Discount Advances Most Since August After Clal DealBloomberg(Corrects amount of deal in third paragraph.) Discount Investment Corp. (DISI) jumped the most since August after its parent company IDB Development Corp. said it signed an accord to sell half…
In a bid to boost ratings, CNN hired the ignorant, biased, and obnoxious Wall Street cheerleader Erin Burnett away from CnBS last year. Since slotting…
New York TimesLane Bryant owner to be acquired by Ascena Retail for $890 millionLos Angeles TimesBy Shan Li The Ascena Retail Group is venturing into the plus-size female market by acquiring Charming Shoppes Inc., parent company of Lane Bryant, for abo…
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Sales up 25%, quality survey results up, repaid 8 billion loan, now helping Fiat parent company.
Driven by the pre-ACA US healthcare system into bankruptcy, Chrysler handed off 255K retiree and their pensions to the govt pension board.
American Airlines’ parent company, AMR Corporation, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, surprising exactly no one. A major corporate bankruptcy is normally a bit of a shock, but there’s nothing shocking about bankruptcy in the…
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The Federal Reserve must disclose details of emergency loans it made to banks in 2008, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an industry appeal that aimed to shield the records from public view.
The justices today left inta…
