seen plenty of C-suite shakeups, we’ve learned that Ginni Rometty is stepping down from her role as CEO at IBM. The company’s cloud computing chief, Arvind Krishna, will take over for her, though...more
1/31/2020
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banking Regulators ,
Bench Trial ,
Board of Directors ,
C-Suite Executives ,
CEOs ,
China ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Commodities ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Dodd-Frank ,
E-Commerce ,
Earnings Reports ,
Economic Growth ,
Emerging Markets ,
Ethicon ,
False Advertising ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
GDP ,
Germany ,
Global Health Issues ,
Hedge Funds ,
IBM ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Internet Retailers ,
Johnson & Johnson ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Public Health ,
Resignation ,
Retail Market ,
Robotics ,
Robots ,
UBS ,
Venture Capital ,
Volcker Rule ,
World Health Organization
Facebook has agreed to pay $550 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit claiming that Zuck & Co.’s use of facial recognition technology violated Illinois’ biometric privacy law. Though the settlement is little more than “a...more
1/30/2020
/ Airplane Accidents ,
Apple ,
Automotive Industry ,
Aviation Industry ,
Biometric Information ,
Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Boeing ,
Broadcom ,
Canada ,
Class Action ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Electronic Data Transmissions ,
EU ,
European Parliament ,
Facebook ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FDIC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Interest Rates ,
iPhone ,
Loans ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Mexico ,
Microchip Technology ,
OCC ,
Patent Infringement ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Pyramid Schemes ,
Quarterly Report ,
Smartphones ,
Social Media ,
Southwest Airlines ,
Statutory Violations ,
Stock Prices ,
Tesla ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
Wifi ,
Withdrawal Agreement
Massachusetts has fined Chipotle $1.4 million as part of a settlement with the restaurant chain over accusations that “it routinely violated [state] labor laws, with authorities estimating more than 13,000 violations from...more
1/29/2020
/ 3M Company ,
Airbus ,
Automotive Industry ,
Aviation Industry ,
CBO Report ,
CEOs ,
Chipotle Grill ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Debt Ceiling ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Reserve ,
Flash Crash ,
FOMC ,
Franchises ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
J Crew ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Layoffs ,
Lending ,
Renault-Nissan ,
Repossess ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retailers ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tax Reform ,
Victoria Secret
While there’s plenty of other business afoot in D.C. these days, it also happens to have been a pretty big week for trade deals. A day after Phase One with China was inked, the Senate overwhelmingly approved a revised...more
1/17/2020
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Bayer ,
Business Valuations ,
Canada ,
Cancer ,
Comcast ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
Exports ,
Facebook ,
Federal Reserve ,
Foreign Relations ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Germany ,
Google ,
Huawei ,
Imports ,
International Trade Disputes ,
Internet Streaming ,
Mexico ,
Monsanto ,
NAFTA ,
Online Advertisements ,
Pesticides ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Raids ,
Social Media ,
Stock Markets ,
Stock Prices ,
Toxic Exposure ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies ,
WhatsApp ,
WTO
Well, Phase One is official, thanks to a White House signing yesterday that included Chinese Vice Premier Liu He. With that act comes our first substantive look at the deal that’s been thus-far shrouded in secrecy. Some...more
1/16/2020
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Amazon Marketplace ,
Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Exports ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Markets ,
France ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Imports ,
India ,
Investment ,
Jeff Bezos ,
Libor ,
Malaysia ,
Mobile Apps ,
Nissan ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Revenue ,
Social Media ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Supply Chain ,
Target ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
Twitter ,
US Trade Policies ,
White Collar Crimes
Fiat Chrysler and rival Peugeot have agreed to binding merger terms that, if approved by US and European regulators, would create a “$50 billion auto giant that would rank among the world’s largest car companies by sales”....more
12/18/2019
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Amazon ,
Automotive Industry ,
Banks ,
Bed Bath & Beyond ,
Boeing ,
Bond Markets ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Raising ,
CBS ,
Chrysler ,
Competition ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
DNA ,
E-Commerce ,
Electricity ,
Equipment Failure ,
EU ,
Fannie Mae ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fiat ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financing ,
Freddie Mac ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Infrastructure ,
Institutional Investors ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Life Sciences ,
Monopolization ,
Mortgage Lenders ,
Mortgages ,
Natural Disasters ,
Office Space ,
Peugeot ,
PG&E ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Rate-Rigging ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Retailers ,
