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CNBC |
Miner BHP Billiton Posts $6.4 Billion Loss for 2015-16
New York Times CANBERRA, Australia — The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton has posted a $6.4 billion loss, the worst full-year result in the Anglo-Australian company's history. BHP on Tuesday said the result for the fiscal year ending June 30 came from a 31 percent … World's largest mining firm records worst loss in its historyCNBC Business Live: BHP slumps to $6.3bn lossBBC News CompaniesImpairments drive BHP Billiton to $6.4bn net lossFinancial Times The Sydney Morning Herald –Washington Post –SBS –The Australian all 60 news articles » |
CNNMoney |
Aetna to pull out of most Obamacare exchanges
CNNMoney In the latest blow to Obamacare, Aetna is vastly reducing its presence on the individual exchanges in 2017. The insurer will stop offering policies on the exchanges in 11 of the 15 states where it currently operates, according to a press release it … Aetna to Drop Some Affordable Care Act MarketsWall Street Journal Aetna to cut back 70% on Obamacare plans in 2017CNBC Aetna Will Abandon Obamacare Patients In More Than 500 US CountiesForbes New York Times –Reuters –Bloomberg –U.S. News & World Report all 43 news articles » |
TechCrunch |
Peter Thiel's moral sleight of hand
TechCrunch Earlier today, we started seeing rumblings about a New York Times op-ed from famed entrepreneur and venture capitalist Peter Thiel — an op-ed where he'd lay out the case against Gawker. Thiel, of course, quietly poured $10 million into the lawsuit by … Univision Among At Least Two Bidders For Gawker MediaForbes Peter Thiel Tries To Pivot His Personal Brand To Privacy HeroBuzzFeed News Peter Thiel Gives Bizarre Defense Of His Crusade Against GawkerHuffington Post New York Magazine –New York Post –KCCI Des Moines –Digiday all 47 news articles » |
Bloomberg |
Praxair Said to Have Held Merger Talks With Germany's Linde
Bloomberg Praxair Inc. has held merger talks with Germany's Linde AG, according to people familiar with the matter, a deal that would create the world's largest supplier of industrial gases. The two companies have discussed a possible combination, though the … Praxair in talks to acquire Linde: sourceReuters Praxair makes move for German rival LindeFinancial Times Praxair Holds Merger Discussions With Germany's LindeWall Street Journal Daily Mail all 13 news articles » |
Yahoo Sports |
SEC Suspends Trading in OTC Stock After Value Soars to $35 Billion
Wall Street Journal The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday suspended trading in the shares of Neuromama Ltd. NERO -0.44 % , saying it was concerned that manipulation had inflated the value of the unlisted company to $35 billion. In an order published … NeuroMama trading suspended by SEC over suspected manipulationMarketWatch SEC halts trade in mysterious $35 billion OTC stockSTLtoday.com SEC halts trading of Neuromama on "potentially manipulative" transactionsReuters Yahoo Finance –International Business Times UK –Business Insider UK –ForexLive all 10 news articles » |
Bloomberg |
Soros Cashes In as Barrick Gold Posts Best-Ever First Half Rally
Bloomberg Billionaire George Soros isn't waiting around to see if this year's surge in gold-mining shares will last. Soros Fund Management LLC, which took a $263.7 million stake in Barrick Gold Corp. in the first quarter, cut its holdings in the world's biggest … Soros Fund Management slashes gold stake in second quarterReuters Billionaire investors turn bearish as U.S. stocks hit record highsYahoo Finance Billionaire investors shuffle their holdings in latest quarterThe Australian Financial Review Wall Street Journal (blog) –ForexLive –TheStreet.com –MarketWatch all 16 news articles » |