San Francisco Chronicle |
Tribe trucks totem pole 4800 miles in fossil fuels protest
San Francisco Chronicle In this Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 photo, Matthew Pearson, left, of Bellingham, Wash., views a traveling totem pole with his son Graham, in Bellingham. A Pacific Northwest tribe has begun a nearly 5,000 mile road trip with a 22-foot-tall totem pole in tow. |
Bloomberg |
Target Said to Mull Welspun Contract Shift to Rival Trident
Bloomberg Target Corp. is considering shifting its bedsheets orders to Trident Ltd., a supplier among those that stand to win some of the $90 million in business that rival Welspun India Ltd. lost after it was caught passing off cheaper sheets as premium … Wal-Mart in 2008 Probed Cotton Sheets from WelspunWall Street Journal (blog) BREAKINGVIEWS-India's Welspun is in a tangle of its own makingReuters Caterpillar announces layoffs at Pennsylvania plant; Textile maker Welspun under increased scrutiny over sheetsPittsburgh Post-Gazette The Mercury News –Chicago Tribune –Quartz –NDTV all 37 news articles » |
Reuters |
Lotte Group vice chairman found dead, suicide suspected
Reuters A flag bearing the logo of Lotte Hotel flutters at a Lotte Hotel in Seoul, South Korea, March 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo. 5/5. left. right. Inspectors examine the car owned by Lotte Group Vice Chairman Lee In-won at a police station in … Lotte Vice President Found Dead Amid Corruption ProbeWall Street Journal Lotte Group executive dies in Seoul amid investigationPacific Daily News South Korea's Lotte Group Vice Chairman Found Dead Ahead of QuestioningVoice of America Casper Star-Tribune Online –Daily Mail –Korea Times –Anadolu Agency all 36 news articles » |
Financial Times |
REFILE-Yen eyes post-BOJ turmoil, gains after riding JGB yields higher
Reuters TOKYO Aug 26 The yen could be in for a bout of volatility and may even strengthen further in September, building on the boost from a sharp recent rise in Japanese government bond yields. In late July, the yen posted its second-biggest weekly rise … Fed's Kaplan Says 'Jury Is Out' on Japan's Negative RatesBloomberg Japanese Stocks Fall as Deflation Worsens; Futures Tread Water before YellenTheStreet.com Japanese inflation sinks to new lowBBC News Financial Times –The Guardian –DailyFX –StreetInsider.com all 48 news articles » |
Los Angeles Times |
Can new chief executive Thomas Dooley fix what's ailing Viacom?
Los Angeles Times For Thomas Dooley, securing the job as chief executive of Viacom Inc. might be the easy part. Fixing the struggling media company will take more work. Late last week, as part of a legal settlement to end a messy boardroom fight with Sumner Redstone and … Viacom Top Lawyer's Fate Highly Uncertain After Months of Corporate InfightingHollywood Reporter How Philippe Dauman Lost the Battle for ViacomNew York Times Sumner Redstone: Granddaughter Lacks Standing To Challenge Viacom SettlementDeadline New York Post –Fox Business –TheStreet.com –Broadcasting & Cable all 38 news articles » |
CNBC |
There are risks for markets and Yellen at Jackson Hole
CNBC The risk to markets Friday is that Fed Chair Janet Yellen simply sounds more ready than markets expect to raise rates for the second time in 10 years. That would trigger a sell-off in stocks, snap Treasury yields out of their slumber, pressure gold and … Schooled in the short run, central banks struggle with a long-term roleReuters Dollar Drops as Traders Seek Clarity From Yellen Amid RhetoricBloomberg At Unprecedented Meeting, Fed Officials Voice Support for Activists' IssuesWall Street Journal New York Times –NPR –Appeal-Democrat –Huffington Post all 1,573 news articles » |
Wall Street Journal |
Mylan Reacts to EpiPen Backlash
Wall Street Journal Mylan MYL -0.70 % NV raced Thursday to counter a firestorm of criticism over its pricing of lifesaving EpiPens, saying it would help more patients cover their out-of-pocket costs. But the drugmaker didn't lower the list price, and its stranglehold on … How Mylan, the maker of EpiPen, became a virtual monopolyWashington Post 'The system is broken' and EpiPens are just the tip of the icebergUSA TODAY Mylan to Offer Some Patients Aid on Cost of EpiPensNew York Times Fox News –Fortune –The Seattle Times –The Boston Globe all 761 news articles » |
Fortune |
How Walmart Won Back Shoppers From Dollar General
Fortune The world's largest retailer hit its dollar store competitor, hard. Dollar General DG -17.63% has been cutting prices by about 10% on hundreds of staples like milk and eggs as it looks to keep customers who are drifting back to Walmart. WMT -1.40%. The … Dollar General's (DG) CEO Todd Vasos on Q2 2016 Results – Earnings Call TranscriptSeeking Alpha Price wars heat up as dollar store echoes Wal-Mart's battle cryCNBC Walmart Strikes Back at Dollar StoresBloomberg Business Insider –Wall Street Journal –USA TODAY –MarketWatch all 146 news articles » |
Bloomberg |
Uber Loses at Least $1.2 Billion in First Half of 2016
Bloomberg The ride-hailing giant Uber Technologies Inc. is not a public company, but every three months, dozens of shareholders get on a conference call to hear the latest details on its business performance from its head of finance, Gautam Gupta. On Friday … Economists see ride-hailing industry as ripe for competitionBusiness Insider Uber reportedly lost $1.27 billion in just six monthsThe Verge Did Uber just burst the sharing economy bubble?CNET Gizmodo –TIME –ZDNet –Los Angeles Times all 76 news articles » |
Reuters |
Asian stocks slip on profit-taking; oil falls
Reuters A man stands next to an electronic board showing stock prices in Tokyo, Japan, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon. By Saikat Chatterjee | HONG KONG. HONG KONG Asian stocks edged lower on Wednesday as strong U.S housing data overnight … MarketsFast Asia Open: Oil gets a boostFinancial Times GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks cement gains after recent rally, oil slipsReuters Africa Energy stocks hit in Asia as oil sinks, dollar weakChannel NewsAsia Gulf Times all 10 news articles » |