Retaliation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sharing Economy ,
SoftBank ,
Startups ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Wildfires
The US and China have reportedly reached an initial agreement on the “final terms of a phase one trade deal, moving both countries closer to signing a pact that” the White House originally announced in October and averting...more
12/13/2019
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China ,
Competition ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Debit and Credit Card Transactions ,
Debt ,
Digital Wallets ,
Economic Growth ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
Exports ,
Facebook ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchisee ,
Full-Time Employees ,
Google ,
Imports ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Manufacturers ,
McDonalds ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Gaming ,
PayPal ,
Political Campaigns ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Prepaid Payment Products ,
Revenue ,
Revenue Sharing ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Retaliation ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Unemployment ,
US Trade Policies ,
Venmo
As expected, the Fed kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday while also signaling that “they would wait to see how the economy fared before making another move”....more
12/12/2019
/ Airplane Accidents ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Bitcoin ,
Boeing ,
Charitable Donations ,
Charitable Organizations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Dairy Farmers ,
Dairy Farmers of America ,
Deficit Reduction ,
Disney ,
Farms ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Markets ,
FinCEN ,
General Elections ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Insider Trading ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Internet Streaming ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Joint Venture ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Lost Profits ,
Mobile Devices ,
Nestle ,
Private Equity ,
prohibit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Race Discrimination ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Religious Institutions ,
Saudi Aramco ,
Stock Prices ,
Suspicious Activities ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Virtual Currency
More than a bit of drama in the auto world yesterday, with General Motors suing rival Fiat Chrysler, accusing it of “bribing United Auto Workers officials to gain competitive advantages in contract negotiations.” The UAW’s...more
11/21/2019
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Anti-Union Actions ,
Apple ,
Automotive Industry ,
Bribery ,
CEOs ,
Charles Schwab ,
China ,
Chrysler ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Competitive Advantage ,
Consultants ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Corruption ,
Employee Rights ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiat ,
Financial Markets ,
Foreign Relations ,
General Motors ,
Google ,
Insurance Industry ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
PayPal ,
Price-Fixing ,
Resignation ,
Retail Market ,
Retaliation ,
Rewards Programs ,
Sherman Act ,
Startups ,
Statutory Violations ,
Strike ,
Tariffs ,
TD Ameritrade ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
UAW ,
Unions ,
US Trade Policies ,
White Collar Crimes
PG&E’s woes continue. Not only is the company still in the midst of a dangerous fire season, but it’s struggling to find a path out of bankruptcy while fending off a growing chorus of cities and state officials “threatening...more
11/20/2019
/ Advertising ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Boeing ,
Capital Raising ,
China ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Economic Downturn ,
Employee Rights ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fannie Mae ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
Financial Fraud ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Freddie Mac ,
Freelance Workers ,
General Motors ,
Gig Economy ,
Holidays ,
Home Depot ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infrastructure ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Kohls ,
KPMG ,
Marketing Perspectives ,
Mortgages ,
PG&E ,
Popular ,
Public Health ,
Public Safety ,
Purchase Agreement ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
RMBS ,
Safety Inspections ,
Safety Standards ,
Student Loans ,
Target ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Negotiations ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
UAW ,
Unions ,
US Trade Policies ,
Wildfires
T-Mobile chief and fan-of-magenta John Legere has announced that he’ll be stepping down in April at the end of his current contract. Legere will be succeeded by Mike Sievert, the carrier’s current president and COO....more
11/19/2019
/ Appeals ,
Big Tech ,
Bonds ,
Business Valuations ,
Capital Raising ,
CEOs ,
China ,
Competition ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Cosmetics ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hedge Funds ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Interest Rates ,
Internet ,
Japan ,
Loans ,
Martin Shkreli ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Personal Care Products ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Predatory Lending ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Resignation ,
Revenue Growth ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Social Media ,
SoftBank ,
Startups ,
Stock Markets ,
Stock Sale Agreements ,
T-Mobile ,
Text Messages ,
Yahoo!
