Los Angeles Times |
Uber's Travis Kalanick punches back against the Benchmark lawsuit targeting him
Los Angeles Times Uber's co-founder and former chief executive, Travis Kalanick, has struck back at venture capital firm Benchmark. In seeking to dismiss a fraud lawsuit Benchmark filed against him, he called the suit a “smear campaign” and characterized the firm's … Uber's Board Brawl Escalates After Kalanick Fires Back At Benchmark Fraud AccusationsForbes Travis Kalanick blasted Benchmark for ambushing him with a lawsuitRecode Former Uber CEO Lashes Out at VC Firm Suing CompanyU.S. News & World Report Business Insider –Silicon Valley Business Journal –New York Times –JDJournal.com all 150 news articles » |
Economic Times |
Calpine Winds Down the Party
Bloomberg News of a big deal is usually celebrated as heralding more excitement to come. But the $17.1 billion buyout of Calpine Corp. by private equity firm Energy Capital Partners LLC, announced Friday, feels more like the closing of an era. The price of $15 … Calpine sale aims to position company for long termHouston Chronicle Debt-laden Calpine to sell itself for $5.6 billionReuters Calpine Announces $5.6 Billion Sale to Equity GroupPOWER magazine Business Insider –Dallas News (blog) –Fortune –Business Wire (press release) all 164 news articles » |
Reuters |
US dollar stores stand their ground in escalating retail price war
Reuters U.S. dollar stores have not become collateral damage, as feared, in a price war among big retailers including Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) and Kroger Co (KR.N), which has pushed down prices of key items such as eggs and laundry detergent. Dollar Tree … Wal-Mart Applies for Patent for Blimp-Style Floating WarehouseBloomberg Wal-Mart has an idea for a floating warehouse that could make deliveries via dronesCNBC Why Purpose Is Paramount To Business and Branding Success: A Walmart Case StudyForbes Fox Business –Yahoo Finance –TheStreet.com –Seeking Alpha all 80 news articles » |
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An interview with Emily Davis, sustainability director at DHL North America, on logistics and Formula-E racing.
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