Internet Brands To Acquire WebMD in $2.8B Cash Deal
Jul 27th, 2017
On Monday morning, Internet Brands announced a definitive agreement to purchase internet health info giant WebMD in a transaction valued at nearly $3 billion. Internet Brands—a KKR...
Can Sears Save Its Appliances Business By Partnering with Amazon?
Jul 23rd, 2017
Amazon and Sears have been in the news a lot lately, but for the opposite reasons:...
Low Fees and Good Earnings Spell An Excellent Day—and Quarter—for BlackRock
Jul 22nd, 2017
BlackRock is the largest asset management firm in the world and, on Monday,...
Coca Cola (UK) To Double Recycled Plastics En Route to 100 Percent Recycled Materials in Bottles
Jul 20th, 2017
Estimates suggest that plastic bottle production is slated to grow another 20...
Facebook To Unveil A Standalone Oculus VR Headset Next Year
Jul 19th, 2017
Facebook will in 2018 be unveiling a new Oculus VR headset that will operate...
Headlines
Toshiba Will Pay To Finish Nuclear Reactors In Southern United States
Jun 13th, 2017
The Tokyo-based Toshiba Corporation said, on Saturday, that it plans to contribute $3.68 billion to press onward with building two new nuclear reactors in the US state of Georgia. The company...
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Health
Can Prolonged Antibiotic Use Lead to Colon Cancer?
Apr 7th, 2017
So, we are now learning that long-term antibiotic use—and a somewhat ignorant medical over-reliance on them—has contributed to the rise of superbugs. These are bacteria which are mostly immune...
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Economy
OPEC Meeting Will Address Concerns Over Global Oil Glut
Jul 26th, 2017
OPEC has recently expressed concerns regarding its plans to drain the global glut—which is supposed to help raise crude prices—is failing. At a long-planned meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia,...
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Technology
DHS Could Extend The Electronics Ban On Flights To Europe
May 13th, 2017
A ban on large electronic items such as laptops in commercial flights headed to the United States might in the near future affect passengers from European countries. Currently the ‘laptop ban’...
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