Fed Chair Powell was far from the main attraction on the Hill yesterday, but hey, let’s keep it on topic here and note his belief that the U.S. economy is performing well even as certain risks—including “sluggish growth...more
11/14/2019
/ Activist Investors ,
China ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exports ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Food Supply ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
Imports ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Interest Rates ,
Mexico ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Ocwen ,
Office Space ,
Oil & Gas ,
PEMEX ,
Ransomware ,
Removal At-Will ,
Separation of Powers ,
Sharing Economy ,
Single Director ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
Here’s about as 2019 as we can get in the financial world (with a healthy dose of 1950s-era gender discrimination for good measure): a series of tweets from tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson alleging gender...more
11/11/2019
/ Algorithms ,
Alibaba ,
Apple ,
Chapter 11 ,
Climate Change ,
Commodities ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Credit Cards ,
E-Commerce ,
Economic Growth ,
Embedded Tweets ,
Emerging Markets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fees ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Global Economy ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Hong Kong ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Insolvency ,
Investors ,
Office Space ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Saudi Aramco ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sharing Economy ,
Social Media ,
Trading Platforms ,
Twitter ,
UBS
Jobs Report Friday again. Here’s what we’re watching, including the possibility of scary low numbers thanks to the only-recently-resolved GM strike....more
11/1/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Banks ,
China ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Currency Manipulation ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Economic Development ,
Employment Contract ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiat ,
Ford Motor ,
Foreign Currency ,
Gender Discrimination ,
General Motors ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Inversion ,
Job Creation ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Labor Relations ,
Office Space ,
Peugeot ,
Retailers ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Sharing Economy ,
Strike ,
Tax Evasion ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UAW ,
Unions ,
Voluntary Disclosure
As universally expected, the Fed’s Open Market Committee delivered its third interest rate cut of 2019 yesterday, though it did so while signaling that it’s likely to pause before taking action again and “is now shifting into...more
10/31/2019
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Capital Losses ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Restructuring ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deutsche Bank ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Facebook ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiat ,
Financial Markets ,
Global Warming ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Investment Fraud ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Money Laundering ,
Online Advertisements ,
Peugeot ,
Political Advertising ,
Political Campaigns ,
Quarterly Report ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Social Media ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Twitter ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Trade Policies ,
White Collar Crimes
Fiat Chrysler and France’s Peugeot are in the midst of merger talks that, if finalized, could “create a nearly $50 billion trans-Atlantic auto giant.” One option being bandied about in the “fluid” talks is an “all-share...more
10/30/2019
/ AIG ,
Airplane Accidents ,
Algorithmic Trading ,
Automotive Industry ,
Boeing ,
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) ,
Chrysler ,
Coal Industry ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
EU ,
Federal Reserve ,
Fiat ,
Financial Markets ,
FOMC ,
Futures ,
GDP ,
General Elections ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Investigations ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Mercantile Industry ,
Murray Energy ,
Office Space ,
Peugeot ,
Popular ,
Retirement Plan ,
S&P ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Sharing Economy ,
Testimony ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Parliament
The EU has granted the UK another extension for the Brexit process, giving Britain until January 31 to leave (unless its Parliament passes a divorce deal sooner)....more
10/28/2019
/ Airplane Accidents ,
Aviation Industry ,
Bailout ,
Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Boeing ,
China ,
Cloud Computing ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Employment Contract ,
EU ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
General Motors ,
H&M ,
Industry Consolidation ,
Labor Relations ,
Louis Vuitton ,
Luxury Goods ,
Microsoft ,
Opportunity Zones ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SoftBank ,
Strike ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tiffany and Company ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Wall Street
Mario Draghi presided over his final ECB meeting yesterday, with the central bank deciding to hold rates steady and let current stimulus measures play out for the time being. His departure (and the arrival of former IMF chief...more
10/25/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
Bribery ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corruption ,
Debt ,
European Central Bank ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Student Loans ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Interest Rates ,
Investigations ,
Investment Fraud ,
Japan ,
Liquidity ,
Liquidity Management ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Mineral Extraction ,
Natural Gas ,
Netherlands ,
Nissan ,
Office Space ,
Pakistan ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Repossess ,
Repurchases ,
