New York Times |
Berkshire Hathaway Makes a $9 Billion Bid for Energy Future Holdings
New York Times Warren E. Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has made $9 billion bid for Energy Future Holdings. Credit Shannon Stapleton/Reuters. The fate of a giant Texas power company that has spent nearly a decade in financial distress lies in a potential battle between … Warren Buffett has invested billions in Texas, and is at it againCNBC Exclusive: Elliott explores bid to challenge Buffett's Oncor deal – sourcesReuters 3 Reasons Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Stock Could FallMotley Fool Bloomberg –MarketWatch –Fox Business –mySanAntonio.com all 219 news articles » |
CNN |
Unruly Delta passenger tried to open exit door in flight, complaint alleges
CNN Seattle (CNN) An unruly passenger who authorities say was trying to open an exit door on a Delta Air Lines flight to Beijing fought with the cabin crew and a passenger and was conked over the head by a flight attendant with two wine bottles, a criminal … Delta flight attendant smashes wine bottle over disruptive passenger's headABC News Wild scuffle breaks out on Delta flight as unruly passenger tries to open emergency exit, assaults flight attendantNew York Daily News Plane returns to Seattle after assault on flight attendantFox News Fortune –fox2now.com –Q13 FOX –HuffPost all 192 news articles » |
Reuters |
UPDATE 2-Sears to close 43 more stores to cut costs
Reuters CHICAGO, July 7 (Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp is closing eight of its namesake department stores and 35 Kmart locations to cut costs and square footage in an effort to return to profitability, Chief Executive Officer Eddie Lampert said on Friday. The … Kmarts in Toledo, Monroe to closeToledo Blade Anderson Kmart, 3 Sears in Indiana on company's closing listWISH-TV Springfield plaza owners say Kmart wasn't in long-term plans anywayMassLive.com OregonLive.com –Press-Enterprise –ABC News –WLS-TV all 143 news articles » |
Seeking Alpha |
Takeaways From The Amazon / Whole Foods Deal
Seeking Alpha In a SEC filing, Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFM) detailed just how the buyout offer came about from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN). Let's take a look at the facts and then try to read between the lines of what was disclosed. If nothing at all, this document lays out … Amazon cornered Whole Foods into not seeking more bids, filing showsNew York Daily News Amazon-Whole Foods deal was far from 'love at first sight'New York Post Inside the tense Amazon-Whole Foods negotiations: How they settled on $42 per shareAustin Business Journal Business Insider –TechCrunch –CNBC –Recode all 126 news articles » |
Business Insider |
Facebook is building a village that will include housing, a grocery store and a hotel
Business Insider Billions of people spend a lot of time living their lives on Facebook's social network. Now Facebook wants to try its hand at creating a community in the real world. The internet giant wants to build housing, retail stores, a hotel and more at its … Facebook campus expansion includes offices, retail, grocery store, housingThe Mercury News Facebook to Build Housing in Silicon Valley for First TimeNew York Times Facebook Is Building a Massive 'Mixed-Use Village' in California. Here's What It Will Look LikeFortune CBS News –Adweek –TheStreet.com –CNET all 47 news articles » |
Washington Post |
Job growth surged in June
Washington Post The U.S. labor market rebounded in June, new government data showed Friday, as employers surpassed the expectations of most economists by adding 222,000 jobs. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.4 percent, from 4.3 percent in May, but it did so for a … Americans Lured Off Job Sidelines May Also Limit Pay GainsBloomberg US Employers Add Strong 222K Jobs; Jobless Rate at 4.4 Pct.U.S. News & World Report As job growth soars, these sectors are seeing the biggest gainsCNBC Los Angeles Times –NBCNews.com –Miami Herald –Milwaukee Journal Sentinel all 471 news articles » |
CleanTechnica |
Tesla's Alien Dreadnought Has A Special Day — Model 3 Production Begins
CleanTechnica Editor's Note: Tesla Model 3 production is supposed to begin today. No, the Tesla Fremont factory will not be pumping out Model 3 electric cars in the hundreds or thousands today. However, the people and machines that will hopefully be doing so in one … Opinion: Does Tesla's plunge signal the end for growth stocks?MarketWatch |
NBCNews.com |
Qualcomm steps up fight against Apple
MarketWatch Qualcomm Inc. is asking federal trade authorities to block imports of some iPhones and iPads, opening a new front in its dispute with Apple Inc. and exposing both companies to further risks to their most profitable businesses. Qualcomm said it plans to … Qualcomm Sues Apple: Smart Move, or a Door to Intel? Asks StreetBarron’s Qualcomm Sues Apple Inc. As Intimidation Appears At PlayValueWalk Some iPhones may face US ban in Apple-Qualcomm legal tussleCNET Investorplace.com –qualcomm.com –Qualcomm all 181 news articles » |
Los Angeles Times |
Hobby Lobby to pay $3 million fine, forfeit ancient artifacts
CNN (CNN) Hobby Lobby agreed to forfeit thousands of artifacts from modern-day Iraq and pay a $3 million fine to resolve a civil action the Justice Department brought against the company, according to court documents. The DOJ said the company received the … Hobby Lobby fined $3 million for artifacts smuggled from IraqWashington Post Hobby Lobby to forfeit illegally smuggled Iraqi artifacts in settlement with US Department of JusticeCNBC Hobby Lobby Fined $3 Million Over Smuggled Iraqi ArtifactsBloomberg HuffPost –New York Times –Slate Magazine (blog) –New York Magazine all 83 news articles » |
CNBC |
Alibaba among investors as Chinese bike sharing startup Ofo raises $700 million in fresh funds
CNBC Investors included Alibaba Group, Hony Capital and CITIC Private Equity, the bike-sharing company said. Ofo CEO Dai Wei told CNBC in April that his company was worth more than $2 billion. Saheli Roy Choudhury | @sahelirc. 1 Hour Ago CNBC.com. |