Wall Street Journal Berkeley's Soda Tax Appears To Cut Consumption Of Sugary DrinksNPRThe nation's first "soda tax" on sugar-sweetened beverages, which went into effect in Berkeley, Calif., last year, appears to be working. According to a new study, consumption of sugary drinks — at least in some neighborhoods — is down by a whopping …Soda […]
CNN First on CNN: FBI investigating Russian hack of New York Times reporters, othersCNN(CNN) Hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence have carried out a series of cyber breaches targeting reporters at The New York Times and other US news organizations, according to US officials briefed on the matter. The intrusions …Russian hackers 'targeted […]
Bloomberg Apollo Paid Itself Some Fees and Gave Itself Some LoansBloombergMatt Levine is a Bloomberg View columnist. He was an editor of Dealbreaker, an investment banker at Goldman Sachs, a mergers and acquisitions lawyer at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz and a clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.Apollo to pay […]
Wall Street Journal US watchdog clears ChemChina's takeover of SyngentaReutersZURICH A U.S. regulator has cleared ChemChina's $43 billion takeover of Swiss pesticides and seeds group Syngenta (SYNN.S), the companies said on Monday, boosting chances that the largest foreign acquisition ever by a Chinese company will go …ChemChina Clinches U.S. Security Nod for Syngenta PurchaseBloombergChemChina-Syngenta $43 Billion […]
Lead Warning at Indiana Housing Complex Roils ResidentsABC NewsMore than 1,000 residents of a northwest Indiana public housing complex have been in a state of panic and uncertainty since authorities informed them last month that their homes must be destroyed because of serious lead contamination. A warning this … and more » Subscribe to the RSS feed
The Nation RPT-GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEKAHEAD-Fed guessing game moves up a gear as Yellen t…ReutersMADRID Aug 19 Will they or won't they? The debate over whether the U.S. Federal Reserve is readying an interest rate hike will get its umpteenth airing over the coming week, with all eyes on Chair Janet Yellen to provide some clarity. […]
MedCity News Pfizer said close to $14B deal for MedivationMarketWatchPfizer Inc. is nearing agreement to buy biotech Medivation Inc. in a move that would add one of the crown jewels of the multibillion-dollar market for cancer drugs to Pfizer's portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter. The $14 billion all …Pfizer 'In Advanced Talks' […]
Tulsa World No injuries as train carrying coal derails in rural TexasTulsa WorldROANOKE, Texas (AP) — Officials say no one was injured when a train hauling coal derailed in rural North Texas, sending some cars into a creek. Union Pacific spokesman Jeff DeGraff says 26 cars derailed off the end of a southbound train around […]
FX News Call PRECIOUS-Gold hits one-week low on US rate hike prospectsReutersAug 22 Gold fell on Monday to its lowest in over a week as the dollar strengthened after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials increased bets on a U.S. rate hike this year. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold was down 0.3 percent at $1,337.12 an […]
Gas prices up by half a cent to $2.17 a gallonAppeal-DemocratCAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is up by over half a cent to $2.17 a gallon for regular grade. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday higher crude oil prices are causing refiners and retailers to bump up their […]