Los Angeles Times |
Disney's rumored Twitter bid raises doubts
Los Angeles Times One is an entertainment giant famous for exacting tight control over its content. The other is a tech firm whose commitment to free speech has earned it a reputation as a hub for news and a haven for online harassment. Together, they make for a brow … Google, Disney, or Salesforce? Twitter could take many forms depending on new ownerBusiness Insider Disney Considers Offer for TwitterWall Street Journal Daily Report: Twitter Attracts a Wide Range of SuitorsNew York Times Chicago Tribune –Slate Magazine (blog) –Tech Times –Reuters all 226 news articles » |
Telegraph.co.uk |
Drugmaker Pfizer decides not to break up business
The Boston Globe NEW YORK — Drug giant Pfizer says it won't split into two publicly traded companies, despite pressure from investors frustrated by its lagging stock price, ending years of Wall Street speculation over its strategy and future. The biggest US-based drug … Pfizer Has Abandoned Its Plan to Split Into Two CompaniesFortune Pfizer abandons plan to split into two companiesStreetInsider.com |
New York Times |
Technology|US Accuses Tech Firm of Bias Against Asian Software Engineers
New York Times Palantir offices in Palo Alto, Calif. The Labor Department sued the tech company on Monday, claiming that it discriminated against Asians. Credit Peter DaSilva for The New York Times. SAN FRANCISCO — The United States Department of Labor sued … Palantir charged with discriminating against AsiansUSA TODAY US Department Of Labor Accuses Palantir Of Discriminating Against AsiansForbes Data firm Palantir accused of systematically discriminating against Asian job applicantsLos Angeles Times Wall Street Journal –Bloomberg –Reuters –CNET all 40 news articles » |
New York Times |
Wells Fargo Workers Claim Retaliation for Playing by the Rules
New York Times Dennis Russell said he was fired from Wells Fargo because he resisted the pressure to create unauthorized customer accounts to meet sales goals. Credit Stuart Palley for The New York Times. At least 5,300 Wells Fargo employees have been fired for … Parsing the Great Wells Fargo Bank RobberyWall Street Journal Wells Fargo Sued by Shareholders Over Cross-Selling ScandalBloomberg Wells Fargo hit with multiple lawsuits over bogus accounts, aggressive sales quotasLos Angeles Times NPR –Forbes –Fortune –CNNMoney all 312 news articles » |
Reuters |
US sanctions Chinese firm tied to North Korea's nuclear programme
Reuters North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C) smiles as he guides a test fire of a new multiple launch rocket system in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang March 4, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA/Files. By David … Acting For Film Or Acting For Life? Doc Tells Story Of Kim Jong Il's CaptivesNPR US hits Chinese firm with sanctions over North Korea tiesBBC News Chinese firm charged with plotting to evade NKorea sanctionsWashington Post New York Times –ABC News –Huffington Post –Voice of America all 256 news articles » |
CBS News |
Sales of new homes tumbled 7.6 percent in August
CBS News WASHINGTON – Sales of new homes retreated in August, one month after surging to the highest level in nearly nine years. Activity fell in all regions of the country except the West. New home sales dropped 7.6 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted … US new home sales fall in August but trend still positiveReuters Sales of new U.S. homes retreated in August from 9-year highChicago Tribune New-home sales were second-highest since recession after falling in AugustMarketWatch Business Insider –UPI.com –The Real Deal Magazine –U.S. News & World Report all 55 news articles » |
NBCNews.com |
When Is A $160 Profit Just A $100 Profit? When You Include Taxes That You Don't Pay
Forbes I think this argument about Mylan MYL -2.10% and the Epipen is becoming really just marvellous. For we've now the argument about how much profit that the company makes on each two-pack. Is it the $100 that the company told Congress? Or is it the before … Behind the grandstanding, did Congress help clarify drug pricing?The Boston Globe Mylan's EpiPen profits are 60 percent more than it told CongressWashington Post 3 Highly Dubious Claims Mylan's CEO Made to CongressFortune Pittsburgh Post-Gazette –Wall Street Journal –CNBC –Reuters all 99 news articles » |
From virtual reality tours of the ocean to multifaceted microgrids, sustainable technologies took Silicon Valley by storm last week.
Aided by the Internet of Things, circular flows are being realized with growing speed. Here are stories from three of the world’s largest companies.
Putting a price on carbon is an idea whose time has come, with even Big Oil signaling it may drop its long-standing opposition to a carbon tax. The question: has it come too late?