Buffett's Buyout Blues and the First LBO
Filed under: Investing On this day in economic and business history... Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway made what was then the largest acquisition in its history when it agreed to acquire General Re...
View ArticleDISH Bowing Out to SoftBank on Sprint Deal
Filed under: Investing DISH Network will not raise its bid to buy Sprint Nextel after SoftBank's most recent counteroffer to the satellite TV provider's proposal, DISH announced late yesterday....
View ArticleAmazon Builds Out Kindle Content for Kids
Filed under: Investing Amazon has added more new content from Disney, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, and Electronic Arts to its Kindle FreeTime Unlimited service, a kid-friendly buffet it...
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Award-Winning XCOM®: Enemy Unknown Invades the App Store
Filed under: Investing Award-Winning XCOM®: Enemy Unknown Invades the App Store Game of the Year* strategy title now playable anywhere on your iOS device Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash...
View ArticleDon't Miss This Energy IPO
Filed under: Investing Another day, another master limited partnership IPO. The flurry of activity this year -- eight IPOs on the NYSE alone -- makes it that much easier to lose sight of a potential...
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Caterpillar Sales Still Faltering
Filed under: IndustrialRetail sales of construction and mining equipment at Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) remains below year-ago levels, but the pace of the decline is slowing. Global machine sales are...
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Graco Receives Visionary Award for InvisiPac™ Tank-Free™ Hot Melt System
Filed under: Investing Graco Receives Visionary Award for InvisiPac™ Tank-Free™ Hot Melt System MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Graco Inc. (NYS: GGG) , a leading manufacturer of fluid handling...
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Paychex Mobile Smartphone App Now Offers On-the-Go Access to Health and...
Filed under: Investing Paychex Mobile Smartphone App Now Offers On-the-Go Access to Health and Benefits Information Enhancements to the Paychex Mobile Smartphone App give business owners - and their...
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GE's Infusion™ LED Lighting Paints Woodson Art Museum in Crisp, White Light
Filed under: Investing GE's Infusion™ LED Lighting Paints Woodson Art Museum in Crisp, White Light EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Since its founding four decades ago by three sisters and...
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Dr. Peter McCauley Promoted to Regional Medical Executive for Cigna's...
Filed under: Investing Dr. Peter McCauley Promoted to Regional Medical Executive for Cigna's Northeast Region Will oversee five medical executives and 13 clinical consultant nurses Retains...
View ArticleWalgreen Expanding Solar Energy Installations to 200 Additional Stores
Filed under: Investing Drugstore chain Walgreen is partnering with solar developer SoCore Energy to build solar installations in more than 200 Walgreens in California, Connecticut, Delaware,...
View ArticleWhy Bank of America Stock Is Stumbling
Filed under: Investing It could be a long day for investors after stocks opened sharply lower this morning on fears that the Federal Reserve will soon begin to draw down its support for the economy....
View ArticleWhich Coffee Chain Gets Top Marks in Customer Satisfaction?
Filed under: Investing Gone are the days when you could walk into a diner, get your $0.50 cup of "coffee," and calmly read the paper while some waitress asked, "Anything else?" every 10 minutes. In...
View ArticleProcter & Gamble Signs Fragrance Deal With Alexander McQueen
Filed under: Investing Procter & Gamble's fragrance division, P&G Prestige, will enter into a license agreement with Alexander McQueen to create and sell new designer fragrances, the company...
View ArticleThe Birth of an American Food Empire
Filed under: Investing On this day in economic and business history... General Mills was formed on June 20, 1928 as a vehicle for the merger of successful Minnesota milling company Washburn-Crosby with...
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Applied Industrial Keeps Dividend Steady
Filed under: Investing Industrial distributor Applied Industrial Technologies announced today its third-quarter dividend of $0.23 per share, the same rate it's paid for the past two quarters after...
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Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. Declares Dividend
Filed under: Investing Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. Declares Dividend WESTERLY, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Directors of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., (NASDAQ Global Select®; symbol:...
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Raises Quarterly Dividend for 20th Consecutive Year
Filed under: Investing John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Raises Quarterly Dividend for 20 th Consecutive Year Announces New Share Repurchase Program of 4 Million Shares HOBOKEN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- John...
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Church & Dwight to Present at the Oppenheimer 13th Annual Consumer...
Filed under: Investing Church & Dwight to Present at the Oppenheimer 13 th Annual Consumer Conference EWING, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYS: CHD) will be presenting at...
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Personalis Co-Founder Dr. Atul Butte MD, Stanford University, Recognized at...
Filed under: Investing Personalis Co-Founder Dr. Atul Butte MD, Stanford University, Recognized at the White House Key genome interpretation technology developed by Dr. Butte's lab is being...
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