Resignation ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Violations ,
Separation of Powers ,
Sharing Economy ,
Single Director ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Well Drilling ,
White Collar Crimes
We didn’t get flop sweat Zuck, but it was still a hot seat indeed for Facebook’s founder and CEO on the Hill yesterday, who fielded a wide range of questions from Libra to political freedom of expression on his platform....more
10/24/2019
/ Airplane Accidents ,
Amazon Marketplace ,
Automotive Industry ,
Boeing ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Congressional Oversight ,
Cryptocurrency ,
E-Commerce ,
Earnings Reports ,
Electric Cooperative ,
Elon Musk ,
Facebook ,
False Advertising ,
Fashion Industry ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Services Committee ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Forever 21 ,
GAO ,
Google ,
Hedge Funds ,
Internet Retailers ,
Kellogg Company ,
Political Advertising ,
Profits ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Social Media ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Tesla ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars
Nike’s top dog, CEO Mark Parker, is stepping down at the beginning of 2020, to be replaced by board member and ServiceNow CEO John Donahoe. Parker, who will assume the role of executive chair when Donahoe takes over, has been...more
10/23/2019
/ Bank of England ,
Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon ,
Boeing ,
Books & Records ,
CEOs ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Elizabeth Warren ,
EU ,
European Central Bank ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Facebook ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Committee ,
Fintech Charter ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Hewlett-Packard ,
Illegal Profits ,
Insider Trading ,
Mark Zuckerberg ,
National Bank Charters ,
Nike ,
OCC ,
Office Space ,
Price-Fixing ,
Quanta ,
Repossess ,
Resignation ,
Securities Fraud ,
Sharing Economy ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Parliament
Details are trickling in on the tentative Brexit agreement reached between UK and EU negotiators this week, just 14 days ahead of the Halloween departure deadline. A massive sticking point here remains the British...more
10/18/2019
/ Banks ,
Brick-and-Mortar Stores ,
Brokers ,
Charles Schwab ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Corruption ,
Credit Suisse ,
E-Cigarettes ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
Facebook ,
False Statements ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Harm ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Motors ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Opportunities ,
Kickbacks ,
Labor Relations ,
Mozambique ,
Netflix ,
Political Speech ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Presidential Elections ,
Retail Market ,
Saudi Arabia ,
Saudi Aramco ,
Scams ,
Securities Transactions ,
Severe Weather ,
Social Media ,
Strike ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
UAW ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
US Trade Policies ,
Vaping ,
Wage and Hour ,
White Collar Crimes ,
White Papers
Good news out of Detroit late yesterday, with officials from General Motors and the United Autoworkers Union striking a “tentative agreement on a new labor contract that could end the monthlong strike that has idled G.M....more
10/17/2019
/ Alcoa ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Automotive Industry ,
Balance Sheets ,
Bench Trial ,
Broadcom ,
China ,
Climate Change ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Economic Reform ,
EU ,
Exclusionary Authority ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Facebook ,
FCC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Markets ,
General Motors ,
Housing Market ,
Investment Fraud ,
Labor Relations ,
Lifeline Program ,
Liquidity ,
Retail Sales ,
Sprint ,
Strike ,
T-Mobile ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Treasury Markets ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
US Trade Policies
A group of three major drug distributors—McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Cardinal Health—are in the midst of talks with representatives of state and local governments who have brought more than 2000 opioid-related lawsuits...more
10/16/2019
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Automotive Industry ,
Broadcom ,
Cardinal Health ,
China ,
Contract Terms ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
EU ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Stimulus ,
General Motors ,
Injunctions ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment Fraud ,
McKesson Technologies ,
MGM ,
Office Space ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
PCAOB ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Plant Based Products ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
San Francisco ,
Semiconductors ,
Sharing Economy ,
Strike ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
UAW ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Unions ,
US Trade Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
We Work’s largest investor, SoftBank, is reportedly sketching out plans in which it would drop billions of additional money on the company in return for giving Masa Son control of WeWork “and further sidelin[ing] its founder...more
10/14/2019
/ Banks ,
China ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Earnings Reports ,
eBay ,
Electricity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facebook ,
Federal Reserve ,
Global Marketplace ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
MasterCard ,
Offerings ,
Office Space ,
Offshore Companies ,
Opioid ,
OxyContin ,
Pain Management ,
PG&E ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Purdue Pharma ,
Sears ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Sharing Economy ,
SoftBank ,
Stays ,
Tariffs ,
Token Sales ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Treasury Regulations ,
Trump Administration ,
Unregistered Securities ,
US Trade Policies ,
Visa Inc ,
Volkswagen ,
Wall Street ,
Wildfires